Physical Activity Researcher

Petter Kukkonen is a Finnish combined skier who has finished his career and is the current head coach of the Finnish combined team. He represented in his career Lieksa Ski Club. Kukkonen competed in …

Kasper Lykkegaard is co-founder and CEO of the company SENS INNOVATION ApS specialised in developing small, low power and flexible sensing devices for medical purposes.

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Are former athletes any more physically active than people who never took part in competitive sport? Or is this even an important question to ask? In this second part of our conversation with Dr Erin…

Liezel Hurter currently works at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University. Liezel does research in children's sedentary behaviour measurement and mental health and …

As a coach Pirttiaho supporting people’s self-intelligence, empowerment, mental fitness and physical recovery and potential, leadership and communication abilities and meaningful being - as a person,…

Athletic retirement is a much-studied topic, but only recently have researchers started to explore whether sport and physical activity remains part of retired athletes' lives. Do athletes still find …

Amy has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Leeds, who undertook a work placement year at BiB in 2017, working on the ‘Primary School Years’.
Amy is currently a PhD Student, …

Day-to-day Work of Olympic Coach 

Petter Kukkonen is a Finnish combined skier who has finished his career and is the current head coach of the Finnish combined team. He represented in his career Li…

In this second part of our conversation with Dr Ayse Yemiscigil, we explore how purpose in life and physical activity might relate to one another. The conversation draws on Ayse's recent article (co-…

Dr. Matteo Crotti has got his PhD from the Liverpool John Moores University. He has been involved in various research projects concerning children’s physical activity, motor skills and health. Furthe…

As a coach Pirttiaho supporting people’s self-intelligence, empowerment, mental fitness and physical recovery and potential, leadership and communication abilities and meaningful being - as a person,…

In this bonus episode we are covering new possibilities in research designs that are now possible with advances in sedentary behaviour and physical activity measurement technology. With the new IoT –…

Today’s episode explores purpose in life and how it can relate to physical activity and work-life. We ask: How are meaning and purpose different? How is purpose in life connected to well-being? And h…

Melanie Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College in Massachusetts.

Her passion for science education led her to create Thinking Is Power to provide accessible a…

As a coach Pirttiaho supporting people’s self-intelligence, empowerment, mental fitness and physical recovery and potential, leadership and communication abilities and meaningful being - as a person,…

This is the second part of our conversation on the use of mindfulness in sport psychology, and what has been gained and lost when mindfulness migrated to the west. Mindfulness has become a panacea fo…

Liezel Hurter currently works at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University. Liezel does research in children's sedentary behaviour measurement and mental health and …

Mika is a business coach and a sales and marketing professional. He is helping companies to grow and reach their full potential. He has previously said that he is on a mission to make life feel bette…

Mindfulness has become a panacea for well-being and performance and is widely used in workplaces, schools... and sports. Many sport psychology studies have documented its benefits for athletes and it…

Melanie Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College in Massachusetts.

Her passion for science education led her to create Thinking Is Power to provide accessible a…