Prof. Zhonghui HE

Department of Physical Education,

Peking University, China

Professor, Director of the Center for Sports and Health Research

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2002-2005 Ph.D. in Pedagogy of Physical Education and Training, Beijing Sports University, Beijing, China

1997-2000 M.S.S., Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

1993-1997 B.P.Ed., Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

Research Interests

Honors & Awards(Selected)

Publications (Selected)

International Journals (SSCI/SCI/EI)

1. Xu, Y., & He, Z.” (2025). Integrating culturally inspired practices in health and physical education in China's higher education: A YinYang approach. “Sport, Education and Society”.
2. Xu, Y., Qi, X., & He, Z.” (2025). Embodied learning in physical education: Making space for aesthetic cultivation in yoga pedagogy. “Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy”.
3. Zhang, Z., Wang, K., He, Z., & Qi, X. (2025). The relationship between physical activity and subjective well-being in college students over the course of a semester: A short-term longitudinal study. “PsyCh Journal”.
4. Zhang, Z.”, Tong, J., He, Z., & Qi, X. (2025). Relationship between physical activity and eudaimonic well-being in college students based on Ryff's six-factor model of psychological well-being. “PsyCh Journal”.
5. Li, X., Qian, J., Tong, J., & He, Z.” (2025). Effects of prolonged aerobic exercise and training intensity on memory cognition. “PLoS ONE”.
6. Zhang, Z., He, Z., Qi, X., & Zhang, X. (2024). Relationship between physical activity and subjective well-being among college students: The mediating role of social support. “Psychological Reports”.
7. Yang, X., Star, J. R., Zhu, X., Wang, R., Zhang, Y., Tong, J., & He, Z. (2024). Phonological awareness and RAN contribute to Chinese reading and arithmetic for different reasons. “Cognitive Processing”.
8. Tong, J.”, Chen, Y., Zhang, Z., Yang, X.”, & He, Z.” (2023). How active coping influences school-aged children's rapid automatized naming: A chain mediation model involving subjective vitality and aerobic fitness. “PsyCh Journal”.
9. Tong, J., Chen, Y., Zhang, Z., Yang, X., & He, Z.” (2023). How active coping influences school-aged children's rapid automatized naming: A chain mediation model involving subjective vitality and aerobic fitness. “PsyCh Journal”.
10. Li, X., Liu, M., Yu, H., Zhang, Z., & He, Z.” (2022). The influence of sports on proactive personality and academic achievement of college students: The role of self-efficacy. “Frontiers in Psychology”.
11. Liu, M., Li, X.”, & He, Z. (2022). Self-control mediates, and mobile phone dependence moderates, the relationship between psychological capital and attitudes toward physical exercise among Chinese university students. “Frontiers in Psychology”.
12. Chen, M., He, Z., Zhang, Z., & Chen, W. (2022). Association of physical activity and positive thinking with global sleep quality. “Scientific Reports”.
13. Tong, J., Zhang, Z., Chen, W., He, Z.”, & Yang, X.” (2021). How physical fitness influences academic burnout in elementary students: An interpersonal perspective. “Current Psychology”.
14. Margulis, A., Andrews, K., He, Z., & Chen, W. (2021). The effects of different types of physical activities on stress and anxiety in college students. “Current Psychology”.
15. Qi, X., Tong, J., Chen, S., He, Z.”, & Zhu, X. (2020). Comparing the psychological effects of meditation- and breathing-focused yoga practice in undergraduate students. “Frontiers in Psychology”.

Books & Textbooks(Selected)

1. He, Z. (2015). Comparative sports research. Peking University Press.
2. He, Z. (Trans.). (2015). “Think like a philosopher”. Peking University Press.
3. Liu, Q., & He, Z. (2008). Science of fitness. People's Sports Press.
4. He, Z. (2009). Practical school physical education. In Z. Mao (Ed.), Practical school physical education (pp. 78–92). Beijing Normal University Press.
5. He, Z. (2009). Physical education section. In S. Ye (Ed.), Education (pp. 120–135). Beijing Normal University Press.

Patents & Standards(Selected)

1. National Invention Patent: Artificial Intelligence-Based Functional Movement Detection Method and System, 2021 (Z. He, Y. Wang, X. Fan)
2. National Computer Software Copyright: Artificial Intelligence Body Posture Assessment and Intervention System, 2019 (Z. He)
3. Group Standard: Functional Evaluation Specification for Three Major Movement Chains of Adolescent Human Body (T/BJTN018-2025), Draftsperson, 2025

Personal Details

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zhonghui-He

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-3022

WoS Researcher ID:HTS-9795-2023