Fighting sedentary tendencies with active design

Bums on seats and getting them off them is the area of focus for the University of Alberta's Professor John Spence. Part of the answer lies in doing things that are FUN - that's an acronym for 'fulfilling', 'useful' or 'necessary'. Professor Spence has been applying his expertise in this area by looking at initiatives to get adolescents active. He's Principal Investigator on the Dunedin based BEATS (Built Environment and Active Transport to School) research programme which provides an evidence-based service to promote active transportation to Otago schools. The findings from this research have already been used by multiple government agencies while its mapping data has been used to improve Dunedin's road safety and infrastructure around local secondary schools.