A5063009527- Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Sports Performance and Training
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Physical Activity and Health
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Coffee research and impacts
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
University of the Sunshine Coast
2019-2025
Sunshine Coast University Hospital
2020-2024
The University of Queensland
2014-2024
University of New England
2024
Nutrition Sciences (Belgium)
2016-2024
Hunter Water
2016
Curtin University
2016
ObjectivesTo assess physical activity (PA), mental health and well-being of adults in the United Kingdom (UK), Ireland, New Zealand Australia during initial stages National governments' Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) containment responses.DesignObservational, cross-sectional.MethodsAn online survey was disseminated to (n = 8,425; 44.5 ± 14.8y) residing UK, within first 2-6 weeks government-mandated COVID-19 restrictions. Main outcome measures included: Stages Change scale for exercise...
This study aimed to determine whether 1) consumption of caffeine improves endurance cycling performance in women and 2) sex differences exist the magnitude ergogenic plasma responses supplementation.Twenty-seven (11 16 men) endurance-trained cyclists triathletes participated this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. Participants completed an incremental exercise test exhaustion, two familiarization trials, trials. Ninety minutes before participants ingested opaque...
Introduction Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) can experience intermittent claudication, which limits walking capacity and the ability to undertake daily activities. While exercise therapy is an established way improve in people PAD, it not feasible all patients. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) provides a passively induce repeated muscle contractions has been widely used as for chronic conditions that limit functional capacity. Preliminary trials patients PAD...
Menstruation and menstrual symptoms are commonly cited barriers to physical activity in women. The delay or avoidance of menstruation through extended oral-contraceptive (OC) regimens may mitigate these barriers, yet information on menstrual-manipulation practices young physically active women is sparse. objective this study was investigate prevalence of, reasons for, manipulation with OCs recreationally competitively women.One hundred ninety-one (self-reported moderate vigorous 150-300...
Purpose Oral contraceptive (OC) use reduces peak aerobic capacity (V˙O2peak); however, whether it also influences adaptations to training has yet be determined. This study aimed examine the influence of OC on performance (peak power output [PPO]) and physiological (V˙O2peak cardiac [Q˙peak]) after sprint interval (SIT) in recreationally active women. Methods Women taking an (n = 25) or experiencing natural regular menstrual cycles (MC; n 16) completed incremental exercise test assess...
Physical activity (PA) participation was substantially reduced at the start of COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose this study to assess association between PA, mental health, and wellbeing during following easing restrictions in United Kingdom (UK) New Zealand (NZ). In study, 3363 adults completed online surveys within 2-6 weeks initial (April/May 2020) once human movement had been eased. Outcome measures included International Activity Questionnaire Short-Form, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-9...
Physical exercise may reduce dementia risk in aging, but varying reports on its effectiveness make it challenging to ascribe what level of will have significant longer-term effects important functions such as hippocampal-based learning and memory. This study compared the effect three different 6-month regimens hippocampal-dependent cognition healthy, elderly individuals. Participants, aged 65-85 with no cognitive deficits, were randomly assigned one interventions (low (LIT), medium (MIT),...
ABSTRACT Objectives To assess how the early stages of National governments Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) containment strategies impacted upon physical activity, mental health and well-being adults in UK, Ireland, New Zealand Australia Design Observational, cross-sectional Setting Online survey disseminated within first 2-6 weeks government mandated COVID-19 restrictions Participants Adults (n = 8,425; 44.5 ± 14.8 y), ≥ 18 y who were residing surveyed countries Main outcome measures Stages...
Abstract The academic world is rapidly changing due to multiple influences, including COVID-19, technological advancement, tertiary competition, shifting government policies, and emerging research practices priorities. Given this tertiary-education landscape, added importance placed on the need for leaders understand contemporary which likely exceeds skills displayed by their supervisors mentors. Consequently, reflecting 80+ years of collective post-PhD experience, we identify discuss six...
Dementia is understood to arise from a mixed etiology, enveloping chronic inflammatory and vascular impacts on the brain, driven by constellation of modifiable risk factors which are largely mediated lifestyle-related behaviors. These manifest over prolonged preclinical period account for up 40% population attributable dementia, representing viable targets early interventions aimed at abating disease onset progression. Here we outline protocol 12-week randomized control trial (RCT)...
Low-grade systemic inflammation is a key driver of muscle degeneration in older adults, and diets with pro-inflammatory properties may further contribute to loss mass, strength function. Therefore, this research aimed explore the associations between inflammatory potential diet measures sarcopenia symptomology community-dwelling adults. Upper (handgrip strength, HGS) lower extremity (sit-to-stand) physical performance (timed-up-and-go, TUG) appendicular skeletal mass (ASM) was assessed...
Abstract Pre‐clinical murine and in vitro models have demonstrated that exercise suppresses tumour cancer cell growth. These anti‐oncogenic effects of were associated with the exercise‐mediated release myokines such as interleukin (IL)‐15. However, no study has quantified acute IL‐15 response human survivors, whether physiological adaptations to training (i.e. body composition cardiorespiratory fitness) influence this response. In present breast, prostate colorectal survivors ( n = 14)...
Sensorimotor adaptation, or the capacity to adapt movement changes in moving body environment, is a form of motor learning that important for functional independence (e.g., regaining stability after slips trips). Aerobic exercise can acutely improve many forms healthy adults. It not known, however, whether acute aerobic has similar positive effects on sensorimotor adaptation stroke survivors as it does individuals. The aim this study was determine promotes people post stroke. A...
Abstract Background Clinical practice guidelines recommend that adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) sit less and move more throughout the day. The 18-month OPTIMISE Your Health Trial was developed to support desk-based workers T2D achieve these recommendations. two-arm protocol consists of an intervention control arms. arm receives 6 months health coaching, a sit-stand desktop workstation activity tracker, followed by text message support, then maintenance. delayed modified after 12 usual...
Introduction: Oral contraceptive (OC) use influences peak exercise responses to training, however whether OC central and peripheral adaptations training if this effects performance is not known. This study investigated the influence of on changes in time-to-fatigue, pulmonary oxygen uptake on-kinetics, cardiac output heart rate on-kinetics tissue saturation index four weeks sprint interval recreationally-active women. Methods: Women taking an oral (OC; n=25) or experiencing natural menstrual...
Purpose: This study assessed the biological reliability of peripheral human cytokines and adipokines, influence participant characteristics on total error. has essential application to interventional cytokine measurement ensure that reported results are interpreted with confidence. Methods: Participants (49% female, 18-85 years, n = 84) completed two consecutive-day testing sessions. provided a venous blood sample at same time day across consecutive days, under standardized presentation,...