Our team are delighted to have been awarded $1 million from @heartfoundation for a multi-state hybrid study to explore the longer term impact of the @AussieFITorg program whilst exploring how we can scale up Aussie-FIT to be sustained in more WA clubs & scale out to QLD & NT🧵1/7
Thanks to a funding boost from @heartfoundation, the @CurtinUni-led men’s health program @AussieFITorg will be able to ‘scale up and out’ through more WA football clubs and Aussie states to help men at risk or diagnosed with #cardiovascular disease improve their health.
Interested in doing a PhD on disability, sport, and/or physical activity?
New funded opportunities.
If interested, feel free to get in touch via email.
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Really powerful piece on the pursuit of excellence in elite sport.
‘Have I done too much damage?’ Holly Bradshaw questions pursuit of glory | Athletics | The Guardian https://t.co/S7WifuYwi7
Pleased to report that the protocol for the scale-up of the Aussie-Fans in Training in our effectiveness-implementation RCT led by @ElQuested has now been published in BMJ Open. https://t.co/mNJ1TBKRxL
What do Australian experts believe mental health guidelines for community sport should look like? Find out below, in our recent publication in Psychology of Sport and Exercise🧠🏅
https://t.co/uewUnwrzyt
Open access! @GAMeS_RG_
#NEW BJSM Blog: Can we predict who will respond positively to a physical activity intervention? 🧐
Assessing the relative intensity of a person’s daily physical activity may help identify people who are most likely to respond
READ ➡️ https://t.co/lPI711nQAk
#Physicalactivity research, communication & policy has evolved over the past 17yrs, yet reported leisure time PA has not. Inequalities have also remained marked, highlighting an urgent need to address social determinants of health
https://t.co/2xymEaIHYo
Currently 🆓 to read
Fully funded PhD with me @EmmaHaycraft @DaleEsliger @Andykingsnorth @LboroSSEHS Eating, movement & mental health w glucose monitoring in those with metabolic conditions that cause hypoglycaemia https://t.co/LJsBM6NdXd 🙏🏼 RT https://t.co/9Nmk5xWe6M
Research on #physicalactivity policy is extensive, but implementation remains a challenge. Join the @ISPAH & JPAH joint webinar to discuss 'The Physical Activity Policy to Practice Disconnect' & be part of the solution
📅 1 & 2 November
Free to register: https://t.co/KGOQjXxqqs
Hegemonic masculinity and men's socialised gender roles make it challenging for men to discuss their mental health and seek help. Men's emotional disclosure is important, despite socio-cultural expectations. Timely article published right after R U OK? Day 🙂
We’re told to exercise because it’s “good for us”.
But are health benefits enough incentive for most people to exercise regularly?
Truth is, most health benefits associated with exercise are both time-delayed and intangible.
And both of these factors tend to devalue these benefits.
Couple this with our tendency to:
- Avoid effort
- Prioritise immediate rewards, and
- Play down our risk of future negative events
For many, the short-term costs of exercise outweigh the long-term benefits.
It’s tough to compete with other more sedentary options providing immediate rewards with minimal (or no) effort.
Part of the solution?
To increase our focus on the many short-term benefits of exercise - such as enhanced pleasure, mood, or enjoyment.
If we don’t exercise for long-term health benefits, we should just because it can make us feel good.
https://t.co/DkurYbk9EH
It's time to:
⚽ advance gender equality in football
⚽ prevent abuse and discrimination on and off the field
⚽ celebrate the skills & achievements of the teams & players
Repost if you agree!
#WomenInSport#FIFAWWC
Massive thanks to the #MRFF for funding our research. Our project aims to identify cost-effective early intervention targets to prevent #MentalHealth problems among children who struggle with language and literacy. Can't wait to get cracking! (https://t.co/Envfo7WKBs)
Agreed.
This should be first line of every guidance on sport/physical activity.
It was why we created the Consensus statement to reframe risk perception https://t.co/tCZsgIlTxr
Irrespective of LTC, inactivity damages your health & you can address it (+get other benefits)