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Effects of an 8-week school-based intervention programme on Irish school children's fundamental movement skills
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-10-22)
Background: Irish school children have demonstrated poor proficiency in fundamental movement skills (FMS) and consistent with international literature, females and overweight children tend to be less skilled than males and ...
Gaelic football match-play: performance attenuation and timeline of recovery
(MDPI, 2020-12-17)
This study investigated acute changes in markers of fatigue and performance attenuation
during and following a competitive senior club-level Gaelic football match. Forty-one players
were tested immediately pre-match, at ...
Monitoring occupational sitting, standing, and stepping in office employees with the W@W-App and the MetaWearC Sensor: Validation Study.
(JMIR Publications, 2020-08)
Background: Replacing occupational sitting time with active tasks has several proposed health benefits for office employees.
Mobile phones and motion sensors can provide objective information in real time on occupational ...
Countermovement jump characteristics of world-class elite and sub-elite male sprinters.
(SPSR, 2020-06-23)
World-class 100m sprinters need a combination of exceptional acceleration, maximum-velocity and speed endurance; each of which are dictated by their own complex
interplay of physiological and biomechanical factors [1]. ...
Can directed compliant running reduce the magnitude variables associated with the development of running injuries?
(Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2020-02-13)
Running is one of the most popular modes of activity worldwide and provides numerous health benefits. However, impact forces associated with the foot contacting the ground have been implicated in the development of running ...
The development of the MedEx IMPACT Intervention: a patient-centred, evidenced-based and theoretically-informed physical activity behavior change intervention for individuals living with and beyond cancer.
(Sage, 2020-01-13)
Regular physical activity (PA) can address many of the negative side effects experienced by individuals following cancer treatment
and support the optimization of physical and psychosocial well-being. However, many survivors ...
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). ...
Dietary intake of Gaelic football players during game preparation and recovery.
(MDPI, 2020-05-15)
It is well established that dietary intake can influence performance and modulate recovery
in field-based invasion team sports such as soccer and rugby. However, very limited research
currently exists examining dietary ...
An mHealth workplace-based "sit less, move more" program: impact on employees' sedentary and physical activity patterns at work and away from work
(MDPI, 2020-11-28)
Most workplace interventions that aim to reduce sedentary behaviour have focused on employees’ sedentary patterns at-work but less have focused on understanding the impact beyond working time. The aim of this study was to ...
The effect of participating in MedEx Wellness, a community-based chronic disease exercise rehabilitation programme, on physical, clinical and psychological health: A study protocol for a cohort trial.
(Elsevier, 2020-06)
Background: Community-based exercise rehabilitation programmes for chronic disease are an effective alternative
to traditional hospital-based programmes. MedEx Wellness is a novel community-based exercise rehabilitation ...