BEaTS Research Radio's Podcast

How Wearable Tech Revolutionizes Physical Health Research

April 07, 2024 BEaTS Research Radio Season 1 Episode 180
BEaTS Research Radio's Podcast
How Wearable Tech Revolutionizes Physical Health Research
Show Notes

Ryan Tu speaks with Dr. Emmanuel Stamatakis, a professor of physical activity, lifestyle, and population health at the University of Sydney, and a NHMRC Leadership 2 Fellow. Dr. Stamatakis focuses on cohort study-based research to correlate physical exercise to health. In this episode, Dr. Stamatakis explains his role in the Prospective Physical Activity, Sitting and Sleep consortium (ProPASS), how this helped him lead the development of activity guidelines for the World Health Organization, and how exercise is incorporated to the daily routine. 

Learn more: https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/emmanuel-stamatakis.html

Episode produced by Nicole Chu and hosted by Ryan Tu.