Research Impact: Evidence regarding physical benefits of non-traditional exercise modes is growing, but comparatively less evidence is available for mental health benefits of non-traditional exercise modes, particularly Pilates. Thus, this meta-analysis included eight articles published prior […]
Research Impact: Mild-to-moderate depression is often accompanied by low energy and fatigue. Acute exercise improves energy and fatigue, but less is known regarding environmental influences on exercise response. Feelings of energy and fatigue were measured before […]
April 2018: I have recently returned from a very productive few days with PESS colleague Missy Parker, at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) on a fact-finding mission to discover more about best practice in […]
Research Impact: Sedentary behavior (SB) is associated with poor cognitive performance, but the influence of SB on risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is unclear. This study examined the association between SB and MCI among 34,129 […]
Nutrition has an irrefutable role in support of athletic training. Dependent on many factors Figure 1 below, sports and exercise nutritionists (SENs) can determine optimal nutrient strategies to support a specific training stimulus or competitive […]
Research Impact: The physical demands of team sports such as soccer have been traditionally evaluated in terms of distance covered or time spent in different speed zones. However this does not take into the multidirectional movement patterns […]
Reactive strength has been described as the capacity of an athlete to bear a stretch load and subsequently switch rapidly from an eccentric to concentric muscle action. This strength quality is most important in movements […]
Research Impact: Youth sport is becoming an increasingly serious business, driven by the belief that early success is an indicator of future potential. Within the context of track and field athletics, we have demonstrated that […]
Athletes take dietary supplements for many health related and performance reasons. The popularity of supplement consumption has been observed in athletes competing at all levels. Moreover, the value of global dietary supplement market increases over […]
Jockeys should maintain a high level of physical fitness to meet the physical demands of horse racing. The aim of this study was to determine the physiological requirements of the riding gaits used regularly in […]
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