| Sedentary behavior: emerging evidence for a new health risk N Owen, PB Sparling, GN Healy, DW Dunstan, CE Matthews Mayo Clinic Proceedings 85 (12), 1138-1141, 2010 | 1250 | 2010 |
| Exercise activates the endocannabinoid system PB Sparling, A Giuffrida, D Piomelli, L Rosskopf, A Dietrich Neuroreport 14 (17), 2209-2211, 2003 | 436 | 2003 |
| Recommendations for physical activity in older adults PB Sparling, BJ Howard, DW Dunstan, N Owen Bmj 350, 2015 | 425 | 2015 |
| Physical activity patterns in recent college alumni PB Sparling, TK Snow Research quarterly for exercise and sport 73 (2), 200-205, 2002 | 347 | 2002 |
| Endurance exercise selectively impairs prefrontal-dependent cognition A Dietrich, PB Sparling Brain and cognition 55 (3), 516-524, 2004 | 314 | 2004 |
| Effects of exercise and food restriction on body composition and metabolic rate in obese women JO Hill, PB Sparling, TW Shields, PA Heller The American journal of clinical nutrition 46 (4), 622-630, 1987 | 309 | 1987 |
| Psychological characterization of the elite female distance runner WP Morgan, PJ O'Connor, PB Sparling, RR Pate International journal of sports medicine 8 (S 2), S124-S131, 1987 | 281 | 1987 |
| University campus settings and the promotion of physical activity in young adults: lessons from research in Australia and the USA E Leslie, PB Sparling, N Owen Health education 101 (3), 116-125, 2001 | 268 | 2001 |
| Promoting physical activity: the new imperative for public health PB Sparling, N Owen, EV Lambert, WL Haskell Health education research 15 (3), 367-376, 2000 | 228 | 2000 |
| Effect of experimental alterations in excess weight on aerobic capacity and distance running performance. KJ Cureton, PB Sparling, BW Evans, SM Johnson, UD Kong, JW Purvis Medicine and science in sports 10 (3), 194-199, 1978 | 222 | 1978 |
| Understanding adherence to 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day: a theory of planned behavior perspective CM Blanchard, J Fisher, PB Sparling, TH Shanks, E Nehl, RE Rhodes, ... Journal of nutrition education and behavior 41 (1), 3-10, 2009 | 207 | 2009 |
| Evaluation of the BOD POD for assessing body fat in collegiate football players. MA Collins, ML Millard-Stafford, PB Sparling, TK Snow, LB Rosskopf, ... Medicine and science in sports and exercise 31 (9), 1350-1356, 1999 | 207 | 1999 |
| Distance running performance and metabolic responses to running in men and women with excess weight experimentally equated. KJ Cureton, PB Sparling Medicine and science in sports and exercise 12 (4), 288-294, 1980 | 198 | 1980 |
| A meta-analysis of studies comparing maximal oxygen uptake in men and women PB Sparling Research quarterly for exercise and sport 51 (3), 542-552, 1980 | 190 | 1980 |
| Understanding physical activity behavior in African American and Caucasian college students: an application of the theory of planned behavior C Blanchard, J Fisher, P Sparling, E Nehl, R Rhodes, K Courneya, ... Journal of American College Health 56 (4), 341-346, 2008 | 152 | 2008 |
| Do ethnicity and gender matter when using the theory of planned behavior to understand fruit and vegetable consumption? CM Blanchard, J Kupperman, PB Sparling, E Nehl, RE Rhodes, ... Appetite 52 (1), 15-20, 2009 | 137 | 2009 |
| Obesity on campus PB Sparling Preventing chronic disease 4 (3), 2007 | 135 | 2007 |
| College physical education: An unrecognized agent of change in combating inactivity-related diseases PB Sparling Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 46 (4), 579-587, 2003 | 134 | 2003 |
| The gender difference in distance running performance has plateaued: an analysis of world rankings from 1980 to 1996. PB Sparling, EM O'Donnell, TK Snow Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 30 (12), 1725-1729, 1998 | 126 | 1998 |
| Worksite health promotion: principles, resources, and challenges PB Sparling Preventing chronic disease 7 (1), 2010 | 121 | 2010 |
