Research Impact: Using compositional data analysis, the current study found that increased light-intensity physical activity (LIPA) was associated with lower BMI, percentage body fat and fat mass in older adults. Theoretically increasing LIPA by 30 […]
Applications are invited for a 2-year full time MSc Studentship In UL, we are committed to the all-round academic and professional development of our students. The successful candidate would become part of the Physical Activity […]
Congratulations to Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) graduates who were conferred at the Autumn 2019 Graduation Ceremony at the University of Limerick. Graduates from the BSc. in Physical Education, BSc. Sport and Exercise Sciences, […]
“Citius, Altius, Fortius” the Olympic motto suggests that sport is about achievement. However, the Olympic movement is about so much more than developing elite athletes. According to their own literature “the goal is clear: Develop […]
Research Impact: People with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) are typically less likely to meet the physical activity guidelines than their healthy counterparts; however, they may also have more to gain from physical activity. Common pharmacological […]
Research Impact: The use of isometric strength testing, particularly the isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP), has increased rapidly in the past decade. The relationship between isometric measures of strength measured during the IMTP and isometric squat […]
Speed and acceleration are important qualities in field sports (Duthie et al., 2006) and play a decisive role in successful outcomes in various team sport competitions. It is a specific quality that needs to be […]
Station 1: I started my journey at UL in January 2018, coming from Dresden, Germany, with a focus on work- and organisational psychology in my masters. Honestly, Limerick and Castletroy are not necessarily places that […]
Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster Research Seminar & Launch of Exercise is Medicine at UL Dr. Matthew Herring, PhD, FACSM; Dr. Brian Carson, PhD; Professor Catherine Woods, PhD; Professor Liam Glynn, MD, MICGP, FRCSI, […]
Summary: In a letter to the ‘Irish Journal of Medical Science’, we recently described “MedExUL”. This is an aerobic exercise programme that has been initially developed for patients with cardiovascular disease. The high quality of […]
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