Baskaran Chandrasekaran

About

Sedentary and physical activity in contextual settings (workplace, schools and institutionalised elderly)

Employment

• Symbiosis International University Associate Professor
  2025 - Present
• Manipal College of Health Professions Assistant Professor-Senior Grade
  2017 - 2025
• Manipal University Assistant Professor
  2016 - 2017
• PSG Hospitals Senior Physiotherapist/ Pulmonary Rehabilitation consultant
  2012 - 2016
• Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospitals Senior Physiotherapist - 7 A
  2010 - 2012
• Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences Lecturer in Cardiopulmonary Physical therapy
  2008 - 2010

Education

• Manipal Academy of Higher Education PhD
  2019 - 2024
• Manipal University Masters in Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
  2005 - 2008
• PSG Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research Bachelor in Physiotherapy (BPT)
  1999 - 2004

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (95)

• Adolescent physical activity trajectories and later non-communicable disease risk factors: A systematic review of longitudinal studies
  Public Health in Practice 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2026.100811
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• Autonomic recovery following submaximal exercise in yoga practitioners versus aerobic and strength-trained individuals
  Annals of Medicine 2026 DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2026.2615509
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• Stillbirths at 22- and 28-weeks’ gestation or longer for the states in India: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
  Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.lansea.2026.100819
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• Sustainable walkability around green, blue, and spiritual spaces in a semi-urban district of coastal Karnataka, India
  Scientific Reports 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-38486-8
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• Resistance Exercise Training on Musculoskeletal, Metabolic and Psychological Health in Sedentary Office Workers – Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
  Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-025-10273-8
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• Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior Among Office Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
  Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 2026 DOI: 10.1007/s10926-026-10373-z
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• Mobile Interventions for Reducing Sedentary Behavior and Promoting Physical Activity Among Office Workers: Bibliometric Study
  Health Education & Behavior 2026 DOI: 10.1177/10901981251361958
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• Alteration in central vascular and cognitive functions during simulated work conditions in males – a secondary analysis from a randomised controlled trial
  F1000Research 2026 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.110911.4
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• Active adults have thicker peripheral muscles and diaphragm: A cross-sectional study
  F1000Research 2026 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.135379.3
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• Comparative effects of supervised and unsupervised physical activity on physical fitness among doctoral scholars: a non-randomized parallel-group feasibility trial
  BMC Public Health 2026 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27511-0
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