Sports Nutrition and Physical Activity

Objectives

The research group is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of researchers devoted to learning, understanding, developing, and advancing in the areas of physical activity, sports nutrition, exercise physiology, and health sciences. Particularly, we seek to understand the associations and mechanisms between physical activity, sedentary behavior and human health (e.g., cardio-metabolic health) in different populations, and examine sports nutrition for exercise performance. We also study the social-environmental influences on children’s physical activity and sedentary behaviors and promote an active lifestyle among children. We aim to conduct high-quality and evidence-based research that makes significant impact on people’s exercise performance and health.

Themes

Sports Nutrition and Exercise Performance
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  • Applied Physiology of Sports Science
  • Time-restricted Eating & Metabolic Health
  • Core Muscle Training & Health Benefits
  • High Intensity Interval Training
Physical Activity/Exercise and Health
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  • Children’s Physical Activity & Health Promotion
  • Sedentary Behavior & Cardiometabolic Health

Key Projects

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Promoting physical activity among primary school children and their families in Hong Kong: A community-based healthy lifestyle program ("F.I.T. Family")

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Wearing face masks during exercise in the heat: Does intensity and physical activity level matter?

Activity

Active Healthy Kids Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Health

Hong Kong Chronicles - Sports

Key Facilities and Equipment

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Cobas C 111 analyzer
Health
MAX-IIa Metabolic Systems
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Ultra-low temperature freezer
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Bioelectrical impedance analyzer
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Treadmill & Monark Cycle-ergometers
Health
Accelerometers (ActiGraph, activPAL)
Activity
xMark™ Microplate Absorbance Spectrophotometer

Our Team

PhD Students

Ms Zi-han DAI

+852 3943 6757

daizh@link.cuhk.edu.hk
Ms Vicky Wen-ke HE
1155248331@link.cuhk.edu.hk
Ms Jia-qi ZHANG

+852 3943 6757

z.jiaqi@link.cuhk.edu.hk

Members

Prof. Angus Pak-hung YU

Research Assistant Professor

+852 3943 5253

phayu@cuhk.edu.hk
Mr Godfrey Sin-hang LAI

Research Assistant

sinhanggodfreylai@cuhk.edu.hk