Our expert panel – Professor Ken Fox PhD, FPEA

Professor Ken Fox is Head of Exercise and Health Sciences at the University of Bristol, and is dedicated to promoting the field of exercise and health. His major research interest is in the psychology of exercise, and his book, entitled The Physical Self: From Motivation to Well-Being (Human Kinetics, 1997) was the first of its kind within the field.

Ken also developed the Physical Self-Perception Profile which is now translated into 9 different languages and used world-wide. He has also recently co-edited a book entitled Physical Activity and Psychological Well-being (Routledge, 2000), and has produced over 150 research and professional publications in the area of exercise and health with particular emphasis on motivational and health psychology.

He has been a member of the association of the Study of Obesity Executive Committee since 1991, a member of the British Nutrition Foundation Task Force on Obesity, and serves on the expert panel for the National Audit Office study of Obesity. Ken is also a Fellow of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, the UK Physical Education Association and an International Fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education for his contributions to the field.