1998 M.S., sports science, Loughborough University, UK
Publications (Selected) Fairclough, S.J., Stratton, G., Gobbi, R., Mackintosh, K.A., Warburton, G.L., Hackett, A.F., Davies, I.G., and Boddy, L.M (2013) ‘Promoting healthy weight in primary school children through physical activity and nutrition education. A pragmatic evaluation of the CHANGE! randomised intervention study.’
BMC Public Health. 13:626. O’Dwyer, M.V., Fairclough, S.J., Knowles, Z., Ridgers, N.D., Foweather, L, and Stratton, G. (2013) ‘Effect of a school-based active play intervention on sedentary time and physical activity in preschool children.’ Health Education Research.DOI: 10.1093/her/cyt097. O’Dwyer, M.V., Fairclough, S.J., Knowles, Z., and Stratton, G. (2012) ‘Effect of a family focused active play intervention on sedentary time and physical activity in preschool children.’
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Athletes are likely all too familiar with the daunting relief of an ice bath, which is often prescribed by trainers after a strained physical injury that would otherwise sideline them. But many fitness enthusiasts may not realize that anyone can reap benefits from an ice bath routine outside of a sports clinic. Believe it or not, ice baths also referred to as
cold water immersion (CWI) by medical pros have been around for hundreds of years, and have long been used for holistic wellness, not just sprained joints or fatigued muscles. Ice baths have been touted to cure many different health problems, says Michael J. Nieto, MD, a sports medicine doctor at the Hoag Orthopedic Institute in California.
“Treadmills are such valuable training tools because there are actually quite a few things they do better than the road,” says Ashley Davis, an iFit Trainer and RRCA- and USATF-certified coach. “Focusing indoor training time around those strengths can change the way you think about your treadmill and help unlock your running potential!”
The research backs her up. Swapping pavement for a rolling belt doesn’t affect your biomechanics, according to long-standing research published in the journal
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. And your VO2 max or how efficiently your body uses oxygen while running stays the same whether you’re running on a tread or outside, a separate study in the same journal found.
One Major Side Effect of Sitting on the Couch Too Much, Says New Study
One Major Side Effect of Sitting on the Couch Too Much, Says New Study
Everyone knows that leading a sedentary lifestyle won t do your body any favors. Forgoing your daily run or HIIT session, not treating yourself to long and healthy walks, or simply not moving around in any meaningful way are just some of the shortest and surest paths to weight gain, enduring back and shoulder pain, eventually developing heart disease and diabetes, and per recent research published in the
Journal of Sports Sciences poor mental health that could spiral into depression.
Being well hydrated matters to our health, but a combination of factors including a diet of processed food, advancing age, the pills we take and simply not moving enough can leave us in a state of mild dehydration, according to a new book.
But as the two authors (a doctor and an anthropologist who has studied indigenous tribes from desert regions) explain here, the solution isn’t simply just to drink gallons of water.
Most of us live in a constant state of mild dehydration. You might spot the clues in the form of afternoon fatigue, a foggy head, chapped lips, dry eyes, bad breath, headaches, urinary tract infections or constipation.