Ben Rigby
@Benjamin_Rigby
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Researching #behaviour & #systems to improve #publichealth & reduce #inequality. #physicalactivity & #policy enthusiast. @UniofNewcastle - My own views.
Hurlford, Scotland
Joined July 2009
Our new article published in @JPAHjournal used #systemsmapping to reconsider the social determinants of #physicalactivity and #sedentarybehavior. It was great to be part of this project with @ehps_synergy!
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📢 New publication We challenge ideas of movement = health & inactivity = harm. Instead, we explore how purposeful stillness & rest alongside #physicalactivity are vital to human flourishing. Thanks @OliviaFlemons, @JoePigginPhD, Thiago & Michelle! https://t.co/cyfBNqItLi
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📢 New publication We challenge ideas of movement = health & inactivity = harm. Instead, we explore how purposeful stillness & rest alongside #physicalactivity are vital to human flourishing. Thanks @OliviaFlemons, @JoePigginPhD, Thiago & Michelle! https://t.co/cyfBNqItLi
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Why aren’t interventions getting us moving? This week's episode of the #NESIPodcast features @Benjamin_Rigby discussing the issue of physical inactivity and how we can encourage communities to get more active. Check out the episode now on Apple 🎙️ and Spotify
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🚨 We are back with a new episode of the #NESIPodcast! Next week, we are joined by @Benjamin_Rigby, a lecturer at Newcastle University, to unpack the issue of physical inactivity and explore why interventions are not leading to more active communities. Full episode 🗓️ Sept 15th
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These findings provide robust evidence supporting the importance of the built environment in directly improving health-enhancing #physicalactivity and offer potential guidance for public policy activities in this area. https://t.co/7gJEfKTdP7
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I am speaking at Research Methods Rendezvous. Please check out the details of my talk at:
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See more here
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New publication “We Do Have Enemies and We Should Know Who They Are” 📖 https://t.co/dtSD0Z3Mv2 🚶♂️ Why is it so hard to get people moving? 💼 Because powerful industries don’t want us to. We call for bold action. #Physicalactivity is political. Let’s treat it that way.
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Physical activity (PA) is political and has enemies. This article lays out the common understanding of enemies of physical activities, offers some critiques, and provides ways forward to improve our...
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This week I will be heading to Cardiff, to join colleagues in considering an update to the #physicalactivity questions in the National Survey for Wales🏴. Can/should we encompass broader definitions, types, cultures and spaces of (in)activity?
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Last recruitment call: looking to hear from disabled adults in the UK (with a clinical diagnosis and or a self diagnosis) about your thoughts about physical activity. Please see flyer and email patrick.jachyra@durham.ac.uk if interested. @FasdSalford
Looking to hear from disabled adults in the United Kingdom on how they feel about physical activity messages to complete an online survey. Please see flyer for more details and email patrick.jachyra@durham.ac.uk if interested to participate. @GetYrselfActive
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📣 ISPAH is proud to renew its partnership with the Journal of Physical Activity and Health (@JPAHjournal), reinforcing our shared commitment to advancing global physical activity research.
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⛳️ 🚨 SCC GOLF DAY UPDATE 🚨 ⛳️ With just over 5 weeks to go, 16 teams are already signed up to our SCC annual Golf Day! To avoid disappointment get in contact with Browny ASAP This is an SCC Fundraising Event and contributes hugely to the running of our club.
⛳️ SCC GOLF DAY 2025 ⛳️ An SCC Fundraising Event, taking place Friday 11th April, teams will compete for the John Blackman trophy🏆 📍@WilpshireGC ⏰ 1pm Shotgun start 🏌️♂️🏌️♀️Teams of 4 🥓 ☕️ Bacon butties & Brew on arrival 🥧 Pie Chips & Peas after Golf 🏆 Presentation
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📢New publication We call for reflection over more action in this Critical Commentary on continued trends in #physicalactivity around the world. Thanks to my co-authors @JoePigginPhD, Thiago and Manuela. I have 50 free copies - pls contact me. https://t.co/gDX5RevNgu
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Find out more about our recent #ketogenic diet for #bipolardisorder in this new video with @IainCampbellPhD
https://t.co/9WFO0Ht9Qz
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🚨BREAKING: Our new study just published—could a ketogenic diet help people with bipolar disorder?🚨 🧵
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Please share this paper far and wide and let's keep pressing into this vital area of research 🚀 https://t.co/fPWAW63e9Q
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A pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: clinical, metabolic and magnetic resonance spectroscopy findings - Volume 11 Issue 2
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Based on a recent study led by researchers at #WesternU's Child Health & Physical Activity Lab, @CBCNews reported on the importance of daycare educators promoting physical activity among preschoolers. @WesternuFHS
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You'd think preschoolers at daycare dash around all day. But they're more sedentary than you'd expect — which can impact their development of movement and other skills. An expanding initiative aims...
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Come and join us at our creative ideation session at the 2025 Behaviour Change Conference, hosted by the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change and the NOVA National School of Public Health, Portugal. Spaces are limited, learn more and book your spot now: https://t.co/6umJVaFlHp
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Deadline day for applications to the PhD studentship - don't forget!
#Physicalactivity studentship - deadline Friday 31st! Still time to apply for this funded #PhD opportunity @UniofNewcastle. https://t.co/qi9gypwiIB
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#Physicalactivity studentship - deadline Friday 31st! Still time to apply for this funded #PhD opportunity @UniofNewcastle. https://t.co/qi9gypwiIB
findaphd.com
PhD Project - PhD Studentship: Innovative ways of supporting physical activity promotion and the systems that drive it. at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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You may find our new paper about experiences of a #ketogenicdiet for #bipolardisorder of interest 👆 https://t.co/kg3km8p1qq
@JourneyofHope4U @GeorgiaEdeMD @LWSchizophrenia @MsMiaMendez @e_brietzke @bright_har6612 @DrEricRodgers If so, please share with your networks.
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