Process Evaluation of Project FFAB (Fun Fast Activity Blasts): A Multi-Activity School-Based High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention
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Weston, K. L., Innerd, A., Azevedo, L. B., Bock, S., & Batterham, A. M. (2021)
Process Evaluation of Project FFAB (Fun Fast Activity Blasts): A Multi-Activity School-Based High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.737900
Introduction: Over the last decade, research into the impact of school-based high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on young people's health has markedly increased. Despite t...
The association between physical fitness, sports club participation and body mass index on health-related quality of life in primary school children from a socioeconomically deprived area of England
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Basterfield, L., Burn, N. L., Galna, B., Karoblyte, G., & Weston, K. L. (2021)
The association between physical fitness, sports club participation and body mass index on health-related quality of life in primary school children from a socioeconomically deprived area of England. Preventive medicine reports, 24, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101557
We examined associations between physical fitness components, body mass index (BMI) and sports club participation on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in 8- to 11-year-ol...
Brief Exercise at Work (BE@Work): A Mixed-Methods Pilot Trial of a Workplace High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention
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Burn, N. L., Weston, M., Atkinson, G., Graham, M., & Weston, K. L. (2021)
Brief Exercise at Work (BE@Work): A Mixed-Methods Pilot Trial of a Workplace High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.699608
Introduction: The efficacy of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for improving markers of physical fitness and cardiometabolic health is promising. The workplace is one n...
School-based interventions modestly increase physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness but are least effective for youth who need them most: an individual participant pooled analysis of 20 controlled trials
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Hartwig, T. B., Sanders, T., Vasconcellos, D., Noetel, M., Parker, P. D., Lubans, D. R., …del Pozo Cruz, B. (2021)
School-based interventions modestly increase physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness but are least effective for youth who need them most: an individual participant pooled analysis of 20 controlled trials. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(13), 721-729. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-102740
Objectives: To determine if subpopulations of students benefit equally from school-based physical activity interventions in terms of cardiorespiratory fitness and physical act...
Using Focus Groups and Interviews to Inform the Design of a Workplace Exercise Programme: An Example From a High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention
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Burn, N. L., Weston, M., Atkinson, G., & Weston, K. L. (2021)
Using Focus Groups and Interviews to Inform the Design of a Workplace Exercise Programme: An Example From a High-Intensity Interval Training Intervention. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 63(2), e63-e74. https://doi.org/10.1097/jom.0000000000002092
Objective:
Using a formative evaluation of a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) intervention, we illustrate how qualitative data can inform the development of workplace ...
The BASES Expert Statement on the Role of High-intensity Interval Exercise for Health and Fitness Promotion in Young People
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Weston, K., Barker, A., Bond, B., Costigan, S., Ingul, C., & Williams, C. (2020)
The BASES Expert Statement on the Role of High-intensity Interval Exercise for Health and Fitness Promotion in Young People. The Sport and Exercise Scientist, 64, 8-9
Influence of personality and self-efficacy on perceptual responses during high-intensity interval exercise in adolescents
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Malik, A. A., Williams, C. A., Weston, K. L., & Barker, A. R. (2021)
Influence of personality and self-efficacy on perceptual responses during high-intensity interval exercise in adolescents. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 33(6), 590-608. https://doi.org/10.1080/10413200.2020.1718798
Inter-individual cognitive factors have been shown to be related to the changes in affect evaluations during continuous high-intensity exercise in adolescents, but the role of...
Comparing the influence of exercise intensity on brain-derived neurotrophic factor serum levels in people with Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study
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O’Callaghan, A., Harvey, M., Houghton, D., Gray, W. K., Weston, K. L., Oates, L. L., …Walker, R. W. (2020)
Comparing the influence of exercise intensity on brain-derived neurotrophic factor serum levels in people with Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study. Aging clinical and experimental research, 32(9), 1731-1738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-019-01353-w
Introduction
Endogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is thought to be protective against the neurodegeneration seen in Parkinson’s disease (PD), and is thought to ...
The impact of venepuncture training on the reduction of pre‐analytical blood sample haemolysis rates: A systematic review
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Makhumula‐Nkhoma, N., Weston, K. L., McSherry, R., & Atkinson, G. (2019)
The impact of venepuncture training on the reduction of pre‐analytical blood sample haemolysis rates: A systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 28(23-24), 4166-4176. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.14997
Background
Venepuncture involves the introduction of a needle into a vein to collect a representative blood sample for laboratory testing. In the pre‐analytical phase, haemoly...
A Preliminary Study of Physical Fitness in 8- to 10-Year-Old Primary School Children From North East England in Comparison With National and International Data
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Weston, K. L., Pasecinic, N., & Basterfield, L. (2019)
A Preliminary Study of Physical Fitness in 8- to 10-Year-Old Primary School Children From North East England in Comparison With National and International Data. Pediatric Exercise Science, 31(2), 229-237. https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.2018-0135
Purpose: Despite recent updates to international normative values for physical fitness in young people, contemporary data sets from England are sparse with no published data a...