Professor Russ Jago

Professor Russ Jago

Theme lead for Diet and physical activity

Workstream lead for Population diet and physical activity

Russ Jago is Professor of Physical Activity and Public Health at the University of Bristol. Russ co-leads the diet and physical activity (DPA) theme with Richard Martin. Russ’s research focusses on finding ways to help more children and young people to be physically active and he will be developing and testing new approaches in this area in the BRC.

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PASSPORT: Creating a school-specific physical activity portfolio

Physical activity is important for children’s physical and mental health. The UK government recommends that…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Live well with liver disease: A community-led intervention for cirrhosis

Liver disease, especially cirrhosis, is a growing health issue in some of the most deprived…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity

Would parents attending a weight management programme accept support for their children?

We know that a child is at increased risk of being affected by overweight or…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Clinical diet and physical activity

Improving access to school-based physical activity for young people with type 1 diabetes

Research shows that physical activity improves blood sugar control, insulin sensitivity and heart health as…

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Clinical diet and physical activity

Tackling inequalities in childhood obesity with the help of Islamic religious settings

Childhood obesity is highest in children from Asian and Black ethnic groups in the UK.

Theme Diet and physical activity

Workstream Population diet and physical activity

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NIHR BRC: Bristol theme leads awarded Senior Investigator status

Professor Russ Jago and Professor Nick Maskell, who both co-lead National Institute for Health and…

The role of social context in promoting physical activity in primary schools

A new study has highlighted the difficulties primary schools face in promoting physical activity, and…

Primary schools can play to their strengths in boosting child physical activity

A 4 month rapid ethnography study in 3 primary schools across Bristol reveals that “one‐size‐fits‐all”…

Physical activity provision in schools is about more than equipment

How schools engage with their physical activity equipment is just as important as the facilities…

Designing tailored physical activity interventions for primary schools

Primary school-based interventions aimed at increasing physical activity among children are usually targeted at physical…

Who’s doing what? How patterns of children’s physical activity have changed since the pandemic

This blog was originally published by the Youth Sport Trust on 28…

Changes to children’s active club participation in the wake of the pandemic

The Active-6 project led by researchers at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Exercise, Nutrition,…

A new normal for children’s physical activity in the wake of the pandemic

This blog was originally published by the Youth Sport Trust on 7…

Study shows children’s inactivity remains an issue in wake of pandemic

New research has revealed children’s physical activity in the UK has largely returned to pre-pandemic…