The processing of material from the fishing industry generates substantial unexploited waste products, many of which possess high biological value. As the world looks to more sustainable food sources, we recently undertook a study investigating […]
Tag: Exercise
Publication: Participant experiences of eight weeks of supervised or home-based Pilates among people with Multiple Sclerosis
Research Impact Summary: Among 10 females with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who completed a feasibility study of supervised and home-based Pilates, semi-structured interviews revealed two domain summaries: the suitability of home-based Pilates and the mental health […]
Publication: Associations between generalized anxiety disorder and resting-state frontal lobe cerebral oxygenation are modified by physical activity
McDowell CP, Newman L, Monroe DC, O’Connor JD, Knight SP, Gordon BG, Kenny RA, Herring MP (2021). Associations between generalized anxiety disorder and resting-state frontal lobe cerebral oxygenation are modified by physical activity: Results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing. Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences
GoGreenRoutes Friday Feeling: Discovering the weekend paths to your weekdays – jennifer rice & cassandra murphy.
GoGreenRoutes GoGreenRoutes is a multi-dimensional project focusing on nature based solutions to enhance and sustain the termed coined 360-health in the urban context. This means we look at health in terms of the physical, […]
Why the Resistance to Resistance? Dr. Matt Herring
Blog from Matthew Herring, University of Limerick. Muscle strengthening exercises improve symptoms of anxiety and depression
Publication: A School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial to Promote Cycling to School in Adolescents: The PACO Study
Research Impact: This manuscript describes the rationale and protocol of a school-based randomized controlled trial called “Cycling and Walk to School” (PACO, by its Spanish acronym) that aims to promote cycling to and from school […]
How to Get off the ‘Rollercoaster’ of Quarantine-workouts, and Keep Climbing! – Patrick Dolan
If you haven’t bought equipment for your “home gym” by this point in the pandemic, I doubt you’ll need it just for a final few weeks of lockdown (please hopefully). Save your money for that […]
Publication: Effects of acute exercise on craving, mood and anxiety in non-treatment seeking adults with alcohol use disorder: An exploratory study
Research Impact: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a significant public health problem, but most people with AUD never seek treatment. Exercise is increasingly used in AUD treatment, but less is known about short-term effects. Here, […]
Publication: Effect of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Ocular Measures of Attention to Emotionally Expressive Faces
Research Impact: It is plausible that adaptive changes in attention to emotional stimuli underlie exercise-induced mood enhancement. Thus, we examined the effects of acute aerobic exercise on eye-tracking metrics while 34 young adults viewed positive, […]
Publication: Personality, physical activity, and incident generalized anxiety disorder: findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
Research Impact: This study examined interrelations between the Big 5 personality factors (i.e., neuroticism, extroversion, openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness), physical activity, and generalized anxiety disorder among older adults. It found that 1) extraversion, openness, and […]
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