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Name: Stanley Kagunda Kinuthia |
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
- Kinuthia, S. K., Stratton, G., Wachira, L. J., Okoth, V. O., Owino, G. E., Ochola, S., Kiplamai, F., Onywera, V., & Swindell, N. (2025). Average acceleration and intensity gradient of 9-11-year-old rural and urban Kenyan school-going children and associations with cardiorespiratory fitness and BMI: The Kenya-LINX project. PloS one, 20(8), e0329173. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329173
- Kinuthia, S. K., Stratton, G., Wachira, L. J., Okoth, V., Owino, G. E., Ochola, S., Richards, A. B., Kiplamai, F., Onywera, V., & Swindell, N. (2025). Differences Between Health- and Skill-Related Physical Fitness Profiles of Kenyan Children from Urban and Rural Areas: The Kenya LINX Project. International journal of environmental research and public health, 22(4), 542. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22040542 Delphi Fitness Expert Group.
- Kagunda, S. DELPHI study on fitness testing 2024: Development of the Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT) battery for monitoring and surveillance among children and adolescents: A modified Delphi consensus project with 169 experts from 50 countries and territories. Preprint: https://osf.io/8y6t7/
- Swindell N, Wachira LJ, Okoth V, Kagunda S, Owino G, et al. (2022) Prevalence and correlates of compliance with 24-h movement guidelines among children from urban and rural Kenya—The Kenya-LINX project. PLOS ONE 17(12):e0279751. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279751
BOOK CHAPTER
- Kinuthia, S., Githang’a, J. (2025). “Building a Sustainable Future for Sports Organizations in Kenya”, Grimladi-Puyana, M., García-Fernández, J., Mohammadi, S. and Gálvez-Ruiz, P. (Ed.) A Global Perspective of Sustainability in Sports Organizations, 77–84, Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-3608-726-720251008 ISBN electronic: 978-1-83608-726-7 ISBN print: 978-1-83608-727-4
- Kinuthia, S., Kinuthia, M. (2022). “The Digital Transformation of the Fitness Sector in Kenya”, García-Fernández, J., Valcarce-Torrente, M., Mohammadi, S. and Gálvez-Ruiz, P. (Ed.) The Digital Transformation of the Fitness Sector: A Global Perspective, 151–157, Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi:10.1108/978-1-80117-860-020221020 ISBN electronic: 978-1-80117-860-0 ISBN print: 978-1-80117-861-7
- Kinuthia, S., Mwangi, F. and Muthomi, N. (2021), "The Fitness Industry in Kenya", García-Fernández, J. and Gálvez-Ruiz, P. (Ed.) The Global Private Health & Fitness Business: A Marketing Perspective, 159-164, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. ISBN: 978-1-80043- 851-4, eISBN: 978-1-80043-850-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-850-720211027
- Kinuthia, S. (2021). Total Body Transformation. A Physical Fitness and Performance-Training Manual.
- Kinuthia, S., and Gathwe, M. (2019). USC- Rs001, Fitness Training and Aerobics.
CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentations & Accepted Abstracts
- 2025: Accepted abstract on “Association of Physical Activity Volume and Intensity with Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Weight Status In 9–11-Year-Old Kenyan Schoolchildren”. At International Conference on Diet and Activity Methods (ICDAM), Toronto Canada (27-30 April 2025).
2024: Presented a paper titled “Results of the Study on Physical Education (PE) Practices: A Comparative Analysis of Urban and Rural Schools” at the 8th International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (ICHPER.SD) Africa Regional Congress. Nairobi-Kenya. (11th to 14th September). - 2024: Accepted abstract on “Evaluating Physical Education Practices in Rural and Urban Kenya: A SOFIT-Based Assessment”. At the International Society of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) in Omaha, Nebraska USA (20-23 May 2024).
- 2016: Presented a paper on Adherence in Exercise for Clients in Selected Health Clubs in Nairobi at the 2nd International Conference on Physical Activity and Sports for Health and Development in Africa, Nairobi Kenya (21st to 23rd September).
