Research Impact: Pain and psychiatric disorders are prevalent comorbidities for which physical activity is beneficial. Whether associations between physical activity (PA) and pain are mediated by psychiatric symptoms is understudied. We tested whether the severity […]
The Altmetric Top 100 is an annual list of the most discussed research that captured the public’s imagination each year. Altmetric collates sources such as the mainstream media, policy documents, social networks, blogs, and other […]
Research Impact: This article examines cross-sectional and prospective associations of walking and meeting and exceeding recommended physical activity (PA) levels with depression among a large cohort of older Irish adults. Cross-sectionally, meeting PA guidelines was […]
Research Impact: This article provides a comprehensive review and critical appraisal of the relationship between physical activity (PA) and anxiety, the rationale for including PA as a treatment option for anxiety, and critical gaps in the […]
Research Impact: Although the benefits of aerobic exercise training for depressive symptoms is established, less is known regarding the effects of resistance exercise training (RET) on depressive symptoms. This systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis […]
Research Impact: Mild-to-moderate depression is often accompanied by low energy and fatigue. Acute exercise improves energy and fatigue, but less is known regarding environmental influences on exercise response. Feelings of energy and fatigue were measured before […]
Research Impact: Muscular strength is a predictor of cardiometabolic disease risk, physical disabilities, mortality, and mental health across aging populations. There is evidence of sex-related differences in some of these associations (i.e., mortality); however, evidence of […]
Hello out there in Blog land, my name is Karl Fleming and I am a structured PhD student, in year three of my doctoral path seeking educational fulfilment. Those who know me, might consider me […]
