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Ma, Xindong

Date：2019-09-30

PI, IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University

Professor, Professor, Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University

 

 

                             

 

[Research Focus]

The essence of exercise and sport is the training of brain's function to control and regulate the body. Brain health is the core element of physical health. Three aspects of health - exercise, diet and sleep, are components interrelated with each other. Exercise can improve people's health and mental state, work efficiency and quality of life; Exercise with appropriate intensity and amount will bring comfortable feelings; Aerobic exercise and strength training are prescription drugs which can help people receive more value than their cost; Exercise should be accompanied by a healthy diet and good sleep. Exercise, diet and sleep are behavioral factors which can affect the physical health status, while cognition is the core factor to determine whether these healthy behaviors can be implemented. However, only by finding solutions to the core factors affecting exercise behavior can we fundamentally solve the problem of insufficient physical exercise. Hence, it is more and more important to explore the mechanism of the influence of exercise on brain health according to personalized exercise intervention of human life cycle health, the relationship between daily physical activity, sleep and cognition of different people, as well as the interactive effects of physical activity and environmental pollution on cognitive function.

[Education & Experience]                           

2022-present, Adjunct research professor, IDG / McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Tsinghua University

2014-present, Professor, Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University

2005-2014, Associate professor, Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University

2008-2009, Postdoctoral fellow, School of medicine, School of health and sports performance, University of Florida

1998-2005, Lecturer, Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University

1993-1998, Teaching assistant, Division of Sports Science & Physical Education, Tsinghua University

2003-2006, Doctor of exercise physiology, Beijing Sport University

1996-1998, Master of exercise physiology, Beijing Sport University

1989-1993, Bachelor of education, Shanghai University of Sport

 

[Selected Publications]                           

  • Zhang Y, Ma X*et. al. Physical activity attenuates negative effects of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on cognitive function. Environment International. Accepted, December 25, 2021
  • Liu J, Ma X* et. al. Social Cognitive Determinants of Physical Activity Across Gender and Urbanization in Chinese Adolescents: A Multigroup Structural Equation Model Study.Front psychology. Accept, December 27,
  • Leizi Min ,Dizhi Wang ,Yanwei You ,Yingyao Fu and Xindong Ma* Effects of High-Intensity Interval Training on Sleep:A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Int.J.Environ.Res.Public Health 2021,18,10973
  •  Zhang Y, Zhang B, Ma X.*, et al. Effects of Online Bodyweight High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention and Health Education on the Mental Health and Cognition of Sedentary Young Females. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(1).
  •  Liu J, Ji M, Ma X.*, et al. Physical Activity and Mental Health among Chinese Adolescents. Am J Health Behav. 2021;45(2):309-322.
  • You Y, Li W, Ma X.*, et al. Bibliometric Review to Explore Emerging High-Intensity Interval Training in Health Promotion: A New Century Picture. Front. Public Health. 2021;9:697633.
  • You Y, Min L, Ma X.*, et al. Bibliometric Evaluation of Global Tai Chi Research from 1980-2020. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(11):6150.
  • You Y, Wang D, Ma X.*, et al. A Bird's-Eye View of Exercise Intervention in Treating Depression Among Teenagers in the Last 20 Years: A Bibliometric Study and Visualization Analysis. Front Psychiatry. 2021;12:661108.
  • You Y, Liu J, Ma X.*, et al. Effects of Tai Chi exercise on improving walking function and posture control in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021;100(16):e25655.
  • 刘建秀, 尚博睿, 尹懿, 马新东*等. 社会认知理论视角下青少年体力活动影响因素分析[J]. 上海体育学院学报, 2020,44(05):70-80.
  • Zhang Y, Yin Y, Liu J, Ma X.*, et al. Impact of Combined Theory-Based Intervention on Psychological Effects and Physical Activity among Chinese Adolescents[J]. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020,17(9).
  • Zhang Y, Zhang H, Ma X.*, et al. Mental Health Problems during the COVID-19 Pandemics and the Mitigation Effects of Exercise: A Longitudinal Study of College Students in China[J]. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020, 17(10).
  • 刘建秀, 方雯, 王帝之, 马新东*等. 高强度间歇训练促进儿童青少年健康:现状·机制·可行性[J]. 体育科学, 2019,39(08):61-72.