Key Findings in the Study COVID-19 and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are linked via inflammation Underlying conditions in COVID-19 related deaths are inflammation-induced A balanced diet can ameliorate chronic inflammation in NCDs, which may also reduce […]
Research Impact: We evaluated the impact of COVID-19-related public health guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, mental health, and their interrelations among 3,052 US adults. Self-reported physical activity was 32.3% lower among previously active participants, […]
As we re-enter the next academic semester, physical education teacher educators are in a process of translating their usual face-to-face teaching into online material which can be used in a fully online or blended learning […]
Research Impact: The author reflects on the impact Covid-19 might have on teacher education and the extent to which the pandemic reinforces and/or challenges her notion of what it means to be an effective initial […]
With the on-going situation with Covid-19 and all the added pressures it brings to planning and delivering lessons, we need to think how we can do it without sacrificing our own mental health and the […]
The theme of this blog post stemmed from recent conversations I have had with teachers at both secondary and, in particular, primary level regarding the place of Physical Education in advance of the re-opening of […]
Research Impact: This is a report that has been created by the Teaching Physical Education advisory group of the Spanish Council of Physical Education (COLEF). It defines basic pedagogical, health and safety orientations for physical […]
The year 2020 has brought into focus the concept of wicked problems-seemingly intractable challenges that are both complex and interconnected with other problems. COVID-19 had demonstrated in dramatic terms how human health is interconnected to […]
The current Covid-19 pandemic has greatly influenced on our teaching and learning at higher education. This influence has shifted our teaching from a face-to-face environment / blended learning environment to a fully online environment; a […]
As an international student in Ireland, the first week of doing my PhD effectively at home was challenging for me. My family in China were so worried about my safety in Ireland. At the same […]
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