Background: High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a sustainable and effective method for improving Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF) in adolescents. HIIT is proven to produce equal or greater improvements in CRF when compared to moderate intensity … Read More
Brain Breaks – Physical Activity Solutions in the Classroom and on Attitudes toward Physical Activity
Abstract Classroom-based physical activity (PA) interventions have received considerable attention due to improvements seen in academic achievement, classroom behaviours, and attitude toward PA. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the … Read More
A Scoping Review of Children and Adolescents’ Active Travel in Ireland
Abstract There appears to be a lack of existing data that comprehensively summarises the evidence of children and adolescents’ active travel in the Republic of Ireland. In lieu of this, a scoping review was conducted … Read More
The Role of Fitness – Differences in Brain Volume between Metabolically Healthy and Unhealthy Overweight and Obese Children
Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the role of fitness and whether metabolically healthy overweight/obese children have greater global and regional grey matter volumes than their metabolically unhealthy peers. We further examined … Read More
The ActiveBrains Project – Association of Sedentary Behaviour with Brain Structure and Intelligence in Children with Overweight or Obesity
Abstract This ActiveBrains project research paper investigated the associations of different sedentary behaviours (SB) with gray matter volume and tested whether SB related to gray matter volume is associated with intelligence. Methods 99 children with … Read More
The Impact of Flipped Learning on Cognitive Knowledge Learning and Intrinsic Motivation in Norwegian Secondary Physical Education
Abstract The purpose of the present study was to examine if and how the introduction of a flipped learning (FL) framework in Norwegian lower and upper secondary school physical education (PE) could affect student situational … Read More
Embodying Experiences with Nature in Everyday Life Recovery for Persons with Eating Disorders
Abstract Eating disorders can be understood as attempts to manage a problematic relationship with one’s own body. The objective of this qualitative study was to explore and discuss perspectives of embodying “experiences with nature” related … Read More
Inconvenient truths about teacher learning – towards professional development 3.0
Abstract Based on recent findings about teacher learning, a critical analysis of traditional and new approaches to professional development is presented. To a large degree, teacher learning takes place unconsciously and involves cognitive, emotional and … Read More
Exercise immunology: The compelling link between physical activity and the body’s defense system
Highlights This review has highlighted the following key points regarding exercise immunology: Acute exercise is an immune system adjuvant that improves defense activity and metabolic health. Data support a clear inverse relationship between moderate exercise … Read More
Problem solving skills versus knowledge acquisition: the historical dispute that split problem-based learning into two camps
Abstract This paper sheds light on an intellectual dispute on the purpose of problem-based learning that took place in the 1970s between two major figures in the history of PBL: Howard S Barrows from McMaster … Read More