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

Moray House School of Education

Street: St Leonard's (Rm 2.32)
City: Moray House School of Education
Post code: EH8 8AQ

Teaching & PhD supervision

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

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.

Publications

An observational study of spectators' step counts and reasons for attending a professional golf tournament in Scotland 1 Aug 2017 In: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. e000244
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000244
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Infographic : Best investments for physical activity (2 pages) 1 Aug 2017 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)
The health benefits of walking 20 Jun 2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/20.500.11820/21169221-7c12-4e74-8545-9613c5f75cff
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published)
Differences by age and sex in the sedentary time of adults in Scotland 16 Jun 2017 In: Journal of Sports Sciences
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2017.1339904
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Physical activity and osteoarthritis : A consensus study to harmonise self-reporting methods of physical activity across international cohorts (10 pages) 25 Feb 2017 In: Rheumatology international, pp. 1-10
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-017-3672-y
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
The associations between participation in certain sports and lower mortality are not explained by affluence and other socioeconomic factors 8 Feb 2017 In: British Journal of Sports Medicine, pp. 1-3
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-097411
Contribution To journal › Editorial (Published)
Associations of specific types of sports and exercise with all-cause and cardiovascular-disease mortality : A cohort study of 80,306 British adults 28 Nov 2016 In: British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096822
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)
Infographic : Tomorrow's doctors want more teaching & training on physical activity for health 24 Oct 2016 In: British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096806
Contribution To journal › Editorial (Published)
The forgotten guidelines: cross-sectional analysis of participation in muscle strengthening and balance & co-ordination activities by adults and older adults in Scotland 21 Oct 2016 In: BMC Public Health
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3774-6
Contribution To journal › Article (Published)
Tomorrow's doctors want more teaching and training on physical activity for health 18 Oct 2016 In: British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096807
Contribution To journal › Editorial (Published)

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This article was published on Oct 21, 2017