The Scandinavian winter months are a challenging period. Long, dark nights and days with hardly any sunshine allow melancholy ...

Objectives To examine associations between The Daily Mile, a school-based active mile intervention, and pupils’ physical ...

Introduction Sports-related concussions (SRCs) are frequently under-reported in youth sports, especially football, due to limited awareness, inconsistent reporting practices and a lack of medical ...

Objectives Non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common running injury. Exercise loading programme (EXER) is the primary treatment. Other options include radial pressure wave (RPW, commonly ...

Objective To describe the prevalence and nature of Olympic-career related injuries and illnesses, and behaviours during injury/illness, in Olympians in the 4 years prior to their participation at the ...

Background The prevalence of obesity has tripled over the past 35 years. Although caloric restriction reduces body fat, lean tissue is also lost. Resistance exercise may mitigate these effects. This ...

Many studies have supported the positive effects of an active lifestyle on the prevention and treatment of pregnancy-related complications, as well as maintaining fitness and functionality. The ...

Objectives The tackle carries the highest risk of concussion in women’s rugby union. To reduce concussion risk, a lowered maximum tackle height (LTH) law, lowering the maximum legal tackle height from ...

Objectives To explore the acute effects of high-intensity interval training on fetal heart rate (FHR) and uteroplacental blood flow. Method Elite (n=10) and recreational athletes (n=50) participated ...

Sedentary behaviour is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Recent laboratory-based research suggests that ...

Objective To determine if performing regular 3-min bouts of resistance exercise spread over 4 hours in an evening will impact subsequent sleep quantity and quality, sedentary time and physical ...

Injuries are recognised in sports and exercise medicine as not isolated incidents but complex outcomes. This is because an athlete’s health trajectory is understood to be shaped by dynamic, complex ...