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Reactive strength index: a poor indicator of reactive strength?
(Human Kinetics, 2018-07)Purpose: The primary aim was to assess the relationships between reactive strength measures and associated kinematic and kinetic performance variables achieved during drop jumps. A secondary aim was to highlight issues ... -
Resisted sled sprint kinematics: the acute effect of load and sporting population
(MDPI, 2021-09-30)In this study, we assessed the acute kinematic effects of different sled load conditions (unloaded and at 10%, 20%, 30% decrement from maximum velocity (Vdec)) in different sporting populations. It is well-known that an ... -
Results from Ireland North and South's 2022 report card on physical activity for children and adolescents
(Elsevier, 2023-12-09)Background: The Ireland North and South Report Card on Physical Activity (PA) for Children and Adolescents aims to monitor progress in PA participation across a range of internationally established indicators. Methods: ... -
Results from Ireland's 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth
(Human Kinetics, 2014)BACKGROUND: Physical activity (PA) levels are a key performance indicator for policy documents in Ireland. The first Ireland Report Card on Physical Activity in Children and Youth aims to set a robust baseline for future ... -
Seasonal changes in the physical activity levels of youth Gaelic football players
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-05-04)This study quantified changes in physical activity (PA) levels attained by adolescents during Gaelic football participation across two time points in a season and determined if these changes affected the overall daily ... -
Self-modelled versus skilled-peer modelled AO+IM effects on skilled sensorimotor performance.
(Elsevier, 2020-03-14)Action observation (AO) and motor imagery (MI) are simulation states that have been demonstrated to independently enhance motor skill performance. Historically, AO and MI were examined in isolation from one another; however ... -
Simultaneous validation of count-to-activity thresholds for five commonly used activity monitors in adolescent research: a step towards data harmonization
(Human Kinetics, 2021-11-16)Background: Multiple activity monitors are utilized for the estimation of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity in youth. Due to differing methodological approaches, results are not comparable when developing ... -
Simultaneous validation of five activity monitors for use in adult populations.
(Wiley, 2017-12)Numerous cut-points exist to measure physical activity by accelerometry. The ability to compare accelerometer findings from different devices from different locations may be advantageous to researchers. This study aimed ... -
SingStrong - a singing and breathing retraining intervention for respiratory and other common systems of long COVID: a pilot study
(Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists, 2022-03-09)Background: Management of Long COVID (LC) is hugely challenging for clinicians. This pilot study evaluated a breathing retraining and singing programme (SingStrong for LC) to address common LC symptoms. The study hypothesized ... -
Sport and recreation musculoskeletal injuries in Irish primary school children
(Research Group on Physical Activity and Sports Sciences (GICAFD). Department of Didactic General and Specific Training. University of Alicante, 2021-04-01)Musculoskeletal injury in children can lead to negative physical, psychological and socio-economic effects. This study aimed to examine sport and recreation injury incidence in Irish primary school children. A cross-sectional ... -
Sport and recreation musculoskeletal injuries in Irish primary school children.
(Universidad de Alicante, 2020-05)The physical, cognitive, mental and social health benefits that occur in school children due to participation in sport and recreation are vast (Abernethy and MacAuley, 2003; Bloemers et al., 2012; Warburton et al., 2006). ... -
A standardised core outcome set for measurement and reporting sedentary behaviour interventional research: the CROSBI Consensus Study
(MDPI, 2022-08-05): Heterogeneity of descriptors and outcomes measured and reported in sedentary behaviour (SB) research hinder the meta-analysis of data and accumulation of evidence. The objective of the Core Research Outcomes for Sedentary ... -
Study protocol for the investigation of the clinical effectiveness of a physical activity behaviour change intervention for individuals living with and beyond cancer
(Elsevier, 2022-01-13)Most individuals living with and beyond cancer are not sufficiently active to achieve the health benefits associated with regular physical activity (PA). The purpose of this study was to describe the study protocol for a ... -
A systematic literature review of reviews on techniques for physical activity measurement in adults: a DEDIPAC study.
(BioMed Central, 2018)The links between increased participation in Physical Activity (PA) and improvements in health are well established. As this body of evidence has grown, so too has the search for measures of PA with high levels of ... -
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 ... -
Understanding disadvantaged adolescents' perception of health literacy through a systematic development of peer vignettes
(BMC, 2021-03-25)Adolescence represents a crucial phase of life where health behaviours, attitudes and social determinants can have lasting impacts on health quality across the life course. Unhealthy behaviour in young people is generally ... -
Use of compositional analyis to show estimated changes in cardiometabolic health by reallocating time to light intensity physical activity in older adults.
(Springer, 2019-07-26)All physical activity (PA) behaviours undertaken over the day, including sleep, sedentary time, standing time, light-intensity PA (LIPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) have the potential to influence cardiometabolic ... -
Validation of the W@WApp + MetaWearC sensor to monitor occupational sitting, standing and stepping in office employees: validation study.
(JMIR, 2020-05-14)Background: Replacing occupational sitting time with active tasks has several proposed health benefits for office employees. Smartphones and motion sensors, can provide objective information in real time on occupational ... -
Validation study of the Spanish version of the Last-7-d Sedentary Time Questionnaire (SITQ- 7d-Sp) in young adults.
(Public Library of Science, 2019-05-29)There are few valid instruments to assess domain-specific sedentary behaviours (SB) among Spanish-speaking populations. This study validated the original English version of the last 7 days SB questionnaire (SIT-Q-7d) ... -
Within-session and between-session reliability of the seven-stroke maximal effort test in national level senior rowers.
(Australian Strength and Conditioning Association, 2019)The purpose of this study was to measure the within- and between-session reliability of the seven-stroke maximal effort (7SM) test on a rowing ergometer (Concept2® system, model C, Vermont, USA) using an unrestricted ...