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Health care professionals' knowledge and practice of physical activity promotion for cancer survivors in Ireland.
(ISBNPA, 2016-06)
Purpose: With advancements in cancer screening and treatment, cancer mortality rates
continue to decline for most major cancer types globally. This translates into a growing
cohort of cancer survivors worldwide, estimated ...
Tracking of physical activity and sedentary behaviour from adolescence to young adulthood: A systematic literature review.
(Elsevier, 2019-06)
Purpose
The transition from adolescence to young adulthood is categorized by substantial changes in one's activity behaviors, which may have important implications for health. To date, no reviews have systematically ...
Does fundamental movement skill proficiency vary by sex, class group or weight status? Evidence from an Irish primary school setting.
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
This study examined fundamental movement skill (FMS) proficiency among male (N=216) and female (N=198) Irish primary school pupils from Year 2 to Year 7 (9.0 ± 1.7 years). Following anthropometric measurements, participants ...
Activity profiles and the associations with weight status in population studies of young children: are there gender differences?
(Human Kinetics, 2017-02)
Purpose:
Profiling activity behaviors in young children is important to understand changes in weight status over time. The purpose of this study is to identify activity profiles from self- and parental-reported Physical ...
Are internal load measures associated with injuries in male adolescent Gaelic football players?
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2019-06)
This study aimed to examine internal loads in male adolescent Gaelic footballers and their association with musculoskeletal injury. Written training diaries were completed by 97 male adolescent Gaelic footballers weekly ...
The cross-sectional associations between objectively measured sedentary time and cardiometabolic health markers in adults – a systematic review with meta-analysis component.
(Wiley, 2018)
Sedentary time is viewed as an independent risk factor for adverse cardiometabolic health (CMH). No systematic review and meta-analysis on the cross-sectional asso-ciations between objectively measured sedentary time and ...
Exploring bodily sensations experienced during flow states in professional national hunt 6 jockeys: A connecting analysis
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)
Previous research has suggested that distinct bodily sensations are experienced by athletes during flow states, and could represent a sport-specific characteristic of this phenomenon. This study aimed to enrich understanding ...
The effect of an 8-week combined aerobic and suspension training programme on physical, performance, cardiovascular, and metabolic characteristics of overweight and obese inactive individuals.
(Athlone Institute of Technology, 2019-09)
Title: The effect of an 8-week combined aerobic and suspension training programme on physical, performance, cardiovascular, and metabolic characteristics of overweight and obese inactive individuals.
Background: Overweight ...
Fundamental movement skill proficiency in juvenile Gaelic games.
(Springer, 2018-04)
Background Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are basic observable patterns of movement and prerequisites to successful
performance of sports specific skills. International research has found that children are not reaching ...
Epidemiology of injury in male adolescent Gaelic games.
(Elsevier, 2015-05)
Objectives
There is a lack of epidemiological research in adolescent Gaelic games, with previous research primarily focusing on elite adult males. This study aimed to prospectively capture the epidemiology of injury in ...