Physical activity
Alternative labels
Physical fitness
Journal article
Testing campaign slogans designed to motivate older people to be more physically active
What is the best slogan to motivate older people to increase their levels of physical activity? This online survey of 1200 Australians aged 50 years and older tested the relative effectiveness of five different campaign slogans.
Report
The relationship between health risk factors and the neighbourhood environment
Our neighbourhood environment influences our health by supporting or hindering our opportunities to engage in physical activity, access nutritious foods and commute to work. This report explores whether the selected factors in the neighbourhood environment are associated with socio-economic disadvantage and obesity, physical inactivity, insufficient fruit and vegetable consumption and the daily consumption of sugar...
Journal article
Translating and evaluating a physical activity program for Aboriginal Elders on Noongar Boodjar (Country) — a longitudinal study
The primary aim of this study was to translate and evaluate the impact of a physical activity program on the physical function of older Aboriginal Elders on Noongar Boodjar (Country).
Journal article
Introduction to special issue on being outdoors: challenging and celebrating diverse outdoor leisure embodiments and experiences
This special issue seeks to generate conversation about how to open up possibilities for how outdoor experiences and subjects are understood and undertaken
Conference paper
Weight centrism in research on children’s active transport – time for a paradigm shift
This paper explains the concept of weight-centrism, including the science that questions the link between weight and disease. Using a review of 112 studies on children’s active school transport, it explores and problematises expressions of weight-centrism in urbanism research.