Case Studies: physical exercise

Improving Health Through Physical Activity: Engaging “hard to reach” young females in the South Wales Valleys

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ELLYSE HOPKINS Ellyse Hopkins is completing her KESS 2 funded PhD in collaboration with Valleys Gymnastics Academy. The focus of her research is engaging young women from disadvantaged backgrounds into physical activity. BACKGROUND I completed both my undergraduate degree and master’s degree at Cardiff Met. I just loved the environment and got on well with… Read more »

Engaging injured military veterans into physical exercise : Robert Walker

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DR ROBERT WALKER Dr Robert Walker successfully defended his PhD on 19th April 2021. Rob’s research was focused on engaging i into physical exercise, his PhD was completed in collaboration with Help for Heroes. BACKGROUND I left school at the age of 16 and went straight into the military for 8 years. During my career… Read more »