Let’s hear from Mike Trott, University of Queensland, about this 2021 article published in BMJ Open Sports and Exercise Medicine “I am a big believer in open science, as well as being able to write so that lay people understand one’s work - so publishing open access is a no-brainer.”
Mike Trott is a Research Fellow at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research at the University of Queensland, Australia. What inspired you to pursue research in this particular area? Physical activity and sedentary behaviour is a passion of mine – before my academic career I was a fitness instructor. There are so many benefits to being generally active that span the life course, and when the COVID-19 lockdowns hit – I was concerned that these lockdowns would affect physical activity and sedentary behaviour (like it had my own if I am being honest!). We therefore decided to review the existing literature around the topic. How do you envision your research contributing to the broader field or addressing real-world issues? This paper has become a seminal piece of research regarding how physical activity levels dropped, and how sedentary behaviour increased during the COVID-19 lockdown – an important finding if we ever find ourselves in a similar position. Furthermore, this paper also highlighted that people with eating disorders increased their physical activity, which is worrying as people with certain types of eating disorders typically exercise to lose more weight. This paper adds to the literature that these vulnerable populations need to be considered.
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