Stephen H. Wong is currently 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
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
Zheng, C., Gill, J. M. R., Sun, F., Huang, W. Y., Sheridan, S., Chen, X., Wu, Y., Wong, C., Tian, X., & 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, 1–11. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2282278
Poon, E.T., Tomkinson, G.R., Lang, J.J., Huang, W.Y., & Wong, S.H.* (2023). Temporal trends in the physical fitness of Hong Kong children aged 6–12 years between 2003–04 and 2015–16, Journal of Sports Sciences, 41(13), 1271–1278. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2023.2268350
Huang, W. Y., Feng, J., Zheng, C., Jiao, J., & Wong, S.H.* (2023). Associations of social jetlag with physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Sleep Research, e13997. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13997
Ho, R.S.T., Chui, K.Y., Huang, W.Y., & Wong, S.H.* (2023) Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews on Bodyweight Management Strategies for Children and Adolescents. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003116
Zheng, C., Poon, E.T.C., 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: 125–150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01746-4
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
Ho, R. S., Chan, E. K., Liu, K. K., Wong, S.H.* (2022) Active Video Game on Children and Adolescents' Physical Activity and Weight Management: A Network Meta‐Analysis. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 32(8), 1268-1286. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14176
Wongpipit, W., Zhang, X.Y., Miyashita, M., Wong, S.H.* (2021) Interrupting Prolonged Sitting Reduces Postprandial Glucose Concentration in Young Men with Central Obesity. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 106: e791-e802. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaa834
Zheng, C., Tian, X.Y., Sun, F.H., Huang, W.Y., Sheridan, S., Wu, Y.L., & Wong, S.H.* (2021) Associations of Sedentary Patterns with Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in Physically Active Young Males. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 53: 838–844. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000002528
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
Exercise physiology and sport nutrition
Physical activity and health
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
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
Asia representative, Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA) Board of Directors
Supervisor, Christian Alliance S.C. Chan Memorial College
Chairman, Hong Kong Physical Education Teachers Society
Chairman, 2022, 2018 Assessment Panel on Physical Education Key Learning Area, the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (CEATE), Education Bureau
Member, Education Panel, 2020, 2014 Research Assessment Exercise, University Grants Council, Hong Kong
Co-Chair, Organising Committee, 2018 Annual Meeting of International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA), Hong Kong, June 3 - 6, 2018
