Henry Blake

Dr Henry Blake

Lecturer

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.


Dr Henry Blake is a Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science at the University of South Australia, where he coordinates the Motor Control and Learning and Human Movement Neuroscience courses. He has taught into more than a dozen different subjects across UniSA and Flinders University, developing a reputation for clear, supportive, and engaging teaching. His contributions have been recognised through multiple commendations for sustained excellence in teaching and consistently high student evaluations. Henry’s research focuses on physical activity, sport participation, health and well-being, and learning design principles. He has authored work in leading journals such as BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, American Journal of Men’s Health, and The Lancet Digital Health. Henry has a h-index of 6 and more than 580 citations. Alongside his teaching and research, Henry supervises Honours and PhD projects. He is an Accredited Exercise Scientist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia and currently serves as the Student Engagement Officer for South Australian. His broader work includes community health initiatives and collaborative research aimed at connecting evidence with practice. 

Year Citation
2025 Tomkinson, G. R., Lang, J. J., Rubin, L., McGrath, R., Gower, B., Boyle, T., . . . Leong, D. P. (2025). International norms for adult handgrip strength: a systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+years from 69 countries and regions. Journal Of Sport And Health Science, 14(101014), 1-17.
DOI Scopus45 WoS41 Europe PMC25
2025 Mellow, M. L., Blake, H. T., Ferguson, T., Robins, B., Dumuid, D., Olds, T., . . . Smith, A. E. (2025). ‘Small Steps’ towards improving 24-hour time-use behaviours to decrease the risk of dementia: protocol for a personalised, web-based randomised controlled trial in community-dwelling older adults. BMJ Open, 15(11), 14 pages.
DOI
2025 Blake, H. T., Davis, A., Mellow, M. L., Hull, M., Robins, B., Laver, K., . . . Smith, A. E. (2025). Co-design of a digital 24-hour time-use intervention with older adults and allied health professionals. Frontiers in Digital Health, 7(1544489), 14 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2024 Blake, H. T., Crozier, A. J., Buckley, J. D., & Stenner, B. J. (2024). Examining the relationship between different physical activities and health and well-being in middle-aged and older men: An isotemporal substitution analysis. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 10(3), 1-12.
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2022 Blake, H. T., Buckley, J. D., Stenner, B. J., O’Connor, E. J., Burgess, S. A., & Crozier, A. J. (2022). Sport Participation and Subjective Outcomes of Health in Middle-Aged Men: A Scoping Review. American Journal of Men S Health, 16(2), 16 pages.
DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC11
2022 D'Unienville, N. M. A., Nelson, M. J., Bellenger, C. R., Blake, H. T., & Buckley, J. D. (2022). Heart-Rate Acceleration Is Linearly Related to Anaerobic Exercise Performance. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 17(1), 78-82.
DOI Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC4
2022 Ferguson, T., Olds, T., Curtis, R., Blake, H., Crozier, A. J., Dankiw, K., . . . Maher, C. (2022). Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Lancet Digital Health, 4(8), e615-e626.
DOI Scopus357 WoS324 Europe PMC251
2021 d’Unienville, N. M. A., Blake, H. T., Coates, A. M., Hill, A. M., Nelson, M. J., & Buckley, J. D. (2021). Effect of food sources of nitrate, polyphenols, L-arginine and L-citrulline on endurance exercise performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 18(1), 28 pages.
DOI Scopus47 WoS40 Europe PMC36
2021 Blake, H. T., Stenner, B. J., Buckley, J. D., & Crozier, A. J. (2021). Randomised controlled trial comparing two group-based exercise programmes (team sport vs circuit training) on men's health: Study protocol. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, 7(3), 8 pages.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2021 Curtis, R. G., Bartel, B., Ferguson, T., Blake, H. T., Northcott, C., Virgara, R., & Maher, C. A. (2021). Improving User Experience of Virtual Health Assistants: Scoping Review (Preprint).
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2021 Curtis, R. G., Bartel, B., Ferguson, T., Blake, H. T., Northcott, C., Virgara, R., & Maher, C. A. (2021). Improving User Experience of Virtual Health Assistants: Scoping Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), e31737.
DOI Scopus89 WoS66 Europe PMC41

Year Citation
2022 Blake, H. T., Crozier, A. J., Stenner, B. J., & Buckley, J. D. (2022). Bootcamp or Booting Goals: Does Team Sport Hold Advantage Over Traditional Group Exercise on Men's Health?. In JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY Vol. 44 (pp. S66-S67). HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC.

Courses I teach

  • HLTH 2006 Exercise Physiology 1 (2025)
  • HLTH 2026 Motor Control and Learning (2025)
  • HLTH 3014 Health, Exercise and Sport Psychology (2025)
  • HLTH 3049 Human Movement Neuroscience (2025)
  • HLTH 2026 Motor Control and Learning (2024)
  • HLTH 3011 Exercise Prescription and Delivery 2 (2024)
  • HLTH 3014 Health, Exercise and Sport Psychology (2024)
  • HLTH 3049 Human Movement Neuroscience (2024)
  • HLTH 3053 Exercise and Sport Science Project Design (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Evaluating and enhancing coaching pedagogy in elite Australian Sports - Doctorate Full Time Ms Emma Shoemaker

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