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Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Sports Nutrition and Physical Activity Research

The Research Group of Sports Nutrition and Physical Activity is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of researchers devoted to learning, understanding, developing, and advancing in the areas of physical activity, sports nutrition and health sciences. Consistently high standards of research output have won it a strong international reputation. Over the past number of years, our group has been successful in attracting significant funding from the Research Grants Council and other organizations in Hong Kong. The research group played a leading role in organizing the 2018 International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) Annual Meeting in Hong Kong.


MEMBERS



Stephen Heung-Sang WONG PhD, FACSM
Professor and Department Chairman
Honorary Professor, University of Sydney
  • Sports Nutrition & Exercise Performance
  • PA & Sedentary Behaviour



John O'REILLY PhD, CSCS, RNutr
Lecturer
  • Applied Physiology
  • Hydration & Sports Nutrition



Robin Sze-Tak HO PhD, MPH
Post Doctoral Fellow
  • PA in Children & Youth



Eric Tsz-Chun POON PhD, CSCS, EPC
Post Doctoral Fellow
  • HIIT & Health Benefits



Sinead SHERIDAN PhD
Research Associate
  • Exercise and Vascular Health



Dhananjaya SUTANTO
PhD Student
  • Trunk Training and Low Back Pain



Chen ZHENG
PhD Student
  • Sedentary behavior & Cardio-metabolic health



Xiaoyuan ZHANG
PhD Student
  • PA & Metabolic Health


Kenneth Kang-Yue LIU
Research Assistant


Affiliated Members
Dr. Ajmol ALI – Massey University
Dr. Wendy HUANG –Hong Kong Baptist University
Dr. Bob SUN – The Education University of Hong Kong
Dr. Daniel LEE– Hong Kong Sports Institute


RESEARCH AREAS

Sports Nutrition and Exercise Performance
  • Applied Physiology of Sports Science
  • Compression Garment & Systemic Hemodynamics

Physical Activity/Exercise & Health
  • Children’s PA & Sedentary Behaviors
  • Prolonged Sitting & Metabolic Health
  • Sedentary Behaviour, Inflammation & Endothelial Function
  • HIIT and Cardiometabolic Health
  • Exercise Timing & Postprandial Glycemia
  • Promotion of an Active Lifestyle in Children &Youth

STRATEGIC PARTNERS
  • Beijing Sport University, China
  • SUN Yat-Sen University, China
  • Deakin University, Australia
  • The University of Sydney, Australia
  • Waseda University, Japan

RESEARCH FUNDING BODIES
  • General Research Fund (GRF), Research Grants Council (RGC)
  • Health & Medical Research Fund (HMRF), Food & Health Bureau
  • Group Research Scheme, CUHK
  • Knowledge Transfer Project Fund, CUHK
  • Tin Ka Ping Foundation

RESEARCH PROJECTS
  • Active Healthy Kids Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
  • Compensating for Insufficient Weekday Physical Activity and Sleep on Weekends: Associations with Obesity Risk in Adolescents
  • Lower-body Compression on Systemic Hemodynamics during Recovery and the Subsequent Exercise Performance
  • High Intensity Interval Training on Cardio-metabolic and Psycho-perceptual Responses in Insufficiently Active Males
  • Interruptions of Prolonged Sitting and Postprandial Metabolism in Young Males
  • Sedentary Behaviour, Endothelial Function and Metabolic Health
  • Optimal Exercise Timing on Postprandial Glycaemia in Overweight/Obese Adults