Dr Paul Kelly
Lecturer in Physical Activity for Health
- Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences (ISPEHS)
- Moray House School of Education
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 650 9778
- Email: p.kelly@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Paul's profile on Google Scholar
Address
- Street
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St Leonard's (Rm 2.32)
- City
- Moray House School of Education
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Postgraduate teaching
- Physical activity, all-cause mortality and morbidities
- Physical activity and cardiovascular disease
- Measurement of physical activity
- Validity and reliability of physical activity assessment
Research summary
- Physical activity epidemiology
- Measurement of health behaviours
- Walking, cycling and active travel benefits
Current and recent research
My current research focuses on the health benefits (physical and mental) of walking and cycling using data from large cohort studies and also RCTs.
I am also looking at improving the way we assess physical activity behaviour and energy expenditure through more valid and relaible measures.
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Self-rated walking pace and all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality : individual participant pooled analysis of 50,225 walkers from 11 population British cohorts
(8 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 50, no. 12, pp. 1-8
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098677
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The effects of frequency, intensity, duration and volume of walking interventions on CVD risk factors : A systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomised controlled trials among inactive healthy adults
(7 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 52, pp. 769-775
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098558
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Walking on sunshine : Scoping review of the evidence for walking and mental health
(7 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 52, pp. 800-806
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098827
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
What works to promote walking at the population level? A systematic review
(5 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 52, pp. 807-812
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098953
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in people with stroke
In:
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, no. 3, pp. 1-16
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012996
Contribution To journal › Article (Published) -
There is too much traffic for Alex to walk to school, so we drive: : A call to action based on a 42 year trend
(2 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098933
Contribution To journal › Editorial (Published) -
Letter: There is too much traffic for Alex to walk to school, so we drive: A call to action based on a 42 year trend : Letter to UK transport ministers
(1 page)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2018/03/23/bjsports-2018-099261
Contribution To journal › Editorial (E-pub ahead of print) -
Differences by age and sex in the sedentary time of adults in Scotland
(10 pages)
In:
Journal of Sports Sciences, vol. 36, no. 7, pp. 1-10
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2017.1339904
Contribution To journal › Article (Published) -
An observational study of spectators' step counts and reasons for attending a professional golf tournament in Scotland
In:
BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. e000244
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000244
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Infographic : Best investments for physical activity
(2 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 51, pp. 1227-1228
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096999
Contribution To journal › Article (Published)