Projects (8)

Feasibility Study Motivational Interviewing CPD Jul 1, 2024 - Feb 28, 2025
At this stage, this is a project idea that a few of us would like to discuss and develop. I'm setting up the worktribe as a point of reference for the 3 staff members (maybe more later) to discuss and refine our approach to developing this provision.

Establishment of Surf Lab as a standalone institution Nov 1, 2024 - Oct 31, 2027

Assessing the implementation of the Public Health Scotland Physical Activity Referral Standards: A process evaluation Nov 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2025
Physical inactivity is a major public health problem and increasing population physical activity levels is a Scottish Government priority. In Scotland, 49% of men and 58% of women were not active enough to benefit their health in 2020, increasing the... Read More about Assessing the implementation of the Public Health Scotland Physical Activity Referral Standards: A process evaluation.

CIMSPA Professional Standard - Gym Instructor (3 month) CPD Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2024
The plan is to commercialise/ create CPD out of two CIMSPA Professional Standards that are currently already being offered as part of the BSc Physical Activity & Health. These standards are Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer. We are providing these... Read More about CIMSPA Professional Standard - Gym Instructor (3 month) CPD.

FRIDEDays Bike Bus Evaluation Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
The project has already been established with Road Safety Trust funding as a 3 year project with a circa £300,000 budget. Sustrans, who are running the project are now bidding to extend the project and to include extra evaluation work including a ra... Read More about FRIDEDays Bike Bus Evaluation.

Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes Jan 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2025
The benefits of exercise and reduced sedentary behavior on health and wellbeing are important for the whole population, but for those with type 2 diabetes they have particular benefits in enhancing blood glucose control. This proposal is to explore t... Read More about Exploring the use of activity tracking and mobile phone based feedback integrated with health care records to increase activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour in people with type 2 diabetes.

Effects of multimodal prehabilitation on patients with colorectal cancer Oct 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024
Exercise adherence in cancer patients is influenced by demographic, clinical, psychological, physical and environmental factors (Kampshoff et al., 2014). A multimodal personalised approach incorporating nutritional support, motivational interviewing... Read More about Effects of multimodal prehabilitation on patients with colorectal cancer.

Cardiovascular risk reduction with time-efficient exercise in the workplace - a randomised controlled trial Oct 1, 2025 - May 31, 2027