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Phillip B Sparling

Professor of Biological Sciences, Georgia Tech
Verified email at gatech.edu
Cited by 7811

University campus settings and the promotion of physical activity in young adults: lessons from research in Australia and the USA

E Leslie, PB Sparling, N Owen - Health education, 2001 - emerald.com
Describes the decreasing prevalence of physical activity participation over the young adult
years and the patterns of difference in the physical activity habits of young men and young …

Promoting physical activity: the new imperative for public health

PB Sparling, N Owen, EV Lambert… - Health education …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this essay is to provide an overview of initiatives designed to increase physical
activity among different populations and in different settings, and to set the context for the …

Sedentary behavior: emerging evidence for a new health risk

N Owen, PB Sparling, GN Healy… - Mayo Clinic …, 2010 - mayoclinicproceedings.org
Those who do not exercise have by convention been termed sedentary. However, this is no
longer an adequate perspective. Recent epidemiologic evidence suggests that the …

Recommendations for physical activity in older adults

PB Sparling, BJ Howard, DW Dunstan, N Owen - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Older adults find it difficult to meet moderate and vigorous exercise targets. Given that a
dose-response exists for physical activity and health benefits, Phillip B Sparling and …

Physical activity patterns in recent college alumni

PB Sparling, TK Snow - Research quarterly for exercise and sport, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the compelling evidence linking increased physical activity (PA) with reduced risk for
coronary heart disease and other chronic and prevalent diseases, US health experts have …

Endurance exercise selectively impairs prefrontal-dependent cognition

A Dietrich, PB Sparling - Brain and cognition, 2004 - Elsevier
Two experiments are reported that examine the possibility that exercise selectively
influences different types of cognition. To our knowledge, these experiments represent the …

Exercise activates the endocannabinoid system

PB Sparling, A Giuffrida, D Piomelli, L Rosskopf… - …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Extensive documentation exists showing that exercise induces analgesia and sedation.
Despite decades of research attempting to explicate a neurochemical basis for these …

Psychological characterization of the elite female distance runner

WP Morgan, PJ O'Connor, PB Sparling… - International journal of …, 1987 - thieme-connect.com
It has been recognized for many years that psychological factors play an important role in
distance running and earlier research has shown that distance runners possess a unique …

Effect of experimental alterations in excess weight on aerobic capacity and distance running performance.

KJ Cureton, PB Sparling, BW Evans… - Medicine and science …, 1978 - europepmc.org
To experimentally investigate the effect of excess body weight or fat on maximal oxygen
uptake (Vo2 max) and distance running performance, the metabolic response to maximal …

Effects of exercise and food restriction on body composition and metabolic rate in obese women

JO Hill, PB Sparling, TW Shields, PA Heller - The American journal of …, 1987 - Elsevier
Abstract Obese women (140–180% of ideal body weight) were studied on a metabolic ward
during 1 wk of maintenance feeding, followed by 5 wk of 800 kcal/d (liquid formula diet). Five …