Doing together: reflections on facilitating the co-production of participatory action research with marginalised populations

Recognising the limited literature detailing practical application of co-production principles and practices within sport, exercise health research, critical reflections on practice are shared here, drawing two participatory action research (PAR) projects in United Kingdom (UK). Co-production PAR distinguished, their commonalities discussed. Both were facilitated by occupational therapists concerned with inequities social justice. The Voices for Inclusive Activity project brought disabled people together online to explore more accessible inclusive approaches evaluate disability sport physical activity. Positive Mental Attitude took place a community-based football league experience mental distress explored nature value participation. involved researching who often excluded from research. Addressing power imbalances can function engage marginalised processes knowledge production enable offers useful that democratic, inclusive, collaborative, participatory, but process is not straightforward. this paper focus challenges opportunities first second authors faced as facilitators co-produced Participant co-researcher quotes reveal how methods address gaps experiential exclusion marginalisation. potential influence policy outlined.