MoTrPAC (the Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium) is a large-scale, National Institute of Health (NIH)-funded research initiative designed to map the molecular changes that occur in response to exercise. The goal is to build […]
Category: Publications
The influence of gamification on the type of student motivation in physical education
This study highlights a nuanced impact of gamification in education: it reliably raises students’ extrinsic motivation, especially introjected regulation, while risking displacement of deeper, self-determined drives. The implication is to redesign toward purpose-rich mechanics that […]
The Road to designing integrated neuromuscular training programs for children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Dr. Mark Lyons
Integrative neuromuscular training (INT) combines motor competence and strength development to boost athletic performance, but its specific components and effects on children and adolescents are not well understood. Three predetermined principles (INT exercise categories, INT progression modalities, […]
The effect of exercise training on anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials – Professor Matthew Herring
This novel meta-analysis estimated the population effect of exercise training on anxiety symptoms among children and adolescents, and determined whether effects varied based on features of the exercise stimulus and participant characteristics. Across 39 effects […]
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a resistance exercise training to treat major depression via cerebrovascular mechanisms (RESIST Trial) – Professor Matthew Herring
Based on the ORBIT module for behavioral intervention development, this is the first confirmatory IIc efficacy study protocol of using 16-weeks of guidelines-based moderate-to-high intensity resistance exercise training (RET) to treat Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) […]
Developing guiding principles for the Socially-Just Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility(SJ-TPSR) approach: lessons learned from a collaborative self-study
The purpose of this paper was to draw on lessons learned from physical education teacher education (PETE) teacher educators enacting the SJ-TPSR approach to co-construct guiding principles to support pedagogical decision-making in future enactments of […]
ACUTE AND CHRONIC EFFECTS OF GUIDELINES-BASED PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE EXERCISE TRAINING COMPARED TO A LOW-INTENSITY SHAM ATTENTION-CONTROL ON SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AMONG YOUNG ADULT WOMEN WITH ANALOGUE GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER: DESIGN AND METHODS OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Two previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from our group have demonstrated promising therapeutic effects of lower-body resistance exercise training (RET), and, progressive, fully-body, moderate-to-high-intensity, World Health Organization and American College of Sports Medicine guidelines-based RET […]
Associations between expectations and psychological responses to acute resistance exercise
This study provides novel evidence that the psychological benefits of a single session of resistance exercise (RE) occur independently of participants’ expectations, even in individuals with elevated anxiety symptoms. In a secondary analysis of existing […]
Mitochondrial Aging: Form Over Function – Dr. John Noone
We are all familiar with how integral the mitochondria are in producing the energy needed for our body to meet the demands we place on it. However, for decades, scientists have debated how mitochondria adapt […]
Muscle Growth Is Very Strongly Correlated with Strength Gains after Lower Body Resistance Training: New Insight from Within-Participant Associations
Intuitively, we understand that stronger individuals have larger muscles, and this has been supported by research showing inter-individual differences in muscle strength are mostly explained by differences in muscle volume. However, when we try to […]
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