Charlie Foster – The Conversation

Children and young people with disabilities should aim for between 120 and 180 minutes of aerobic activity a week. Daisy Daisy/ Shutterstock

February 16, 2022

How much exercise should disabled young people get? New recommendations offer advice

Charlie Foster, University of Bristol and Brett Smith, Durham University

We helped develop the UK’s first physical activity guidelines for disabled children and young people.

Experts say encouraging physical activity should be a priority. Getty Images

November 12, 2020

Getting people more active is key to better health: here are 8 areas for investment

Catherine Draper, University of the Witwatersrand; Charlie Foster, University of Bristol; Dr Lindsey J Reece, University of Sydney; Jacqueline Mair, ETH Zurich; Jasper Schipperijn, University of Southern Denmark; Karen Milton, University of East Anglia; Matthew Mclaughlin, University of Newcastle; Simone Tomaz, University of Stirling; Sjaan Gomersall, The University of Queensland, and Trevor Shilton, Curtin University

Being physically active is largely not an individual choice, but a result of what funds, spaces, places and opportunities are available to the individual and communities.

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