Associate Professor
School of Kinesiology (KIN)
Dr. Bredin is a leader in community-based initiatives in physical activity and health. She is a project lead for the innovative Physical Activity Line, a free telehealth resource for evidence-based physical activity information in BC. Her research examines factors that facilitate physical activity, and physical activity in relation to skill acquisition and human performance in childhood, early parenthood, in developing and elite athletes, and in persons living with chronic medical conditions.
Contributions:
Warburton, D.E.R., Whitney Nicol, C.L., & Bredin, S.S.D. (2006). Health benefits of physical activity: The evidence. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 174(6): 801-809.
Bredin, S.S.D. (2013). A novel telehealth approach to the primary and secondary prevention of cardiometabolic disease. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 7(5): 299-306.
Bredin, S.S.D. (2012). Addressing the increased cardiometabolic risk of early parenthood through physical activity. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, 6(4): 307-312.
Bredin, S.S.D., Dickson, D.B., & Warburton, D.E.R. (2013). The effects of varying attentional focus on health-related physical fitness performance. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 38(2): 161-168.
Warburton, D.E.R., Charlesworth, S., Ivey, A., Nettlefold, L., & Bredin, S.S.D. (2010). A systematic review of the evidence for Canada’s physical activity guidelines for adults. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 7:39.
Keywords:
Physical activity; Skill acquisition; Human motor performance; Telehealth; Physical activity screening; Long-term athlete development; Systematic reviews; Knowledge translation.
shannon.bredin@ubc.ca
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