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
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
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
Huang, W., Feng, J., & Wong, S. H. (2024). Independent mobility and physical activity among children residing in an ultra-dense metropolis. Translational Exercise Biomedicine. https://doi.org/10.1515/teb-2024-0006
Poon, E. T. C., Wongpipit, W., Li, 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
Zheng, C., Gill, J. M., Sun, F. H., Huang, W. Y., Sheridan, S., Chen, X. K., ... & Wong, S. H. (2023). Effects of increasing light versus moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on cardiometabolic health in Chinese adults with obesity. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1547-1557. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2282278
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., Wong, S. H., Sit, C. H., Wong, M. C., Wong, S. W., & Ho, R. S. (2023). Results from the Hong Kong’s 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents. Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness, 21(1), 45–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesf.2022.10.010
Zheng, C., Poon, E. T., Wan, K., Dai, Z., & Wong, S. H. (2023). Effects of wearing a mask during exercise on physiological and psychological outcomes in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine, 53(1), 125–150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01746-4
Bernal, J. D. K., Recchia, F., Yu, D. J., Fong, D. Y., Wong, S. H., Chung, P., Chan, D. K. C., Capio, C. M., Yu, C. C. W., Wong, S. W. S., Sit, C. H. P., Chen, Y., Thompson, W. R., & Siu, P. M. (2023). Physical activity and exercise for cancer-related cognitive impairment among individuals affected by childhood cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 7(1), 47–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642(22)00286-3
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
Research Colloquia
Exercise physiology and sport nutrition
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
President, The Society of Chinese Scholars on Exercise Physiology and Fitness (SCSEPF)
Asia representative, Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) Board of Directors
Supervisor, Christian Alliance S.C. Chan Memorial College
Member, Education Panel, 2026, 2020, 2014 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), University Grants Council, Hong Kong
Chairman, 2022, 2018 Assessment Panel on Physical Education Key Learning Area, the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (CEATE), Education Bureau
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
Co-Chair, Organising Committee, 2018 Annual Meeting of International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Hong Kong, June 3 - 6, 2018
