A5027720252- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Physical Activity and Health
- Sports Performance and Training
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Urologic and reproductive health conditions
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Nerve injury and regeneration
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Education Systems and Policy
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
University of Strathclyde
2023-2025
University of Exeter
2024
Edinburgh Napier University
2021-2022
University of South Florida
2021
Teesside University
2016-2020
Atkins (United Kingdom)
2020
Weston College
2020
Stornoway Historical Society
2020
Newcastle University
2019
Royal Rehabilitation Centre
2019
We aimed to assess one-year changes in physical fitness, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and body mass index (BMI), encompassing the 2020 COVID-19 UK lockdowns. Data were collected (October 2019, November 2020) from 178 8-10-year-olds Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 85% England's most deprived quintile. Twenty-metre shuttle run test performance (20mSRT), handgrip strength (HGS), standing broad jump (SBJ), sit-and-reach, height, mass, HRQoL (Kidscreen-27 questionnaire) sports club...
Background Low-volume high-intensity interval training holds promise for cardiometabolic health promotion in adolescents, but sustainable interventions must be practical and engaging. We examined the effect of a school-based multi-activity low-volume intervention on adolescents' health. Methods In an exploratory controlled before-and-after design, 101 adolescents (mean age ± standard deviation [SD] 14.0 0.3 years) were recruited from four schools; two designated as sites (n = 41), control...
The advancement of perioperative medicine is leading to greater diversity in development pre-surgical interventions, implemented reduce patient surgical risk and enhance post-surgical recovery. Of these the prescription pre-operative exercise training gathering momentum as a realistic means for enhancing outcome. Indeed, general benefits have potential pre-operatively optimise several risks factors, including cardiorespiratory function, frailty cognitive function. Any programme incorporated...
High-intensity interval training (HIT) can impact cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness simultaneously, yet protocols typically focus on lower-body exercise. For older adults however, performing activities of daily living requires upper- fitness.To assess the effects combined HIT in aged > 50 years.Thirty-six (50-81 years; 21 male) were assigned via minimisation to either (n = 18) or a no-exercise control group (CON, n following baseline assessment leg extensor muscle power, handgrip...
We assessed whether changes in children's body mass index (BMI), physical fitness and health-related quality of life observed post-2020 United Kingdom COVID-19 lockdown remained 12 18 months later. Twenty-metre shuttle run test (20mSRT), handgrip strength, standing broad jump, sit-and-reach, height, mass, (Kidscreen27 questionnaire) were measured 90 children (8–9 years) during October 2019 ("T0"), November 2020 ("T1"), 2021 ("T2") June 2022 ("T3"). Mixed-effects models showed age-...
It has been widely reported that men have a lower ratio of the 2nd and 4th human finger lengths (2D : 4D). Size-scaling ratios, however, seldom-appreciated potential for providing biased estimates. Using an information-theoretic approach, we compared 12 candidate models, with different assumptions error structures, scaling untransformed 2D to 4D from 154 262 women. In each hand, two-parameter power function straight line intercept both normal, homoscedastic error, were superior other models...
This study aimed to examine adolescents' acute cardiorespiratory and perceptual responses during high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE) enjoyment following HIIE work-matched continuous moderate intensity (CMIE). Fifty-four 12- 15-year olds (27 boys) completed 8 × 1-min cycling at 90% peak power with 75-s recovery of the gas exchange threshold Absolute oxygen uptake ([Formula: see text]), percentage maximal [Formula: text] (%[Formula: heart rate (HR), HR (%HRmax) ratings perceived exertion...
Continuous high-intensity exercise is proposed to evoke unpleasant sensations as predicted by the dual-mode theory and may negatively impact on future adherence. Previous studies support in affective responses during continuous exercise, but affect experience interval (HIIE) involving brief bursts of separated low-intensity activity poorly understood adolescents. We examined acute affective, enjoyment, perceived exertion HIIE compared with moderate-intensity (MIIE) adolescents.Thirteen...
Objectives: To investigate whether people with Parkinson’s disease can exercise at a high-intensity across 12-week intervention and to assess the impact of on cardiorespiratory fitness. Design: This is randomized, controlled, feasibility study waiting list control. Assessors were blinded group allocation. Setting: The took place an centre assessments district general hospital. Subjects: included 20 idiopathic disease. Intervention: A total 36 sessions over 12 weeks, each session lasting ~45...
Muscular power is important for maintaining physical functioning with aging. Proper quantification of the reliability muscular tests crucial to inform monitoring individuals and sample size planning interventional studies. This study evaluated short- long-term leg extensor measurement in 72 adults (age 62.7 ± 8.6 years). Participants completed four repeat trials on Nottingham rig, a further trial twelve weeks later. Mean change, typical error, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were...
We examined associations between physical fitness components, body mass index (BMI) and sports club participation on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 8- to 11-year-old children from a socioeconomically deprived region England. From May-October 2019, 432 completed the HRQoL questionnaire Kidscreen-27 Leisure Time Physical Activity Survey, testing battery 20 m shuttle run test (20mSRT), handgrip strength (Handgrip), standing broad jump (Broad Jump), sit-and-reach. Height, mass, BMI...
Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is a convenient and cost-effective tool that can be used to monitor high-intensity interval exercise (HIIE). However, no methodological study has demonstrated the validity RPE in this context. Therefore, aim was validate calibrate for monitoring HIIE adolescents.
Physical fitness in childhood and adolescence is associated with a variety of health outcomes powerful marker current future health. However, inconsistencies tests protocols limit international monitoring surveillance. The objective the study was to seek consensus on proposed, evidence-informed, Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT) battery for surveillance children adolescents aged 6-18 years.
Inter-individual cognitive factors have been shown to be related the changes in affect evaluations during continuous high-intensity exercise adolescents, but role of on interval (HIIE) is currently unknown. This study evaluated influence personality traits (behavioral activation system; BAS and behavioral inhibition BIS) self-efficacy affect, enjoyment perceived exertion HIIE adolescents. Participants (n = 30; 15 boys; mean age 12.2 ± 0.4 years; moderate vigorous physical activity levels per...