Research Impact: Exercise training reduces depressive symptoms among people with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS). However, identification of modifiable patient and trial characteristics that influence exercise effects is critical to the development of effective exercise interventions. This […]
Stride length, hip, knee and ankle angles were compared during barefoot and shod running on a treadmill at two speeds. Nine well-trained (1500m time: 3min:59.80s ± 14.7 s) male (22 ±3 years; 73 ±9 kg; […]
The PEPAYS Ireland Research Centre was established in 2005 and has four core values; (1) Understand the conditions that enhance children and youth’s capacities for participation in a physically active lifestyle, (2) Pursue collaborative multi-disciplinary […]
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) has been successful in achieving a Bronze Award from Athena SWAN (Scientific Women’s Academic Network) formally acknowledging the ongoing commitment of PESS to improve gender inequalities. […]
This spring semester, as part of the module ‘Youth Sport and Policy’, our 4th year physical education undergraduate students engaged in a 7-week community placement in association with Limerick Sports Partnership (LSP). The module involves […]
Research Impact: At present, numerous studies have noted a scarcity of research examining the effectiveness of interventions designed to reach recommended moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels as well as physical activity (PA) levels of specific sports […]
Many national and international studies have a research focus on human health; these studies often examine specific risk behaviours, their determinants and related health risk indicators. Studies may be cross-sectional, longitudinal in nature or involve […]
Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to design and validate an assessment instrument to explore how primary school students perceive their competency-based learning. Main findings showed that students from year three to year six […]
Research Impact: This study conveys that Sport Education is a curriculum and instructional model lacking a thorough exploration that can establish an even more robust and sophisticated model. Appreciating the research conducted on Sport Education, we […]
In this blog, I hope I can shed light on the publication process by outlining my experiences and what I learnt, along the way, from this experience. My first publication “The Impact of Resistance Training […]
