Research Impact: The effectiveness of physical activity interventions to develop long term sustainable physical activity practice for patients with chronic disease remains questionable in the literature. The present study protocol describes the use of mixed […]
Research Impact: In Ireland, physical education in the first three years of post-primary education is taught within the broader programme area of Wellbeing. Within this context, Y-PATH PE4Me is proposed as an underpinning curriculum model […]
Research Impact: Adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) need tailored programmes to improve levels of physical activity, to build motor competences, confidence and motivation for general physical literacy. In addition to the therapeutic care they may […]
Research Impact Summary: This research has added to the literature by providing an in-depth description of the planning of coaching sessions within a high-performance team sport context. It has revealed planning to be a multifaceted […]
Research Impact Summary: Can obesity be beneficial in older adults? The answer for this question is still a matter of debate due to a phenomenon known as the obesity paradox. This study discusses the paradoxical […]
Research Impact: Current literature has investigated the nutritional regulation of acute and chronic exercise-induced metabolic adaptations in muscle following endurance exercise, principally comparing the impact of training in fasted and carbohydrate-fed (CHO) conditions. Alternative strategies […]
Research Impact: This paper sought to critically explore what areas of pedagogy are claimed to be enhanced by digital technology in PE. It presented how technology was largely seen to enhance students’ learning in relation […]
Research Impact: Among 62 untrained young adults with and without analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder (AGAD), we quantified the acute effects of resistance exercise (RE) on state anxiety and worry symptoms compared to a quiet rest […]
Research Impact: We used weekly data collected over eight weeks throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to expand previous findings and use dynamic panel models with fixed effects to better understand the direction and magnitude of the […]
Research Impact: The issue of who is best placed to deliver high-quality physical education in primary schools has been the subject of considerable debate. In Ireland, a PE specialism was introduced into two primary level […]
