Publications

Results from Scotland’s 2026 report card on physical activity and health for children and youth

Bardid Farid, Carballo Mia, Tomaz Simone A, Craig Leone C A, Robertson Jenni, Stewart Cameron, Inchley Joanna, Reilly John

2026 Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Europe Conference (2026)

Treasured but not measured? Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical literacy in children and adolescents

Reilly John, Robertson Kerry, Bardid Farid

2026 Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Europe Conference (2026)

Recruitment in global surveillance of movement behaviours in the early years : findings from the SUNRISE Study

Miller Hollie, Woodside Andrew, Chong Kar Hau, Tremblay Mark, Okely Anthony, Maddren Claudia, Reilly John, Bardid Farid

2026 Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Europe Conference (2026)

Physical activity, screen time and sleep in the under 5s

Reilly John, Bardid Farid, McCrorie Paul

(2026)

Physical activity declines well before adolescence in both boys and girls

Reilly John, Bardid Farid, McCrorie Paul

(2026)

Scotland Moves

McCrorie Paul, Reilly John, Bardid Farid, Paul David

(2026)

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Research Interests

My research area is physical activity and health promotion. My work focuses on movement behaviours (physical activity, screen time, and sleep) and physical literacy (physical competence, knowledge and understanding, and motivation and confidence) and its impact on health and development in under 5s, children and adolescents.

My research themes include:

• Active places of learning ~ whole-school physical activity
• Sport and active recreation for all
• Active travel

I co-lead the Active Healthy Kids Scotland, FitBack Scotland and SUNRISE Scotland projects with Prof John Reilly. I am also a member of the International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC) and the Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) Europe Network.

Professional Activities

Teaching fundamental movement skills in Scotland: From curriculum to practice

Speaker

3/10/2026

Active Healthy Kids Scotland at Scottish Association of Teachers of Physical Education Conference

Host

3/10/2026

Active Healthy Kids Scotland at Alzheimer Scotland Annual Conference

Host

18/9/2026

New partnership aims to improve health and wellbeing from the earliest years

Contributor

8/9/2026

In Conversation with Canada's ParticipACTION

Contributor

14/8/2026

Active Healthy Kids Scotland at Summer of Sport

Speaker

8/7/2026

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Projects

Interactive Dashboard for Better Public Health Insights: Active Healthy Kids Scotland

Stewart, Ryan (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Principal Investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2026 - 14-Jan-2026

Providing Accessible Local Data on the True Prevalence of Childhood Obesity

Reilly, John (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Co-investigator) Stewart, Ryan (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2026 - 23-Jan-2026

Investigating 24-hour movement behaviours in young people with Intellectual Disabilities in Scotland

Muirhead, Fiona (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Co-investigator) Crawford, Megan (Co-investigator) Donnachie, Craig (Co-investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2026

24-hour Movement Behaviours, Child Development, and Families in the Early Years: SUNRISE Scotland

John, Jessica (Researcher) Bardid, Farid (Principal Investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator) Henderson, Marion (Co-investigator)

01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028

Move for brain health: Active Healthy Kids Scotland Report Card

Bardid, Farid (Principal Investigator) Reilly, John (Co-investigator) Carballo, Mia (Researcher)

01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2026

Digital Childhood: Reducing Health Risks of Screen Time in Early Childhood in Europe

Reilly, John (Principal Investigator) Bardid, Farid (Co-investigator)

30-Jan-2025 - 29-Jan-2026

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