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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There is too much traffic for Alex to walk to school, so we drive : A call to action based on a 42 year trend
(4 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098933
Contribution To journal › Editorial (Accepted/In press) -
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
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 (Accepted/In press) -
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
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
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) -
Infographic. Golf spectating and health
(2 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, pp. 1-2
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097933
Contribution To journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The health benefits of walking
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/20.500.11820/21169221-7c12-4e74-8545-9613c5f75cff
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) (Published) -
Physical activity and osteoarthritis : A consensus study to harmonise self-reporting methods of physical activity across international cohorts
(10 pages)
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
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
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)