Research Paper Title Football Fans in Training: The Development and Optimization of an Intervention Delivered through Professional Sports Clubs to Help Men Lose Weight, Become More Active and Adopt Healthier Eating Habits. Background The prevalence of obesity in men is rising, but they are less likely than women to engage in existing weight management programmes.… Read More
Children: Sedentary Time & Health Risk
Research Paper Title The Association between Accelerometer-measured Patterns of Sedentary Time and Health Risk in Children and Youth: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey. Background Self-reported screen time is associated with elevated health risk in children and youth. However, research examining the relationship between accelerometer-measured sedentary time and health risk has reported mixed findings.… Read More
Swimming, Asthma & Children’s Fitness
Swimming is a good way for children with asthma to keep fit, according to a systematic review of eight trials. Swimming was well tolerated by children with stable symptoms and helped improve aerobic fitness and lung function compared with no prescribed exercise or golf (one trial). Swimming training made no difference to quality of life… Read More
Autologous Blood Injections & Achilles Tendinopathy
Research Paper Title Impact of Autologous Blood Injections in Treatment of Mid-portion Achilles Tendinopathy: Double Blind Randomised Controlled Trial. Study Question Do peritendinous autologous blood injections improve pain and function in people with mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy? Summary Answer The administration of two unguided peritendinous autologous blood injections one month apart, in addition to a standardised… Read More
Diabetes: Trials & Outcomes Linked?
Statistically it has been suggested that 1 in 10 people will soon carry the label of ‘diabetes’, and the world badly needs new ways of reducing the long term risks of this condition, such as coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, blindness, and renal failure. It has been suggested that the human race should have learnt… Read More
Family Leadership Affects Dietary & Physical Activity Behaviours
Research Paper Title Family Leadership Styles and Adolescent Dietary and Physical Activity Behaviors: A Cross-sectional Study. Background Transformational leadership is conceptualised as a set of behaviours designed to inspire, energise and motivate others to achieve higher levels of functioning, and is associated with salient health-related outcomes in organisational settings. Given (a) the similarities that exist between leadership… Read More
Poor Fitness + High Heart Rate = Risk Factor for Death?
A high heart rate is a risk factor for death, not just a sign of poor fitness. Researchers have said that a high heart rate may be an independent risk factor for mortality, after finding that men with higher rates were more likely to die even if they were physically fit. The researchers tracked the… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 