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Levi Frehlich

ResearcherFamily MedicineUniversity of Calgary

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Levi Frehlich

Researcher

Family Medicine

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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Research

Diabetes Prevention Programming Indigenous Women Obesity Prevention Programming Physical Activity

Latest papers

Physical activity-based, wholistic, wellness interventions for Indigenous women in Canada: An environmental scan to identify programs and promising practices.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026 · senior author
Reliability and validity of a brief self-report measure of health-related fitness in adults: the Multidimensional Health-Related Fitness Scale.
The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness · 2026
Objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability: population-average associations with transportation and recreational physical activity in urban-dwelling Canadian adults.
BMC public health · 2026 · first author

All 29 publications

Latest funding

The Makoyoh'sokoi (Wolf Trail) Program: Wholistic Wellness for Indigenous Women - Supporting Self-Actualization and Securing the Future Through Commercialization for the Not-For-Profit Sector
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,746,350
Advancing a holistic, physical activity-based wellness program for Indigenous women - Knowledge sharing to foster expansion
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$74,832

All 2 grants and awards

29 publications.

Physical activity-based, wholistic, wellness interventions for Indigenous women in Canada: An environmental scan to identify programs and promising practices.

Wicklum S, Black T, Tuttauk L, Crowshoe LL, Ji YJ, McBrien K, Zhang J, Checholik C, Amson A, Doyle-Baker P, Oliver A, Frehlich L

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01091-9 PMID: 41199116

Reliability and validity of a brief self-report measure of health-related fitness in adults: the Multidimensional Health-Related Fitness Scale.

McCORMACK GR, Frehlich L, Naish C, Ng L, Souster M, Doyle-Baker PK

The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness2026

DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.25.16988-0 PMID: 41307562

Objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability: population-average associations with transportation and recreational physical activity in urban-dwelling Canadian adults.

Frehlich L, Lang JJ, Prince SA, McCormack GR

BMC public health2026First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27408-y PMID: 41998598

One Ring to Contain Them all: The Pivotal Role of the Built Environment in all Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine.

Frehlich L, Bonnet J

American journal of lifestyle medicine2025First author

DOI: 10.1177/15598276251329818 PMID: 40161275

Nutritional Supplements for Healthy Aging: A Critical Analysis Review.

Kaufman MW, DeParis S, Oppezzo M, Mah C, Roche M, Frehlich L, Fredericson M

American journal of lifestyle medicine2025

DOI: 10.1177/15598276241244725 PMID: 39554957

Neighbourhood walkability and greenspace and their associations with health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadian adults.

Frehlich L, Turin TC, Doyle-Baker PK, McCormack GR

Preventive medicine2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107998 PMID: 38735586

Mediation analysis of the associations between neighbourhood walkability and greenness, accelerometer-measured physical activity, and health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadians.

Frehlich L, Turin TC, Doyle-Baker PK, Lang JJ, McCormack GR

Preventive medicine2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107792 PMID: 38052331

Nutritional interventions for indigenous adults in Canada - opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices: a scoping review.

Amson A, Zhang J, Frehlich L, Ji Y, Checholik C, Doyle-Baker P, Crowshoe L, McBrien K, Wicklum S

International journal of circumpolar health2024

DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2418152 PMID: 39441950

Pre-existing Diabetes and Stillbirth or Perinatal Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Blankstein AR, Sigurdson SM, Frehlich L, Raizman Z, Donovan LE, Lemieux P, Pylypjuk C, Benham JL, Yamamoto JM

Obstetrics and gynecology2024

DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005682 PMID: 39088826

The relationship between neighbourhood built characteristics, physical activity, and health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadian adults: A mediation analysis.

Frehlich L, Turin TC, Doyle-Baker PK, Lang JJ, McCormack GR

Preventive medicine2024First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108037 PMID: 38857771

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Levi Frehlich

Research

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Physical activity-based, wholistic, wellness interventions for Indigenous women in Canada: An environmental scan to identify programs and promising practices.

Reliability and validity of a brief self-report measure of health-related fitness in adults: the Multidimensional Health-Related Fitness Scale.

Objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability: population-average associations with transportation and recreational physical activity in urban-dwelling Canadian adults.

One Ring to Contain Them all: The Pivotal Role of the Built Environment in all Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine.

Nutritional Supplements for Healthy Aging: A Critical Analysis Review.

Neighbourhood walkability and greenspace and their associations with health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadian adults.

Mediation analysis of the associations between neighbourhood walkability and greenness, accelerometer-measured physical activity, and health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadians.

Nutritional interventions for indigenous adults in Canada - opportunities to sustain health and cultural practices: a scoping review.

Pre-existing Diabetes and Stillbirth or Perinatal Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

The relationship between neighbourhood built characteristics, physical activity, and health-related fitness in urban dwelling Canadian adults: A mediation analysis.

The Makoyoh'sokoi (Wolf Trail) Program: Wholistic Wellness for Indigenous Women - Supporting Self-Actualization and Securing the Future Through Commercialization for the Not-For-Profit Sector

Advancing a holistic, physical activity-based wellness program for Indigenous women - Knowledge sharing to foster expansion

Frequent collaborators

Patricia Doyle-Baker

Nauzer Forbes

Kerry McBrien

Sonja Wicklum

Patricia Lemieux

Gavin McCormack

Grigorios Leontiadis

Paul Ronksley

Lynden Crowshoe

Frances Tse