Associate Professor; Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Health Behaviours, University of Sydney
Epidemiologic research investigating how lifestyles and health related behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour,alcohol, sleep, dog ownership) influence cardiometabolic health, mental wellbeing and mortality risk; and how the socioeconomic environment influences these lifestyle health behaviours and their health effects.
Poor sleep is really bad for your health. But we found exercise can offset some of these harms
Jul 01, 2021 04:53 am UTC| Health
Despite the well-known links between poor sleep and poorer health, getting enough good quality sleep has become a luxury in modern society. Many of us struggle to improve our sleep, while amid the COVID pandemic and...
How to stay fit and active at home during the coronavirus self-isolation
Mar 26, 2020 15:56 pm UTC| Health
The extensive social distancing policies put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 mean most people will have to spend much, if not all, their time at home. Self-isolation means far fewer opportunities to be...
Why sitting is not the 'new smoking'
Feb 16, 2017 00:54 am UTC| Life Health
Sitting has been branded the new smoking for its supposed public health risks, especially for people with sit-down office jobs. Over the past 15 years or so sitting has been linked with cancer, heart disease and...
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