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Body Mass and Body Composition Changes over 7 Years in a Male Professional Rugby Union Team (2021)
Journal Article
McHugh, C., Hind, K., O'Halloran, A., Davey, D., Farrell, G., & Wilson, F. (online). Body Mass and Body Composition Changes over 7 Years in a Male Professional Rugby Union Team. International Journal of Sports Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1403-2906

The purpose of this study was to investigate longitudinal body mass and body composition changes in one professional rugby union team (n=123), (i) according to position [forwards (n=58) versus backs (n=65)], analysis of players with 6 consecutive sea... Read More about Body Mass and Body Composition Changes over 7 Years in a Male Professional Rugby Union Team.

Childhood Obesity (2021)
Report
Summerbell, C., & et al. (2021). Childhood Obesity. London: UK Government

The latest data from 2019-20 reported that at the end of primary school, 35% of children aged 10-11 years are living with overweight or obesity and 21% are living with obesity. The Government’s obesity strategy seeks to halve the prevalence of childh... Read More about Childhood Obesity.

Prospective BMI changes in preschool children are associated with parental characteristics and body weight perceptions: the ToyBox-study (2021)
Journal Article
Manios, Y., Lambert, K. A., Karaglani, E., Mavrogianni, C., Moreno Aznar, L. A., Iotova, V., Świąder-Leśniak, A., Koletzko, B., Cardon, G., Androutsos, O., Moschonis, G., Toy Box Study Group, & Summerbell, C. (2022). Prospective BMI changes in preschool children are associated with parental characteristics and body weight perceptions: the ToyBox-study. Public Health Nutrition, 25(6), 1552-1562. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980021001518

Objective: To examine the effect of the intervention implemented in the ToyBox-study on changes observed in age- and sex-specific BMI percentile and investigate the role of perinatal factors, parental perceptions and characteristics on this change.... Read More about Prospective BMI changes in preschool children are associated with parental characteristics and body weight perceptions: the ToyBox-study.

Community-centred interventions for improving public mental health among adults from ethnic minority populations in the UK: a scoping review (2021)
Journal Article
Baskin, C., Zijlstra, G., McGrath, M., Lee, C., Duncan, F., Oliver, E., …Gnani, S. (2021). Community-centred interventions for improving public mental health among adults from ethnic minority populations in the UK: a scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041102

Objectives: Undertake a scoping review to determine the effectiveness of community-centred interventions designed to improve the mental health and well-being of adults from ethnic minority groups in the UK. Methods: We searched six electronic academi... Read More about Community-centred interventions for improving public mental health among adults from ethnic minority populations in the UK: a scoping review.

The Child of the North: Building a fairer future after COVID-19 (2021)
Report
Pickett, K., & Taylor-Robinson, D. (2021). The Child of the North: Building a fairer future after COVID-19. London: Northern Health Science Alliance and N8 Research Partnership

Children in the North are more likely to live in poverty than those in the rest of England – and increasingly so. Poverty is the lead driver of inequalities between children in the North and their counterparts in the rest of the country, leading to w... Read More about The Child of the North: Building a fairer future after COVID-19.

A hypoenergetic diet with decreased protein intake does not reduce lean body mass in trained females (2021)
Journal Article
Pearson, A. G., Alexander, L., Witard, O. C., Coughlin, T. E., Tipton, K. D., & Walshe, I. H. (2021). A hypoenergetic diet with decreased protein intake does not reduce lean body mass in trained females. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 121(3), 771-781. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-020-04555-7

Purpose Increasing protein intake during energy restriction (ER) attenuates lean body mass (LBM) loss in trained males. However, whether this relationship exists in trained females is unknown. This study examined the impact of higher compared to lowe... Read More about A hypoenergetic diet with decreased protein intake does not reduce lean body mass in trained females.

Considerations for making informed choices about engaging in open qualitative research (2021)
Journal Article
Tamminen, K. A., Bundon, A., Smith, B., McDonough, M., Poucher, Z., & Atkinson, M. (2021). Considerations for making informed choices about engaging in open qualitative research. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 13(5), 864-886. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2021.1901138

There is currently little guidance that exists for researchers in the sport and exercise sciences on open qualitative research practices. The purpose of paper is to provide researchers with guidance regarding the considerations necessary for making i... Read More about Considerations for making informed choices about engaging in open qualitative research.

Re-thinking athlete training loads: would you rather have one big rock or lots of little rocks dropped on your foot? (2021)
Journal Article
Renfree, A., Casado, A., & McLaren, S. (2022). Re-thinking athlete training loads: would you rather have one big rock or lots of little rocks dropped on your foot?. Research in Sports Medicine, 30(5), 573-576. https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2021.1906672

Determination of athlete training loads is of great interest to sport practitioners and is widely used in the prescription and monitoring of physical conditioning programmes. Although a number of methods of load quantification are used, a common feat... Read More about Re-thinking athlete training loads: would you rather have one big rock or lots of little rocks dropped on your foot?.

Relationship between energy availability, energy conservation and cognitive restraint with performance measures in male endurance athletes (2021)
Journal Article
Jurov, I., Keay, N., Hadžić, V., Spudić, D., & Rauter, S. (2021). Relationship between energy availability, energy conservation and cognitive restraint with performance measures in male endurance athletes. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 18(1), Article 24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-021-00419-3

Background: Low energy availability in male athletes has gained a lot of attention in recent years, but direct evidence of its effects on health and performance is lacking. The aim of this research was to objectively measure energy availability (EA)... Read More about Relationship between energy availability, energy conservation and cognitive restraint with performance measures in male endurance athletes.

Behavioural modification interventions alongside pulmonary rehabilitation improve COPD patients’ experiences of physical activity (2021)
Journal Article
Armstrong, M., Hume, E., McNeillie, L., Chambers, F., Wakenshaw, L., Burns, G., Marshall, K. H., & Vogiatzis, I. (2021). Behavioural modification interventions alongside pulmonary rehabilitation improve COPD patients’ experiences of physical activity. Respiratory Medicine, 180, Article 106353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2021.106353

Aims and objectives
The Clinical PROactive Physical Activity in COPD (C-PPAC) instrument, combines a questionnaire assessing the domains of amount and difficulty of physical activity (PA) with activity monitor data (steps/day and vector magnitude un... Read More about Behavioural modification interventions alongside pulmonary rehabilitation improve COPD patients’ experiences of physical activity.

Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Oliver, E., Dodd-Reynolds, C., Kasim, A., & Vallis, D. (2021). Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), Article 3033. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063033

Physical activity prescription, commonly through exercise referral schemes, is an established disease prevention and management pathway. There is considerable heterogeneity in terms of uptake, adherence, and outcomes, but because within-scheme analys... Read More about Inequalities and inclusion in exercise referral schemes: a mixed-method multi-scheme analysis.

Perception of Effort and Subjective Monitoring (2021)
Book Chapter
McLaren, S., Coutts, A., & Impellizzeri, F. (2021). Perception of Effort and Subjective Monitoring. In D. French, & L. Torres-Ronda (Eds.), NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science. Human Kinetics

Women, exercise and eating disorder recovery: The normal and the pathological (2021)
Journal Article
Hockin-Boyers, H., & Warin, M. (2021). Women, exercise and eating disorder recovery: The normal and the pathological. Qualitative Health Research, 31(6), 1029-1042. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732321992042

The appropriate form, regularity, and intensity of exercise for individuals recovering from eating disorders is not agreed upon among health care professionals or researchers. When exercise is permitted, it is that which is mindful, embodied, and non... Read More about Women, exercise and eating disorder recovery: The normal and the pathological.

Introducing postqualitative inquiry in sport and exercise psychology (2021)
Journal Article
Monforte, J., & Smith, B. (2023). Introducing postqualitative inquiry in sport and exercise psychology. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/1750984x.2021.1881805

In recent years, qualitative research has gained popularity and legitimacy in sport and exercise psychology. However, this scientific discipline has not yet paid attention to postqualitative inquiry (PQI), despite the possibilities it offers for prod... Read More about Introducing postqualitative inquiry in sport and exercise psychology.

A secondary analysis of the childhood obesity prevention Cochrane Review through a wider determinants of health lens: implications for research funders, researchers, policymakers and practitioners (2021)
Journal Article
Nobles, J., Summerbell, C., Brown, T., Jago, R., & Moore, T. (2021). A secondary analysis of the childhood obesity prevention Cochrane Review through a wider determinants of health lens: implications for research funders, researchers, policymakers and practitioners. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18(1), Article 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01082-2

Background Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are often regarded as the gold standard of evidence, and subsequently go on to inform policymaking. Cochrane Reviews synthesise this type of evidence to create recommendations for practice, policy, and f... Read More about A secondary analysis of the childhood obesity prevention Cochrane Review through a wider determinants of health lens: implications for research funders, researchers, policymakers and practitioners.

USING A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH WITHIN ACL REHABILITATION: AN EXPLORATION OF STUDENT PHYSIOTHERAPISTS` PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES (2021)
Journal Article
Kaye, J. A., Spence, D., & Alexanders, J. (2022). USING A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH WITHIN ACL REHABILITATION: AN EXPLORATION OF STUDENT PHYSIOTHERAPISTS` PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 38(11), 1718-1730. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.1882019

Background
Supporting the psychological needs of the patient during Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR) rehabilitation is of paramount importance in order to optimize function and return to sport. Despite this, the amount of psychologic... Read More about USING A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH WITHIN ACL REHABILITATION: AN EXPLORATION OF STUDENT PHYSIOTHERAPISTS` PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES.

Effect of interval compared to continuous exercise training on physiological responses in patients with chronic respiratory diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Alexiou, C., Ward, L., Hume, E., Armstrong, M., Wilkinson, M., & Vogiatzis, I. (2021). Effect of interval compared to continuous exercise training on physiological responses in patients with chronic respiratory diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 18, https://doi.org/10.1177/14799731211041506

Current evidence suggests that interval exercise training (IET) and continuous exercise training (CET) produce comparable benefits in exercise capacity, cardiorespiratory fitness and symptoms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CO... Read More about Effect of interval compared to continuous exercise training on physiological responses in patients with chronic respiratory diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Vertebral anomalies in retired rugby players and the impact on bone density calculation of the lumbar spine (2021)
Journal Article
Entwistle, I., Hume, P., Francis, P., & Hind, K. (2021). Vertebral anomalies in retired rugby players and the impact on bone density calculation of the lumbar spine. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 24(2), 200-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocd.2021.01.008

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) measurements are subject to artificial elevation in the presence of structural abnormalities that are more common with age and injury, including osteoarthritis, fracture a... Read More about Vertebral anomalies in retired rugby players and the impact on bone density calculation of the lumbar spine.