Research Impact: According to mashable.com, the fitbit app was top in the apple store downloaded list for the 2015 Christmas (https://mashable.com/2015/12/28/fitbit-wins-christmas/?europe=true). There has since been a surge of interest in commercial physical activity tracking devices for […]
Research Impact: Excess school bag weight is responsible for musculoskeletal complaints among children and adolescents. This study examined parents’ and adolescents’ perceptions of school bag weights and actual school bag weights for adolescents in New Zealand. […]
Research Impact: Several studies demonstrate that Sport Education (SE) supports the development of an authentic sport experience. However, the ‘messiness’ attached to the reality of effectively enacting SE is less prominent in the literature. The […]
Research Impact: Collegiate contemporary and student Irish dancers experience substantial rates of pain and injury, but non-physical risk factors have been under-investigated in these cohorts. We gathered weekly data from 57 participants from the United Kingdom […]
Research Impact: Physical activity among young adolescents with functional limitations is important, because through physical activity, individuals can prevent the onset of secondary health conditions that can complicate the treatment of the functional limitations. In this […]
Abstract This study examined the metacognitive processes and attentional focus of recreational endurance runners. The emphasis was on understanding the metacognitive processes important to acquire, develop, and refine cognitive strategies in novice endurance exercise participants. […]
Research Impact: Mixed methods are increasingly popular in the health and social sciences. Several strategies to integrate qualitative and quantitative strategies have been proposed, but their conceptualization is usually not empirically tested. Based on the methodological […]
Research Impact: This article examines cross-sectional and prospective associations of walking and meeting and exceeding recommended physical activity (PA) levels with depression among a large cohort of older Irish adults. Cross-sectionally, meeting PA guidelines was […]
Research Impact: Visual exploratory activity (VEA) refers to movements of the head made to detect information relevant to future actions. Evidence suggests that frequent VEA is a distinguishing characteristic of high-level footballers. Analysis of responses […]
Research Impact: Young adolescents between the age of 11-15y is a time for much physical, psychological and social change. Chronic pain is an important factor among young adolescents. The types of pain can be in a […]
