Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether changing the focus of attention of field sport athletes would affect their performance for a change-of-direction (COD) and acceleration task. Seventeen male college students […]
Category: Publications
Publication: Profiling the health-related physical fitness of Irish adolescents: A school-level sociodemographic divide
Research Impact: This study represents the first comprehensive review of multiple components of health-related fitness among a stratified sample of adolescents in the Republic of Ireland. The purpose of this study was twofold; 1) to examine […]
Publication: An eight-week RCT of home-based pilates for symptoms of anxiety, depression, & fatigue among people with MS: Study protocol
Research Impact: Evidence supports benefits of exercise, primarily traditional exercise modes, for mental health among people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS); however, less is known about non-traditional modes like Pilates. Clinical trials should be underpinned by […]
Publication: Individual & environmental-related correlates of MVPA in Finnish children
Research Impact: The physical activity (PA) behaviours of young adolescents are influenced by personal and environmental factors. Moreover, more evidence is showing that these patterns are not the same across populations. Therefore it would be […]
Publication: Teaching recommendations for a safe and responsible physical education in the new normal
Research Impact: This is a report that has been created by the Teaching Physical Education advisory group of the Spanish Council of Physical Education (COLEF). It defines basic pedagogical, health and safety orientations for physical […]
Publication: Development of key policy recommendations for active transport in New Zealand: Multi-sector and multidisciplinary endeavour.
Research Impact: Despite national-level initiatives to encourage active transport (AT) in New Zealand since 2005, rates of AT have continued to decline in most parts of the country, with negative impacts on health and the […]
Publication: Strength and Conditioning for Competitive Rowers
Research Impact: Strength and conditioning (S&C) is an essential component of performance enhancement and injury reduction for competitive rowers. However, information regarding the practical application of appropriate S&C programming for competitive rowers is limited. This article […]
Publication: Evaluation of a brief interval exercise training (IET) intervention for first-time prisoners with elevated anxiety symptoms
Research Impact: Exercise training could be an effective coping strategy for increased anxiety symptoms in response to first time incarceration, but this has been unstudied. Thus, 37 first-time French prisoners were randomised to three weekly […]
Publication: Associations Between PA & Perceived School Performance of Young Adolescents in Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Countries
Research Impact: Physical activity drops dramatically between the ages of 11 to 15y. At the same time, Education assessment is taken more seriously as age increases. Also, at this age, girls then to perform better […]
Publication: Depressive symptoms differ across Physical Activity Status based on comorbid anxiety & depression status among adolescents
Research Impact: Comorbid anxiety and depression is increasingly prevalent in adolescents, and comorbidity results in greater symptom severity and duration. Comorbid status may influence the association between PA level and depression. 481 Irish adolescents self- […]
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