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 […]
Publication: Mild cognitive impairment and sedentary behavior: A multinational study
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 […]
Plant derived proteins in performance nutrition. Dr Catherine Norton
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 […]
Publication: Directional Change Mediates the Physiological Response to High-Intensity Shuttle Running in Soccer Players
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: How It’s Calculated & Why That Matters – Robin Healy
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 […]
Publication: Excelling at youth level in athletics is not a prerequisite for later success
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, tell us about your dietary supplement intake! Marta Kozior
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 […]
Publication: Physiological demands of daily riding gaits in jockeys
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 […]
The power of blood… Dr Brian Carson
Blood as the elusive ‘fountain of youth’? The existence of a mythical ‘fountain of youth’ and the quest to locate this is a centuries old tale. Recent scientific discoveries have suggested that “young blood” may […]
PhD Scholarships Available in PESS
The Physical Education and Sport Sciences Department is offering two PhD Scholarships in 2018. The purpose of the PESS Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme is to support full time PhD students. There will be a maximum of […]
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