Stephen H. Wong is currently Chairperson and Professor of the Department of Sports Science & Physical Education at CUHK. He also serves as Head of United College and Director of the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research. Professor Wong is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the Asian Representative of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) Board and the Co-leader of the Active Healthy Kids Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. His research focuses on physical activity and sedentary behaviour on children, and nutritional and metabolic aspects of exercise. He has published extensively in the leading journals of his field and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness. Professor Wong obtained his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Loughborough University as a Commonwealth Scholar.
Research Interests
Nutritional and metabolic aspects of exercise
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Selected Publications
Poon, E. T. C., Wongpipit, W., Li, H. Y., Wong, S. H., Siu, P. M., Kong, A. P. S., & Johnson, N. A. (2024). High-intensity interval training for cardiometabolic health in adults with metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. British Journal of Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108481
Zhang, J., Poon, E. T. C., & Wong, S. H. (2024). Efficacy of oral nicotinamide mononucleotide supplementation on glucose and lipid metabolism for adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2024.2387324
Poon, E. T. C., Li, H. Y., Little, J. P., Wong, S. H. & Ho, R. S. T. (2024). Efficacy of Interval Training in Improving Body Composition and Adiposity in Apparently Healthy Adults: An Umbrella Review with Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02070-9
Dai, Z., Wan, K., Miyashita, M., Ho, R. S. T., Zheng, C., Poon, E. T. C., & Wong, S. H. (2024). The effect of time-restricted eating combined with exercise on body composition and metabolic health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Advances in Nutrition, 100262. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2024.100262
Larouche, R., Abadi, M. R. H., Aubert, S., Bhawra, J., Brazo-Sayavera, J., Carson, V., ..., Wong, S. H. & Tremblay, M. S. (2024). Development and validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) in 14 countries: study protocol. BMJ open, 14(7), e082275. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082275
Poon, E. T. C., Li, H. Y., Gibala, M. J., Wong, S. H. & Ho, R. S. T. (2024). High‐intensity interval training and cardiorespiratory fitness in adults: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34(5), e14652. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14652
Zheng, C., Chen, X. K., Sit, C. H., Liang, X., Ming-Hui, L. I., Ma, A. C., & Wong, S. H. (2023). Effect of Physical Exercise-Based Rehabilitation on Long COVID: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Medicine and science in sports and exercise. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003280
Recchia, F., Bernal, J.D.K., Fong, D.Y., Wong, S. H., et al. (2023) Physical Activity Interventions to Alleviate Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics, 177(2):132–140. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5090
Huang, W. Y., Feng, J., Zheng, C., Jiao, J., & Wong, S. H. (2023). Associations of social jetlag with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Sleep Research, e13997. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13997
Huang, W.Y., Salomé, S., Tremblay, M.S., Wong, S. H. (2022) Global Matrix 4.0 Physical Activity Report Cards Grades for Children and Adolescents: A Comparison Among 15 Asian Countries and Regions. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness 20(4), 372-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2022.10.002
Funded Research Grants as Principal Investigator (in the past five years)
“Wearing face masks during exercise in the heat: Does intensity and physical activity level matter?”, 2022-2024 (RGC General Research Fund)
"Promoting physical activity among primary school children and their families in Hong Kong: A community-based healthy lifestyle program ("F.I.T. Family")", 2021-2024 (RGC Research Impact Fund)
“Hong Kong Sport History Project”, 2022-2024 (Hong Kong Chronicles Institute)
Courses Taught
Exercise physiology and sport nutrition
Research Colloquia
Selected Honours and Awards
Best Report Card Promoter, Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance 2018
Best Report Card 2018 Runner up. Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance 2018 (as Co-leader of Hong Kong Report Card)
VC Outstanding Fellow of Faculty of Education (2014-2019)
Adjunct Professor, Peking Union Medical College (2018 - present)
Research Excellence Award, CUHK, 2010
Selected Professional Services
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness (JESF)
Member, Editorial Board/Advisory Board
International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Journal of Sport Sciences
Asia representative, Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) Board of Directors
Supervisor, Christian Alliance S.C. Chan Memorial College
Chairman, Hong Kong Physical Education Teachers Society
Chairman, 2022, 2018 Assessment Panel on Physical Education Key Learning Area, the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (CEATE), Education Bureau
Member, Education Panel, 2026, 2020, 2014 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), University Grants Council, Hong Kong
Co-Chair, Organising Committee, 2018 Annual Meeting of International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Hong Kong, June 3 - 6, 2018
