Research Impact: Physical inactivity and co-morbid anxiety symptoms are prevalent among people with Fibromyalgia. Exercise training is a potentially effective alternative therapy to reduce these symptoms. Our current paper synthesizes the most methodologically rigorous trials that […]
Applications are invited for the following position: Post Doctoral Researcher in Physical Activity and Health (The Dean’s Post Doctoral Fellowship Programme) Specific Purpose Contract Department of Physical Education & Sport Sciences Faculty of Education & Health […]
Research Impact: The aim of this study was to assess the concurrent validity of the OptojumpTM system (Microgate, Bolzano, Italy) versus a force platform in the estimation of temporal and reactive strength measures. In two […]
In 23 days across April and May 2017, I travelled 25207 kilometres, attended three conferences, gave two research presentations, ran two workshops, and participated in a European Physical Education Teacher Education Project meeting. It was […]
Most are aware of the obesity epidemic and associate obesity to be the result of an increase in body fat. The World Health Organisation monitors population trends in obesity by body mass index or BMI […]
I am Brett Gordon, and I am a second year postgraduate student in PESS working with Dr. Matthew Herring to examine the effects of resistance exercise training on mental health outcomes. Additionally, for the past […]
Golf is an extremely popular sport, played by people of all ages and skill levels across the world (McHardy et al., 2006). According to Farrally et al. (2003) a total of 55 million people played […]
Last week, we hosted the IRFU Certified Conditioning Course (CCC) Course at the University of Limerick. Kevin Cradock alongside Fergal O’Callaghan coordinated a fantastic weeklong programme that forms the basis of the Strength and Conditioning […]
Research Impact: The development of pedagogical innovations in support pre-service teachers learning to teach is a key focus of scholarship internationally. This work provides a set of principles for the development of a specific approach […]
I was born and educated in China. Now I am a first year Structured Education and Health Sciences PhD student in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Limerick. My […]
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