Matthew N. Ahmadi

Aug 23, 2024 | msn.com | Matthew N. Ahmadi |Emmanuel Stamatakis

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Aug 23, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Matthew N. Ahmadi |Emmanuel Stamatakis

With the responsibilities of adulthood, free time can be a rare commodity. Many of us find ourselves asking, "I barely have time to cook dinner. How can I find time to exercise regularly during the week?" The health benefits of exercise—which include reduced risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and dementia—can seem out of reach due to the pressures of work and life.

Aug 22, 2024 | theconversation.com | Matthew N. Ahmadi |Emmanuel Stamatakis

With the responsibilities of adulthood, free time can be a rare commodity. Many of us find ourselves asking, “I barely have time to cook dinner. How can I find time to exercise regularly during the week?” The health benefits of exercise – which include reduced risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and dementia – can seem out of reach due to the pressures of work and life.

Aug 2, 2024 | medrxiv.org | Matthew N. Ahmadi |Angelo Sabag |Raaj Kishore Biswas |Clara Chow

The authors have declared no competing interest. This study is funded by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Investigator Grant (APP 1194510) and a National Heart Foundation Grant (APP 107158).

May 13, 2024 | jech.bmj.com | Joanna Blodgett |David Bann |Matthew N. Ahmadi |Emmanuel Stamatakis

DiscussionWe found clear socioeconomic gradients in 24-hour movement patterns in individuals aged 46 years, with marked differences between weekdays and weekends. Compared with higher SEP groups (ie, higher educational qualifications, occupational class, income or living in a lower deprivation area), those with lower SEP spent more time standing, moving and walking and sat less during weekdays; these SEP differences were reversed on weekends.