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Dr Anne Elliott

Senior Lecturer LSI

Anne Elliott
  • School Faculty of Science and Technology

  • Department London Sports Institute

  • Location London

Research activities

Qualitative research • Exercise and chronic disease • Physical Activity in Middle age • Applied Embodiment • Personal Trainer Practitionership

Public output from research, consultancy and Government/IndustryÌýboards

2025 Sandra Parsons (2025) Age Less. New River Books: London. ISBN 978-1-915780-32-4 (Consulted on and wrote exercise programmes. Daily Mail Wellness Book of the Year)

2022ÌýSport England/Richmond Group, ‘Movement for All’ national campaign, ongoing revue

2022ÌýEngineering and Physical Sciences Research Council - Healthcare technologies strategy

2022ÌýDiabetes UK Physical Activity 5 year research strategy for grant allocation

2019ÌýÌýSport and Physical Activity across the Lifetime,ÌýAnnals of Leisure research. 2019 Vol22, 4, pp 582-583. Book Review

2018ÌýRevision of UK physical Activity Guidelines – Published and disseminated through NICE

2017ÌýCIMSPA National Occupation standards and job descriptors for levels 1-5.Ìý

2016ÌýOutcomes ofÌýExpert roundtable panel: National Physical Activity Implementation Framework - a number of policy documents including:

Public Health England. (2016).ÌýChanges in the behaviour and health of 40 to 60 year olds between 1991 to 1993 and 2011 to 2013. London: Public Health England

2011ÌýÌýHealth and fitness editor on online magazine ‘fabafterfifty.co.uk’. A weekly column with a readership of approx. 120,000, that discussed latest health research implications for the general public.Ìý

2007ÌýÌýBook ‘It’s not Rocket Science’ was featured on GMTV and endorsed by UK Minister of State for Health.

Research Output:Ìý

Ali, S.B., Bishop, C., Evans, T., Elliott, A., (2025)ÌýPhysical Inactivity and Metabolic Syndrome in the United Arab Emirates: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Parallel Epidemics.ÌýSports Medicine.Ìý

Ali, S.B., Cohen, R., Evans, T., Elliott, A., (2025) Perspectives of Physical Activity in Combating Metabolic Syndrome: Insights from a Multi-ethnic Urban Population.ÌýFrontiers in Public health. In Pre-Publication

Elliott, A., Turner, A., Volante, M. (2025) Middle Aged Women and their Physical Activity Leisure Selves,ÌýInternational Journal of the Sociology of Leisure.Ìý

Ali, S.B., Cohen, R., Evans, T., Elliott, A., (2025) Perspectives of Physical Activity in Combating Metabolic Syndrome: Insights from a Multi-ethnic Urban Population.ÌýFrontiers in Public health. In Pre-Publication

Elliott, A., Turner, A., Volante, M. (2025) Middle Aged Women and their Physical Activity Leisure Selves,ÌýInternational Journal of the Sociology of Leisure.Ìý

Fatima S., Augusto J.C., Moseley R., Urbonas P., Elliott A., Payne N. (2023) ‘Applying Motivational Techniques for User Adherence to adopt a Healthy Lifestyle in a Gamified Application’.ÌýÌýEntertainment Computing. 46: 100571, ISSN 1875-9521,Ìý. Springer.Ìý

Elliott, A., Evans, T., Cohen, R., Watt, J., & Volante, M. (2022). ‘Was physical education as bad as people remember it? A qualitative thematic review’.ÌýTHE SKY-International Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (IJPESS), 18-31.Ìý

Elliott, A., & Evans, T. (2022) ‘Is the answer to improved health hiding in plain sight?’.ÌýIntegrated Care Journal. Published Online:ÌýÌý22/2/22

Ali, S.B., & Elliott, A. (2021).Ìý‘Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity in Type 2 Diabetes MellitusÌý(T2DM) Patients during COVID-19 Pandemic in the UAE’.ÌýJ Adv Sport Phys Edu,Ìý4(11): 225-233.

Elliott A., Volante M., Evans T., Watt J., Cohen R., (2021) ‘Was PE as bad as people remember it?’ÌýInternational Network of Sport and Health ScienceÌý17thÌýSport Specific Convention 1-3 Dec 2021, Budapest, Hungary

Tijana PurenovicÌ�-IvanovicÌ�, RasÌŒa DejanovicÌ�, Danijela ZÌŒivkovicÌ�, SasÌŒa Bubanj, Andela Ä�osÌŒicÌ�Ìýand Anne Elliott (2021) ‘The effect of resistance training on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women’ÌýInternational Network of Sport and Health ScienceÌý17thÌýSport Specific Convention 1-3 Dec 2021, Budapest, Hungary

Elliott A., Volante M., (2021) ‘Menopausal Women and Physical Activity’. International Society of Physical Activity and Health Congress,Ìý12-14 Oct 2021, Vancouver Canada

Elliott A., Volante M., Watt J., Cohen R., (2021) ‘Are personal trainers' values and philosophy of practitionership hampering clients' success?'ÌýLeisure Studies Association ConferenceÌý6-8 July 21.Ìý

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Dunthorne, Leah and Elliott, Anne (2018) ‘Stakeholder’s perceptions on the impact of the Olympic legacy on young people in eastÌýLondon’.ÌýLeisure Studies Association Conference 2018,10-12 July, University of Bath, United Kingdom.

Elliott, A. ‘Physical Activity and chronic disease’.ÌýLeisure Industry Week ConferenceÌý22-23 Sept 2015 EXCEL, London UK


Current Teaching

Anne is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is Module leader on postgraduate: Research Methods, Independent Project, Professional Placement. She is a PhD Director of Studies/supervisor. Present projects include: Exercise for carers of Alzheimer's sufferers in UK and Slovenia, Developing a national exercise programme for Parkinson's sufferers in UK Care Homes, Developing a national physical activity strategy for metabolic syndrome in the UAEÌý

Pedagogic interests - Developing practitioner knowledge through reflective consideration of practice and integrating tacit knowledge with new knowledge in taught modules. The amalgamated new knowledge base is then applied to student’s research capacity.


Biography

Anne Elliott is a senior lecturer in Sport Science and specialises in Exercise for chronic disease and healthy ageing. She is research active in healthy ageing, specialising in exercise in middle age and applied embodiment. She consults in a small specialist practice and is regularly in the press and media talking about exercise in middle age. Previous books have been endorsed by the Minister of State for Health and senior NHS professionals. She brings a wide experience of Industry to her pedagogy.

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