WISHES seeks to provide a framework for multidisciplinary research and to create opportunities for a network of communication among researchers throughout

Wales

. This enables Welsh academics to take advantage of new opportunities as they emerge.

For further information, or if you are an academic that is interested in joining WISHES please visit the WISHES website.

General

Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee (PAGAC) Report, 2008

PAGAC Scientific Literature Review

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)

Exercise in PregnancyStatement Number 4

At Least Five a Week: Evidence on the Impact of Physical Activity and its Relationship to Health
Department of Health, 2004

Young Leaders for Active Communities: A model for youth volunteering

Continyou Cymru, 2008

Physical Activity Participation

Treadmill Workstations: The Effects of Walking while Working on Physical Activity and Work Performance. Ben-Ner A, et al. PLoS One. 2014 February 20;9(2)

Evaluating the effects of the Lunchtime Enjoyment Activity and Play (LEAP) school playground intervention on children’s quality of life, enjoyment and participation in physical activity
Hyndman, B.P, et al. (2014). BMC Public Health, 14:164

Objectively measured physical activity in four-year-old British children: a cross-sectional analysis of activity patterns segmented across the day
Hesketh KR, et al. (2014) Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 9;11(1):1

How do couples influence each other’s physical activity behaviours in retirement? An exploratory qualitative study
Barnett, I et al. (2013) BMC Public Health, 13:1197

Association of Physical activity with future mental health in older, mid-life and younger women
Griffiths, A et al. Eur J Public Health, 2014

School based physical activity programs for promoting physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents aged 6 to 18

Cochrane review, 2013

Do interventions to promote walking in groups increase physical activity? A meta-analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2013

Making the case for physical activity

BHF National Centre 2013

Exploring the use of physical activity loyalty cards for behaviour change in public health: randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, 2012

Exergaming Evidence Briefing

BHF National Centre, 2012

Sedentary Behaviour Evidence Briefing

BHF National Centre, 2012

Physical Activity Research Seminar: Measuring Children and Young People

Public Health Wales, 2012

Physical Activity Research Seminar: Physical Activity and the Natural Environment

Public Health Wales, 2012

Physical Activity Research Seminar: Physical Activity and Physical Literacy

Public Health Wales, 2012

The Game of Life report – why sport is good for you

Sport and Recreation Alliance, 2012

Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity

The Cochrane Collaboration, 2011

Four Commonly Used Methods to Increase Physical Activity: brief interventions in primary care, exercise referral schemes, pedometers and community-based exercise programmes for walking and cycling
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2006

Promoting physical activity globally

International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 2006

Interventions that Use the Environment to Encourage Physical Activity. Evidence Review
National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence, 2006

Promotion of Physical Activity Among Adults. Evidence into Practice Briefing
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2006

Interventions for Promoting Physical Activity
The Cochrane Collaboration, 2005

The Effectiveness of Public Health Interventions for Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults. A Review of Reviews
Health Development Agency, 2004

Cost Effectiveness

Economic costs of physical activity

BHF National Centre, 2013

Prevention Programmes Cost-Effectiveness Review: Physical activity
Liverpool Public Health Observatory 2010

Obesity

A gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for overweight and obese men delivered by Scottish Premier League football clubs (FFIT): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Hunt et al, The Lancet 2014 (Early Online Publication)

Physical Activity and Obesity
Obesity Reviews, 2007

Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention
Obesity Reviews, 2006