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Taylor S, Noonan R, Knowles Z, McGrane B, Curry W, Fairclough S
Children (Basel) . 2018 Dec; 5(12). PMID: 30563018
Multi-component school-based interventions provide physical activity (PA) opportunities for children but are often difficult for schools to execute and may not be implemented as intended. The primary aim of this...
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Sanders G, Boddy L, Sparks S, Curry W, Roe B, Kaehne A, et al.
J Sports Sci . 2018 Dec; 37(11):1270-1279. PMID: 30558487
Wrist-based accelerometers are now common in assessing physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) in population-based studies, but there is a scarcity of raw acceleration cutpoints in older adults. The...
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Owen M, Kerner C, Taylor S, Noonan R, Newson L, Kosteli M, et al.
Children (Basel) . 2018 Sep; 5(9). PMID: 30235896
Enjoyment of physical activity (PA) is positively correlated with PA engagement. The inclusion of peers has been found to increase the likelihood of PA enjoyment in youth. Peer-led strategies, incorporating...
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Owen M, Kerner C, Taylor S, Noonan R, Newson L, Kosteli M, et al.
Children (Basel) . 2018 Jun; 5(6). PMID: 29857554
Regular physical activity (PA) is associated with numerous physical and psychological health benefits. Adolescents, specifically girls, are at risk of physical inactivity. To date, there is limited research on PA...
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Taylor S, Noonan R, Knowles Z, Owen M, McGrane B, Curry W, et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2018 May; 15(5). PMID: 29772839
Schools are key environments in which physical activity (PA) can be promoted. Various strategies and opportunities should be used to engage children in PA within schools. The aim of this...
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Owen M, Curry W, Kerner C, Newson L, Fairclough S
Prev Med . 2017 Oct; 105:237-249. PMID: 28964852
Physical activity (PA) decreases during the transition from childhood to adolescence, with larger declines observed in girls. School-based interventions are considered the most promising approach for increasing adolescents' PA levels...
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Taylor S, Curry W, Knowles Z, Noonan R, McGrane B, Fairclough S
Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2017 May; 14(5). PMID: 28509887
Schools have been identified as important settings for health promotion through physical activity participation, particularly as children are insufficiently active for health. The aim of this study was to investigate...
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Curry W, Dagkas S, Wilson M
Ethn Health . 2016 Nov; 22(3):242-256. PMID: 27809593
Objectives: Little is known about the physical activity (PA) and sedentary time (ST) habits of adolescents from superdiverse communities in the UK. The objectives of this study are to examine...
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Curry W, Dagkas S, Wilson M
J Phys Act Health . 2016 May; 13(10):1124-1131. PMID: 27170599
Background: The Newman's Every Child a Sports Person (NECaSP) intervention aspires to increase sport and physical activity (PA) participation among young people in the United Kingdom. The aims of this...
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Curry W, Thompson J
BMC Public Health . 2014 Dec; 14:1269. PMID: 25495589
Background: South Asian (SA) women in the United Kingdom (UK) are known to be at high risk for developing chronic diseases, and to have low levels of physical activity (PA)....