Keynote Speakers
Prof SIU Ming Fai Parco
Professor and Division Head, Division of Kinesiology, LKS Faculty of Medicine
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Biography
Professor Parco Siu is a Professor and Head of the Division of Kinesiology at School of Public Health and Assistant Dean (Well-being) of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. He obtained his PhD training in exercise physiology at West Virginia University School of Medicine followed by postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School. Professor Siu has published 145 peer-reviewed papers, comprising research articles in top-tier journals including BMJ, Annals of Internal Medicine, Nature Communications, Lancet Digital Health, Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, JAMA Pediatrics, and British Journal of Sports Medicine. According to Clarivate Analytics, Professor Siu has been listed as a top 1% cited scholars worldwide from 2019 to 2025.
Keynote Title
“How can exercise habits be more sustainable for public health promotion? “
Physical activity is a well-known lifestyle factor that contributes to promoting public health. People who do not acquire sufficient physical activity have a 20%–30% increased risk of death relative to people who are sufficiently physically active, especially those who have regular exercise habits. Nonetheless, detailed recommendations on exercise prescription for accumulating the sufficient amounts of physical activity are not available, particularly for people who are living with certain health/disease conditions. In this presentation, the perspectives of sports science research on public health practice will be illustrated by sharing research work examining the variable exercise prescriptions for adjusting the exercise recommendations in people who are living with obesity, metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, insomnia, depression, and cognitive impairment. The role of personalized exercise prescription in aiding sustainable exercise habits will be explored.
