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Could being MORE SILLY make us MORE HEALTHY?

42 min · 11 de dic de 2025
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Wow, what an insight this was. Dr Linda is a Research Associate at The Open University, affiliated to the Centre for Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing. She is primarily a qualitative participatory researcher with a keen interest in researching children and young people’s understanding of physical activity and wellbeing.   Her doctoral study working with nine 7 to 11 years co-researchers, revealed new insights into sources of fun and enjoyment in physical activity and a model for understandings children and young people’s diverse motivations for being active on a continuum from playfulness to mastery.  Dr Linda continues to research children and young people’s experiences and motivations for being active and enjoys working on knowledge exchange projects. By partnering with Leap and practitioners in schools, she hopes to enable young people’s voice in research to inform more effective practice.

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Could being MORE SILLY make us MORE HEALTHY?

Wow, what an insight this was. Dr Linda is a Research Associate at The Open University, affiliated to the Centre for Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing. She is primarily a qualitative participatory researcher with a keen interest in researching children and young people’s understanding of physical activity and wellbeing.   Her doctoral study working with nine 7 to 11 years co-researchers, revealed new insights into sources of fun and enjoyment in physical activity and a model for understandings children and young people’s diverse motivations for being active on a continuum from playfulness to mastery.  Dr Linda continues to research children and young people’s experiences and motivations for being active and enjoys working on knowledge exchange projects. By partnering with Leap and practitioners in schools, she hopes to enable young people’s voice in research to inform more effective practice.

11 de dic de 202542 min