A genetic predisposition to obesity is randomly allocated, and mendelian randomisation studies exploit this natural experiment to find out if well established associations between obesity and disease are likely to be causal. The latest study used a genetic variation that increases body mass index (BMI) by 0.36 unit per allele. In analyses pooling 36 observational… Read More
Carbohydrate-gel Supplementation & Endurance Performance
Research Paper Title Carbohydrate-gel Supplementation and Endurance Performance during Intermittent High-intensity Shuttle Running. Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a carbohydrate (CHO) gel on performance after prolonged intermittent high-intensity shuttle running. Method Seven male soccer players performed 2 exercise trials, 7 days apart. On each occasion, participants completed five… Read More
Military Fitness: An Award-winning Bloggers View
The link below leads to an article, written by writer and award-winning blogger Alastair Coleman, which gave me Cognitive Dissonance (having two opposing thoughts at the same time), I wanted to both heartily laugh and angrily shout: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/alistair-coleman/military-fitness-just-say-no_b_1817045.html I shall leave it to you to decide how you feel about it.
MOOC Me…
Well I am now on day three of my first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). I am enrolled on two courses: Nutrition & Physical Activity for Health (University of Philadelphia, started Mon 15 Jul); and Exercise Physiology: Understanding the Athlete Within (University of Melbourne, started Mon 22 Jul). Both courses last for 6 weeks and… Read More
Effects of Warm-up on Performance & Metabolism
Research Paper Title Effects of Active, Passive or No Warm-up on Metabolism and Performance during High-intensity Exercise. Background The aim of this study was to determine the influence of type of warm-up on metabolism and performance during high-intensity exercise. Method Eight males performed 30 s of intense exercise at 120%… Read More
New Sub-section
A new page ‘Fitness Training Licences’ can be found under the main page heading of ‘Regulations and Qualifications’ along with three associated pages: Fitness Licence Application: General Process; Terms & Conditions for Personal Trainers & Group Fitness Registration & Use of Park-Venue; and Code of Conduct for Outdoor Fitness Training
New Sub-section
A new page ‘Easy-to-use Outdoor Exercise & Fitness Tests & Assessments’ can be found under the main page heading of ‘Fitness Assessments’.
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 