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View article: Concerns regarding the research design, participant selection, and data interpretation of ‘Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players’
Concerns regarding the research design, participant selection, and data interpretation of ‘Body composition, exercise-related performance parameters and associated health factors of transgender women, cisgender women and cisgender men volleyball players’ Open
This pre-print represents an open letter to the Editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) in lieu of this journal offering a ‘letters to the editor’ option as part of its publishing practice. This work has been posted on the …
View article: Criterion validity of a newly developed Apple Watch app (‘MVPA’) compared to the native Apple Watch ‘activity’ app for measuring criterion moderate intensity physical activity
Criterion validity of a newly developed Apple Watch app (‘MVPA’) compared to the native Apple Watch ‘activity’ app for measuring criterion moderate intensity physical activity Open
Introduction Many people fail to meet physical activity guidelines. One possible solution is wearable technology. Yet it is unclear if popular devices such as the Apple Watch can accurately measure intensity, which is a cornerstone of phys…
View article: Criterion validity of a newly developed Apple Watch app (‘MVPA’) compared to the native Apple Watch ‘Activity’ app for measuring criterion moderate intensity physical activity.
Criterion validity of a newly developed Apple Watch app (‘MVPA’) compared to the native Apple Watch ‘Activity’ app for measuring criterion moderate intensity physical activity. Open
Introduction Many people fail to meet physical activity guidelines. One possible solution is wearable technology. Yet it is unclear if popular devices such as the Apple Watch can accurately measure intensity, which is a cornerstone of phys…
View article: Criterion validity of a newly developed Apple Watch app (‘MVPA’) compared to the native Apple Watch ‘Activity’ app for measuring criterion moderate intensity physical activity.
Criterion validity of a newly developed Apple Watch app (‘MVPA’) compared to the native Apple Watch ‘Activity’ app for measuring criterion moderate intensity physical activity. Open
Introduction Many people fail to meet physical activity guidelines. One possible solution is wearable technology. Yet it is unclear if popular devices such as the Apple Watch can accurately measure intensity, which is a cornerstone of phys…
View article: Health and lifestyle advisors in support of primary care: An evaluation of an innovative pilot service in a region of high health inequality
Health and lifestyle advisors in support of primary care: An evaluation of an innovative pilot service in a region of high health inequality Open
Introduction A health and lifestyle advisor service embedded within primary care was piloted in Kingston-upon-Hull from January 2021. We aimed to evaluate the first two years of service delivery by identifying patient demographics referred…
View article: Research Design, Data Interpretation, and Adherence to Existing Recommendations in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Research Design, Data Interpretation, and Adherence to Existing Recommendations in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Open
University of Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
View article: Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and alcohol consumption among UK adults: Findings from the Health Behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic (HEBECO) study
Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and alcohol consumption among UK adults: Findings from the Health Behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic (HEBECO) study Open
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic and attendant lockdowns have had a substantial negative effect on alcohol consumption and physical activity globally. Pre-pandemic evidence in the adult population suggests that higher levels of physical …
View article: Agreement and relationship between measures of absolute and relative intensity during walking: A systematic review with meta-regression
Agreement and relationship between measures of absolute and relative intensity during walking: A systematic review with meta-regression Open
Introduction A metabolic equivalent (MET) is one of the most common methods used to objectively quantify physical activity intensity. Although the MET provides an ‘objective’ measure, it does not account for inter-individual differences in…
View article: Perceptions of professional soccer coaches, support staff and players toward virtual reality and the factors that modify their intention to use it
Perceptions of professional soccer coaches, support staff and players toward virtual reality and the factors that modify their intention to use it Open
A small evidence base supports the use of virtual reality in professional soccer, yet there is a lack of information available on perceptions and desire to use the technology from those employed at professional soccer clubs. Therefore, the…
View article: The effect of bio-banding on academy soccer player passing networks: Implications of relative pitch size
The effect of bio-banding on academy soccer player passing networks: Implications of relative pitch size Open
The primary aims of this study were to examine the effects of bio-banding players on passing networks created during 4v4 small-sided games (SSGs), while also examining the interaction of pitch size using passing network analysis compared t…
View article: The effect of bio-banding on technical and tactical indicators of talent identification in academy soccer players
The effect of bio-banding on technical and tactical indicators of talent identification in academy soccer players Open
Maturity-matched bio-banding had some effect on both technical and tactical characteristics of players during maturity-matched bio-banded formats. That said, this trend remained during maturity mis-matched bio-banded formats which restrict…
View article: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Policy Statement
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: Policy Statement Open
The Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editors of the Journal of Sports Sciences11 The Editorial Board is comprised of the Editor-in-Chief and five Executive Editors. all identify as male and white.22 A...
View article: Registered Reports in the <i>Journal of Sports Sciences</i>
Registered Reports in the <i>Journal of Sports Sciences</i> Open
We published a recent editorial on sample size estimation (Abt et al., 2020), which was one in a series of editorials over many years intended to encourage authors to improve the rigour of studies ...
View article: Quantifying technical actions in professional soccer using foot-mounted inertial measurement units
Quantifying technical actions in professional soccer using foot-mounted inertial measurement units Open
The results of this study provide a novel understanding of the within-microcycle, inter-positional and drill category differences in the technical actions performed by professional players during training.
View article: The effect of bio-banding on physical and psychological indicators of talent identification in academy soccer players
The effect of bio-banding on physical and psychological indicators of talent identification in academy soccer players Open
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of bio-banding on indicators of talent identification in academy soccer players. Seventy-two 11 to 14-year-old soccer players were bio-banded using percentage of estimated adult stature attai…
View article: Characterising the application of the “progressive overload” principle of exercise training within cardiac rehabilitation: A United Kingdom-based community programme
Characterising the application of the “progressive overload” principle of exercise training within cardiac rehabilitation: A United Kingdom-based community programme Open
The key exercise training principle of progressive overload was only partially applied. Increases observed in exercise dose were due to increases in the duration of CV training, rather than combined with increases in exercise intensity [%H…
View article: Power, precision, and sample size estimation in sport and exercise science research
Power, precision, and sample size estimation in sport and exercise science research Open
This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by Taylor and Francis in Journal of Sports Sciences on 19/06/2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1776002
\nThe accepted version of the publication may differ …
View article: The effects of the iPlayClean education programme on doping attitudes and susceptibility to use banned substances among high-level adolescent athletes from the UK: A cluster-randomised controlled trial
The effects of the iPlayClean education programme on doping attitudes and susceptibility to use banned substances among high-level adolescent athletes from the UK: A cluster-randomised controlled trial Open
Background This study examined the effects of the iPlayClean anti-doping intervention on attitudes towards doping and susceptibility, and whether delivery mode affected the results. Methods A total of 1081 high-level UK athletes (14-18 yea…
View article: A 12-month continuous and intermittent high-impact exercise intervention and its effects on bone mineral density in early postmenopausal women: a feasibility randomized controlled trial
A 12-month continuous and intermittent high-impact exercise intervention and its effects on bone mineral density in early postmenopausal women: a feasibility randomized controlled trial Open
Adherence and dropout rates were in line with previous similar interventions. To evaluate the effect of continuous and intermittent exercise on BMD, future studies should focus on maintaining participant engagement and adherence to the exe…
View article: The relative contribution of training intensity and duration to daily measures of training load in professional rugby league and union
The relative contribution of training intensity and duration to daily measures of training load in professional rugby league and union Open
This study examined the relative contribution of exercise duration and intensity to team-sport athlete's training load. Male, professional rugby league (n = 10) and union (n = 22) players were monitored over 6- and 52-week training periods…
View article: Validation of a Wearable Accelerometer-Based Activity Monitor for Use in Future Osteoporosis Prevention Programs
Validation of a Wearable Accelerometer-Based Activity Monitor for Use in Future Osteoporosis Prevention Programs Open
Osteoporosis is considered a major public health problem worldwide. In order to develop effective physical exercise protocols for the prevention of osteoporosis and ensure skeletal integrity, the intensity of the exercise must be quantifie…
View article: Heat Acclimation for Special Populations
Heat Acclimation for Special Populations Open
This Heat Acclimation for Special Populations' Research Topic questions the ‘one size fits all’ approach for heat adaptation and that it may not be appropriate for all populations. Therefore, to highlight these differences we endeavoured t…
View article: Effectiveness of Short-Term Heat Acclimation on Intermittent Sprint Performance With Moderately Trained Females Controlling for Menstrual Cycle Phase
Effectiveness of Short-Term Heat Acclimation on Intermittent Sprint Performance With Moderately Trained Females Controlling for Menstrual Cycle Phase Open
Short-term heat acclimation (5-days) using controlled-hyperthermia, leads to physiological adaptation during intermittent exercise in the heat, in moderately trained females when controlling for menstrual cycle phase.
View article: Letter to the editor regarding the article “Walking cadence required to elicit criterion moderate-intensity physical activity is moderated by fitness status” by Abt et al. (2019)
Letter to the editor regarding the article “Walking cadence required to elicit criterion moderate-intensity physical activity is moderated by fitness status” by Abt et al. (2019) Open
"Letter to the editor regarding the article “Walking cadence required to elicit criterion moderate-intensity physical activity is moderated by fitness status” by Abt et al. (2019)." Journal of Sports Sciences, 38(3), pp. 306–307
View article: Open access week 2016 podcast: Open access and early career researchers
Open access week 2016 podcast: Open access and early career researchers Open
In this podcast, Drs. Grant Abt and Mark Fogarty discuss open access as a movement and its impact on researchers, particularly those who are still early career.