People who are 'at risk' of type 2 diabetes, or have pre diabetes, or have type 2 diabetes comprise a significant proportion of the Australian population and this health issue in increasing at a very significant rate.
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Physical inactivity has been described as a 'global pandemic', with extensive health, economic, environmental and social implications. I have been working in physical activity promotion for over 20 years and I regularly witness the barriers (both perceived and actual) to physical activity faced by people of all ages. We know that physical activity levels decline dramatically during adolescence and that behavioural patterns track into adulthood. My program of research has been focused on providing young people with the motivation, confidence and competence to be physically active now and throughout their lifetime.
My goal is to see more people, more active, more of the time. My program of research is focused on providing innovation and evidence to build social and physical environments that promote physical activity.
Professor David Lubans is the Theme Lead for school-based research in the University of Newcastle’s Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition. His research is focused on understanding the determinants of physical activity and the development and evaluation of interventions in school and community settings. Over the past 10 years, he has been a chief investigator on over 20 school-based interventions that have involved more than 8,000 children and adolescents. Notably, he has been the Principal Investigator on 11 of these studies, including three large-scale cluster randomised controlled trials.
His research findings have been widely published (>140 peer-reviewed journal publications, >100 refereed conference presentations and >20 invited and keynote presentations). As a chief investigator he has secured over $6.5 million in competitive research funding, including three Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects focused on physical activity promotion in young people. In 2014, he was awarded the Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Award and was successful in securing an ARC Future Fellowship.
Professor Lubans is currently working towards improving our understanding of why physical activity is good for mental health, investigating the neuro-biological, psycho-social and behavioural mechanisms responsible for the effects of physical activity and fitness on mental outcomes in child and adolescent populations. He is also working with relevant stakeholders to disseminate evidence-based physical activity programs in school- and community-based settings.
Professor Ronald Plotnikoff, Wendy Brown, Kerry Courneya, Ronald Sigal, Associate Professor Erica James, Professor David Lubans, Kristen Cohen
People who are 'at risk' of type 2 diabetes, or have pre diabetes, or have type 2 diabetes comprise a significant proportion of the Australian population and this health issue in increasing at a very significant rate.
moreProf Ronald Plotnikoff, Wendy Brown, Kerry Courneya, Ronald Sigal, Erica James, David Lubans, Kristen Cohen
Prof Phil Morgan, Prof David Lubans, Dr Myles Young, Dr Alyce Barnes, Dr Narelle Eather, Ms Emma Pollock
This three year phase of the Dads and Daughter Exercising and Empowered (DADEE) project aims to transition the DADEE program to a sustainable model embedded in the Newcastle community, capitalising on the achievements of the initial 2014-2016 grant period.
moreProfessor Ronald Plotnikoff, Wendy Brown, Kerry Courneya, Ronald Sigal, Associate Professor Erica James, Professor David Lubans, Kristen Cohen
People who are 'at risk' of type 2 diabetes, or have pre diabetes, or have type 2 diabetes comprise a significant proportion of the Australian population and this health issue in increasing at a very significant rate.
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Decades of research has demonstrated the important role of cardiovascular fitness for health (Blair et al., 1996). Consequently, ‘aerobic’ physical activities have long been prescribed to children and adolescents. However, recently updated physical activity guidelines now recommend 5 to 18 year olds also regularly engage in muscle-strengthening physical activities (MSPA) (Department of Health, 2014).
moreProfessor Philip Morgan, A/Prof David Lubans, Ms Alyce Cook, Mrs Narelle Eather
Engaging dads and daughters to increase physical activity and social and emotional well-being in pre-adolescent girls: The DADEE (Dads And Daughters Exercising and Empowered) program
moreProfessor Ronald Plotnikoff, Wendy Brown, Kerry Courneya, Ronald Sigal, Associate Professor Erica James, Professor David Lubans, Kristen Cohen
People who are 'at risk' of type 2 diabetes, or have pre diabetes, or have type 2 diabetes comprise a significant proportion of the Australian population and this health issue in increasing at a very significant rate.
moreProfessor Ronald Plotnikoff, Wendy Brown, Kerry Courneya, Ronald Sigal, Erica James, David Lubans, Kristen Cohen
People who are 'at risk' of type 2 diabetes, or have pre diabetes, or have type 2 diabetes comprise a significant proportion of the Australian population and this health issue in increasing at a very significant rate.
moreProfessor Philip Morgan, Associate Professor David Lubans, Ms Alyce Cook, Mrs Narelle Eather
Engaging dads and daughters to increase physical activity and social and emotional well-being in pre-adolescent girls.
moreAssociate Professor David Lubans, Ron Plotnikoff, Dennis Taaffe, Narelle Eather, Sarah Costigan
Considerable evidence exists supporting the health benefits of youth engaging in regular physical activity yet physical inactivity in adolescence remains widespread.
moreProfessor Philip Morgan, Associate Professor David Lubans, Ms Alyce Cook, Mrs Narelle Eather
Engaging dads and daughters to increase physical activity and social and emotional well-being in pre-adolescent girls
moreOne third of Australian children are not sufficiently active of good health and this is particularly true of children from disadvantaged schools.
moreProfessor Philip Morgan, David Lubans, Narelle Eather, Alyce Cook
Engaging fathers to improve physical activity levels and social-emotional well-being in their daughters
moreAssociate Professor David Lubans, Ron Plotnikoff, Philip Morgan, Chris Lonsdale, Amanda Baker, Geoff Skinner, Narelle Eather
Children’s screen-time is high. The time that young people spend sedentary, especially the time they spend alone watching television and using computers, is a major public health issue.
moreTransition of HDHK program from researcher-run model to a community-run model over 12 months.
moreOne third of Australian children are not sufficiently active of good health and this is particularly true of children from disadvantaged schools.
moreAssociate Professor Philip Morgan, Victoria Clay, Professor Clare Collins, Ron Plotnikoff, David Lubans, Robin Callister, Richard Fle, Drew Miller
In 2008-09, a rigorous, randomised controlled trial of the Healthy Dad, Healthy Kids (HDHK) program was conducted at the University of Newcastle.
moreAssociate Professor Philip Morgan, Victoria Clay, Professor Clare Collins, Ron Plotnikoff, David Lubans, Robin Callister, Richard Fle, Drew Miller
Associate Professor Philip Morgan, Victoria Clay, Professor Clare Collins, Ron Plotnikoff, David Lubans, Robin Callister, Richard Fle, Drew Miller
Associate Professor Philip Morgan, Professor Clare Collins, David Lubans, Robin Callister, Richard Fletcher, J Warren, Tony Oakely