Dr Anne Elliott
| Name | Dr Anne Elliott |
|---|---|
| Job title | Senior Lecturer LSI |
| Research institute | |
| Primary appointment | London Sports Institute |
| Email address | a.elliott@mdx.ac.uk |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0478-6421 |
| Contact category | Academic staff |
Biography
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.
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 UAE 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.
Supervision
| Doctoral Researcher | Award | Status | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syeda Ali Rizvi | PhD | Research Project final stages | Supervisor | Jan 2022 - Present |
Employment
Education and qualifications
Grants
Projects
- Rebounding for overweight middle aged women: A beneficial and cost effective exercise mode
Prizes and Awards
Evidence to public body
Rewrote National Occupation Standards for fitness practitioners working with special populations REPS level 3 & 4
Sat on expert committee and advised on exercise in middle age. Outcome: Changes in the behaviour and health of 40 to 60 year olds between 1991 to 1993 and 2011 to 2013. London: Public Health England
steering committee to review and overhaul Fitness Industry Began March 2017. Advising on developing appropriate higher qualifications (levels 5-8). Outputs:
Personal trainer Professional Standards
Working with People with Long Term Conditions (LTC) professional standards
Revision of UK physical Activity Guidelines – Published and disseminated through NICE. Considered evidence on sedentary adults
Considered evidence for physical activity as part of development of 5 year research strategy
Consulted on development of 5 year research strategy
Roundtable on Physical Activity and Long Term Conditions 2022 – consideration of present and future efficacy
Consulting on evidence and results from Workshop 1 to develop Healthcare technologies strategy
External activities
Research outputs
Physical inactivity and metabolic syndrome in the UAE: a systematic review and meta-analysis of parallel epidemics
Ali, B., Bishop, C., Evans, T. and Elliott, A. 2026. Physical inactivity and metabolic syndrome in the UAE: a systematic review and meta-analysis of parallel epidemics. Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-026-02493-6Perspectives of physical activity in combating metabolic syndrome: insights from a multi-ethnic urban population
Ali, B., Evans, T., Cohen, R. and Elliott, A. 2025. Perspectives of physical activity in combating metabolic syndrome: insights from a multi-ethnic urban population. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1477025Exercise programme for complete beginners (Appendix and Chapter 3)
Elliott, A. 2025. Exercise programme for complete beginners (Appendix and Chapter 3). in: Age Less: How I reduced my biological age from 60 to 20… and how you can too London, UK New River Books. pp. 222-225Middle aged women and their physical activity leisure selves
Elliott, A., Turner, A. and Volante, M. 2025. Middle aged women and their physical activity leisure selves. International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure. 8 (2), pp. 241-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41978-025-00180-wApplying motivational techniques for user adherence to adopt a healthy lifestyle in a gamified application
Fatima, S., Augusto, J., Moseley, R., Urbonas, P., Elliott, A. and Payne, N. 2023. Applying motivational techniques for user adherence to adopt a healthy lifestyle in a gamified application. Entertainment Computing. 46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2023.100571Was Physical Education as bad as people remember it? A qualitative thematic review
Elliott, A., Evans, T., Cohen, R., Watt, J. and Volante, M. 2022. Was Physical Education as bad as people remember it? A qualitative thematic review. The Sky-International Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (IJPESS). https://doi.org/10.51846/the-sky.v0i0.2071Using Narrative Inquiry to understand physical activity connections through the lifecourse [Abstract]
Elliott, A., Volante, M., Watt, J. and Cohen, R. 2022. Using Narrative Inquiry to understand physical activity connections through the lifecourse [Abstract]. Leisure Studies Association Conference 2022: In pursuit of leisure: inequality, storytelling and the meanings of place. Falmouth University 12 - 14 Jul 2022 Falmouth University. pp. 1-80Stakeholder’s perceptions on the impact of the Olympic legacy on young people in east London
Dunthorne, L. and Elliott, A. 2018. Stakeholder’s perceptions on the impact of the Olympic legacy on young people in east London. Leisure Studies Association Conference 2018. University of Bath, UK 10 - 12 Jul 2018How to get the best out of your middle aged clients? Strategies for personal trainers
Elliott, A. 2015. How to get the best out of your middle aged clients? Strategies for personal trainers. Leisure Industry Week: Uniting the leisure industry as one team. NEC Birmingham, UK 22 - 23 Sep 2015Is the answer to improved health hiding in plain sight?
Elliott, A. and Evans, T. 2022. Is the answer to improved health hiding in plain sight? Integrated Care Journal.The effect of resistance training on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women
Purenović-Ivanović, T., Dejanović, R., Živković, D., Bubanj, S., Đošić, A. and Elliott, A. 2021. The effect of resistance training on bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. Dancs, H., Whyte, I. and Gaillard, J. (ed.) The INSHS 13th International Christmas Sports Scientific Conference. Hungary (online) 01 - 03 Dec 2021 INSHS. pp. 81-81Was Physical Education as bad as people remember it? [Presentation]
Elliott, A., Volante, M., Evans, T., Watt, J. and Cohen, R. 2021. Was Physical Education as bad as people remember it? [Presentation]. Dancs, H., Whyte, I. and Gaillard, J. (ed.) The INSHS 13th International Christmas Sports Scientific Conference. Hungary (online) 01 - 03 Dec 2021 Savaria University Press. pp. 15Perceived barriers to physical activity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients during COVID-19 pandemic in the UAE
Ali, B. and Elliott, A. 2021. Perceived barriers to physical activity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients during COVID-19 pandemic in the UAE. Journal of Advances in Sports and Physical Education. 4 (11), pp. 225-233. https://doi.org/10.36348/jaspe.2021.v04i11.002Menopausal women and physical activity: Oral Presentation B11.3 [Presentation]
Elliott, A. and Volante, M. 2021. Menopausal women and physical activity: Oral Presentation B11.3 [Presentation]. 8th ISPAH Congress. Vancouver, Canada (Virtual with Onsite Satellite Meetings) 12 - 14 Oct 2021 Health & Fitness Society of BC. pp. 90-90 https://doi.org/10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.560Are personal trainers' values and philosophy of practitionership hampering clients' success? [Presentation]
Elliott, A., Volante, M., Watt, J. and Cohen, R. 2021. Are personal trainers' values and philosophy of practitionership hampering clients' success? [Presentation]. Leisure Studies Association Conference 2021: Leisure identities, health and wellbeing. Southampton Solent University, UK (Virtual) 06 - 08 Jul 2021 Leisure Studies Association. pp. 65-65The knowledge and practice of personal trainers working with people with long term health conditions
McNamara, J. and Elliott, A. 2019. The knowledge and practice of personal trainers working with people with long term health conditions. British Association of Sport Exercise Sciences: BASES Conference 2019. Leicester, UK 19 - 20 Nov 2019 Taylor & Francis (Routledge). pp. 75-76Book review: Sport and physical activity across the lifespan edited by Rylee A. Dionigi and Michael Gard, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, 362 pp., GBP £79.00 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1-137-48561-8, GBP £62.99 (eBook), ISBN: 978-1-137-48562-5
Elliott, Anne 2019. Book review: Sport and physical activity across the lifespan edited by Rylee A. Dionigi and Michael Gard, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, 362 pp., GBP £79.00 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1-137-48561-8, GBP £62.99 (eBook), ISBN: 978-1-137-48562-5. Annals of Leisure Research. 22 (4), pp. 582-583. https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2019.1574594A multi-method investigation into physical activity in middle-age through a lifecourse perspective
Elliott, A. 2017. A multi-method investigation into physical activity in middle-age through a lifecourse perspective. PhD thesis Middlesex UniversityEnablers and barriers to exercise uptake by women during middle age: a grounded theory approach
Elliott, A. 2012. Enablers and barriers to exercise uptake by women during middle age: a grounded theory approach. Masters thesis Middlesex University4526
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