Objective For beneficial health outcomes sufficient and sustained physical activity levels are
recommended but difficult to achieve. This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of …

Introduction Obesity and being overweight are major risk factors for metabolic syndrome and
non-communicable diseases. Despite the recommendation that a healthy diet and physical …

Background Behaviour change interventions can result in lasting improvements in physical
activity (PA). A broad implementation of behaviour change interventions are likely to be …

Background Despite growing recognition of the need to promote physical activity, the
existing evidence base on the cost-effectiveness of relevant interventions appears scant and …

Background Healthy diet, weight control and physical activity to reduce obesity can be
motivated by financial incentives (FI). Behavioral-economic approaches may improve the …

Background Most adults fail to meet global physical activity guidelines set out by the World
Health Organization. In recent years, behavioural economic principles have been used to …

The general aim of this PhD study was to explore the most efficient ways to increase
physical activity and why an individual is physically active or not using economic theory and …

Physical inactivity is a significant driver of health and social inequalities, particularly affecting
socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. This poses a major challenge to …

Objective: There is a plethora of published research reporting the wealth and breadth of
biopsychosocial benefits of physical activity; however, a recent Cochrane systematic review …

Background: Sedentary and inactive lifestyle continues to increase and is associated with a
substantial economic burden in most industrialised countries. To implement effective …