Physical Activity Researcher

Being a professional mixed martial arts practitioner and a devout Christian presents a potential contradiction that seems to require 'identity work' to bring these two identities into some sort of ha…

Dr Arto Pesola has a PhD degree in Exercise Physiology from the Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Jyväskylä. His field of science is the causality of reduced muscle inactivity time on health o…

Dr Arto Pesola has a PhD degree in Exercise Physiology from the Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Jyväskylä. His field of science is the causality of reduced muscle inactivity time on health o…

Especially in Europe, a growing number of people choose not to be affiliated with organised religion. But does it mean that they reject everything religious? And does sport have something to offer fo…

Highlights of the podcast - this is republication of episode published earlier.

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Dori Rosenberg, PhD, MPH, has conducted extensive research into measuring and intervening on physical activity and …

Dr. Richard Mayne, also known as “The Moving Medic” is a general practitioner and an academic clinical fellow at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland. He previously completed an MSc in sport …

Dr Richard Mayne, also known as “The Moving Medic” is a general practitioner and an academic clinical fellow at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland. He previously completed an MSc in sport a…

A complete mental health is not merely about the absence of mental illness. Yet, surprisingly few studies in a sport context have focused on understanding what contributes to positive mental health a…

In this episode we talk about social media. Dr. Tom Walters is running one of the world´s largest social media accounts dedicated to physiotherapy and rehabilitation called @rehabscience on Instagram…

Dr. Tom Walters is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist who specializes in pain education, therapeutic exercise, and manual therapy. He completed a bachelor of science in exercise science …

 There have been many stories in the media about athletes’ struggles during and after their careers, and sport psychology scholars have dedicated extensive efforts to understand athlete mental health…

Highlights of the podcast - this is republication of episode published on 9th of August 2019.

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Professor of Physical Activity & Health Dr Stuart Biddle from the University of Southern Queensland, …

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Historically, mountaineering has been a masculine space where women have been marginalised if not completely excluded. Yet, like in many other physical cultures, women's participation has recently be…

In this episode we are talking with Dr Peltonen about the themes related to his PhD dissertation:

Isometric Force-Time Parameters in Monitoring of Strength Training
With Special Reference to Acute Re…

Dr. Mary Kennedy is a physical activity and nutrition specialist, researcher, author and coach.

Dr. Kennedy is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Nutrition Research at Edith Cowan Un…

Athletes often become acutely aware of ageing in ways that people who are not involved in sport do not. But how do athletes construct meaning in sport in later life and how do they maintain their bod…

Annemarie Koster is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Medicine at Maastricht University.

After receiving her PhD degree in 2005, she obtained an American fellowship at National Insti…

MD Dusty Narducci is a graduate of The Burnett School of Biomechanical Sciences where she received her Bachelors in Molecular and Microbiology from the University of Central Florida.

She obtained her…

This is the second part of our conversation on skateboarding in the Olympic Games (see part 1 here). For the first time, skateboarding is included on the Olympic arenas this summer. What is going to …