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Taru Manyanga

ResearcherPhysical TherapyUniversity of British Columbia

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Taru Manyanga

Researcher

Physical Therapy

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
25 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 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Health Service Rehabilitation Secondary Prevention Transitions In Care

Latest papers

Diagnostic and Prognostic Accuracy of Cardiorespiratory Fitness for Detecting Cardiovascular Risk and Mitochondrial Disorders: An Overview of Systematic Reviews with Meta-Analyses.
Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026
Association Between Active Outdoor Play and Health Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults: An Umbrella Review.
Journal of physical activity & health · 2026
Perceptions of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among rural adults: awareness, knowledge, and recommendations.
Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 2026

All 25 publications

Latest funding

Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain: Aerobic Exercise to Promote Brain Health in Perimenopause
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$929,476
Implementation research to improve scale-up of the delivery of evidence-based community exercise programs for stroke
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$489,600
Enhancing Research Excellence: Integrating Indigenization and EDIA through Creative Innovation for Effective Knowledge Mobilization
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 8 grants and awards

25 publications.

Diagnostic and Prognostic Accuracy of Cardiorespiratory Fitness for Detecting Cardiovascular Risk and Mitochondrial Disorders: An Overview of Systematic Reviews with Meta-Analyses.

Fraser BJ, Gower B, Stanesby O, Magnussen CG, Cadenas-Sanchez C, Chaput JP, Manyanga T, McGrath R, Merucci K, Myers J, Ortega FB, Singh B, Prince SA, Lang JJ, Tomkinson GR

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2026

DOI: 10.1007/s40279-026-02503-7 PMID: 42552509

Association Between Active Outdoor Play and Health Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults: An Umbrella Review.

de Lannoy L, James ME, Badruddin Z, Thankarajah A, Bakalár P, Barnett LM, Bentsen P, Brazo-Sayavera J, Carson V, Down MJA, Duncan S, Fahey R, Harper NJ, Johnstone A, Lang JJ, Larouche R, Lee EY, Lopes O, Manyanga T, McCurdy AP, McGarty AM, Mygind L, Prince SA, Prioreschi A, Ryu S, Sikora L, Tucker P, Vanderloo LM, Wachira LJ, Tremblay MS

Journal of physical activity & health2026

DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2025-0391 PMID: 41468218

Perceptions of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among rural adults: awareness, knowledge, and recommendations.

Aird C, Manyanga T, Banner D, Pelletier C

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2026

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2025-0371 PMID: 42341342

A systematic review and meta-analyses of the relationships between active outdoor play and 24-hour movement behaviors.

James ME, de Lannoy L, Lopes O, Johnstone A, Lee EY, Bakalár P, Brazo-Sayavera J, Manyanga T, Vanderloo LM, Wentzell E, Barnett LM, Bentsen P, Carson V, Duncan S, Fahey R, Morrison SA, Mygind L, Prioreschi A, Ryu S, Sikora L, Tucker P, Wachira LJ, Tremblay MS

Journal of sport and health science2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2025.101115 PMID: 41475528

Ambient environmental conditions and active outdoor play in the context of climate change: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.

Lee EY, Park S, Kim YB, Liu H, Mistry P, Nguyen K, Oh Y, James ME, Lâm S, de Lannoy L, Larouche R, Manyanga T, Morrison SA, Prince SA, Ross-White A, Vanderloo LM, Wachira LJ, Tremblay MS

Environmental research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122146 PMID: 40517931

Investigating the independent and synergistic associations between neighbourhood greenness and physical activity in relation to perceived mental health among adults in Canada.

Doan N, Lang JJ, Roberts KC, Manyanga T, Rainham DG, Capaldi CA, Butler G, Prince SA, Srugo SA

International journal of environmental health research2025

DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2024.2426712 PMID: 39580706

Content validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) in low-, middle-, and high-income countries across 6 continents.

Larouche R, Neves de Oliveira S, Rostami Haji Abadi M, Benavides-Castro JK, Sarmiento OL, Angulo Garay G, Argumedo G, Ashaolu JO, Baghestani A, Bhawra J, Brazo-Sayavera J, Choonak N, Nyström CD, Evance S, Hamrik Z, Jáuregui A, Kaewpikul P, Katewongsa P, Khadilkar A, Kira G, Kuntembwe M, Liu Y, Löf M, Loney T, Lundgren M, Mandlik R, Matapo-Kolisko M, More C, Mwase-Vuma TW, Nilwatta N, Oyeyemi AL, Paudel S, Pomkai N, Richards J, Silva DAS, Smith M, Subedi N, Widyastari DA, Wilson OWA, Aubert S, Carson V, Colley RC, Esliger DW, Kuzik N, Manyanga T, Reilly JJ, Vanderloo LM, Tremblay MS

Journal of sport and health science2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2025.101074 PMID: 40623649

Cardiorespiratory fitness and health in children and adolescents: an overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses representing over 125 000 observations covering 33 health-related outcomes.

Demchenko I, Prince SA, Merucci K, Cadenas-Sanchez C, Chaput JP, Fraser BJ, Manyanga T, McGrath R, Ortega FB, Singh B, Tomkinson GR, Lang JJ

British journal of sports medicine2025

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2024-109184 PMID: 40101938

Call to Action on Indigenization and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Physical Activity and Health Research: Recommendations for Canadian Institutions, Tri-Agency, and Academic Societies.

Lee EY, Dogra S, Manson G, Manyanga T, McGuire-Adams T, Yi DKJ

Journal of physical activity & health2025

DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2025-0032 PMID: 40015284

Correction to: Improving National and International Surveillance of Movement Behaviours in Childhood and Adolescence: An International Modified Delphi Study.

Reilly JJ, Andrew R, Abdeta C, Azevedo LB, Farias NA, Barak S, Bardid F, Bizzozero-Peroni B, Brazo-Sayavera J, Cagas JY, Chelly MS, Christiansen LB, Djordjic VD, Draper CE, El-Hamdouchi A, Fares EJ, Gába A, Hesketh KD, Hossain MS, Huang W, Jáuregui A, Juvekar SK, Kuzik N, Larouche R, Lee EY, Levi S, Liu Y, Löf M, Loney T, López-Gil JF, Mäestu E, Manyanga T, Martins C, Mendoza-Muñoz M, Morrison SA, Munambah N, Mwase-Vuma TW, Naidoo R, Ocansey R, Okely AD, Oluwayomi A, Paudel S, Poh BK, Ribeiro EH, Silva DAS, Shahril MR, Smith M, Staiano AE, Standage M, Subedi N, Tanaka C, Tang HK, Thivel D, Tremblay MS, Uzicanin E, Vlachopoulos D, Webster EK, Widyastari DA, Zembura P, Aubert S

Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2025

DOI: 10.1007/s40279-025-02185-7 PMID: 40172588

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Taru Manyanga

Research

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Diagnostic and Prognostic Accuracy of Cardiorespiratory Fitness for Detecting Cardiovascular Risk and Mitochondrial Disorders: An Overview of Systematic Reviews with Meta-Analyses.

Association Between Active Outdoor Play and Health Among Children, Adolescents, and Adults: An Umbrella Review.

Perceptions of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines among rural adults: awareness, knowledge, and recommendations.

A systematic review and meta-analyses of the relationships between active outdoor play and 24-hour movement behaviors.

Ambient environmental conditions and active outdoor play in the context of climate change: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.

Investigating the independent and synergistic associations between neighbourhood greenness and physical activity in relation to perceived mental health among adults in Canada.

Content validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) in low-, middle-, and high-income countries across 6 continents.

Cardiorespiratory fitness and health in children and adolescents: an overview of systematic reviews with meta-analyses representing over 125 000 observations covering 33 health-related outcomes.

Call to Action on Indigenization and Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Physical Activity and Health Research: Recommendations for Canadian Institutions, Tri-Agency, and Academic Societies.

Correction to: Improving National and International Surveillance of Movement Behaviours in Childhood and Adolescence: An International Modified Delphi Study.

Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain: Aerobic Exercise to Promote Brain Health in Perimenopause

Implementation research to improve scale-up of the delivery of evidence-based community exercise programs for stroke

Enhancing Research Excellence: Integrating Indigenization and EDIA through Creative Innovation for Effective Knowledge Mobilization

Developing priorities and recommendations for integrating EDIIA into physical activity and health research

Implementation research to improve scale-up of the delivery of evidence-based community exercise programs for stroke

Implementation research to improve scale-up of the delivery of evidence-based community exercise programs for stroke

ACTIVE: Adding Life to Years in Cognitive Frailty by Preventing Falls

Development and validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ): A multi-country study across six continents

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