Training loads and practices of competitive organ-recipients at the British and World Transplant Games.

Background: Little information is available regarding the TL and training practices of competitive athletes who are solid-organ recipients. This study characterized TL and practices of competitive organ-recipients at the British and World Transplant Games, 2017.

Methods: Questionnaire data was gathered from 220 participants regarding sporting events and type, frequency, duration and intensity of training sessions undertaken.

Supporting transplant athletes: perspectives on delivery of a sports performance and well-being service at the British Transplant Games.

Evidence suggests that engaging in physical activity improves the mental and physical health of transplant recipients. An opportunity to be more active could be participating in the national and international network of Transplant Games. Although the literature on motivations for and the experience of taking part in the Games is available, little is known about what role applied practitioners, specifically sport and exercise psychologists could play as transplant recipients prepare and compete.

Characteristics of transplant athletes competing at national and international transplant games.

Objective: To describe the characteristics of athletes with solid-organ transplants (TxA) attending the British and World Transplant Games.

Methods: 220 TxA completed an online survey to explore transplant history, medications, training advice and support and limitations to training.

Results: TxA were predominantly caucasian, male, kidney recipients in their mid-forties and approximately 11 years post-transplant.

The Effect of Acute Caffeine Ingestion on Cognitive Dual Task Performance during Assessment of Static and Dynamic Balance in Older Adults.

The present work aimed to evaluate the effect of 3 mg·kg caffeine consumption on the standing and dynamic balance performance of older adults and sought to establish if caffeine ingestion can modulate the influence of a cognitive dual task on balance performance. Twelve apparently healthy participants (8 females) aged >65 years (72 ± 3.7 years) completed the study.

Using accelerometry to classify physical activity intensity in older adults: What is the optimal wear-site?

This study aimed to determine the optimal accelerometer wear-site specific cut-points for discrimination of the sedentary time, light physical activity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in older adults. Twenty-three adults (14 females) aged 55-77 years wore a GENEActiv accelerometer on their non-dominant wrist, dominant wrist, waist and dominant ankle whilst undertaking eight, five-minute bouts of activity: lay supine, seated reading, slow walking, medium walking, fast walking, folding laundry, sweeping and stationary cycling. VO was assessed concurrently using indirect calorimetry.

Therapeutic perceptions in management of transplant athletes at transplant games.

Objective: To investigate manual therapist's knowledge and beliefs of working with Transplantee Athletes (TxA) at Transplant Games.

Design: On-line questionnaire.

Participants: Thirty present and previous members of Transplant Sport 'therapy team' (age; 35 ± 14 years, 24 female).

Cervical range of motion in school age rugby union players: A cross sectional study.

Objectives: Provide normative values for cervical range of motion and describe trends in school age rugby union players.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: National 3 level club.

Dose-response between pedometer assessed physical activity, functional fitness, and fatness in healthy adults aged 50-80 years.

Objectives: This study examined dose-response relationships of walking with multiple aspects of physical function and measures of body fatness in apparently healthy, independent adults aged 50-80 years.

Methods: 201 adults (81 male, 120 female) aged 50-80 years underwent assessment of body mass index (BMI), body fatness, waist circumference (WC) and 6 measures of functional fitness. Sealed pedometery, worn over 7 days, was used to determine physical activity (PA).

Dual task performance in older adults: Examining visual discrimination performance whilst treadmill walking at preferred and non-preferred speeds.

This study examined visual discrimination performance in a sample of older adults before, during and post treadmill walking at preferred walking speed and preferred walking speed +20%. Nine adults (6 females and 3 males) aged 60-77 years (mean age=67.1±5.

Coincidence Anticipation Timing Performance during an Acute Bout of Brisk Walking in Older Adults: Effect of Stimulus Speed.

This study examined coincidence anticipation timing (CAT) performance at slow and fast stimulus speeds before, during, and after an acute bout of walking in adults aged 60-76 years. Results from a series of repeated measures ANOVAs indicated significant rest versus exercise × stimulus speed × time interactions for absolute and variable errors (both P = 0.0001) whereby absolute and variable error scores, when stimulus speed was slow, improved as the duration of exercise increased.

Including stretches to a massage routine improves recovery from official matches in basketball players.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of incorporating stretches into a massage recovery treatment after a competitive basketball match on perceptual and physical markers of recovery. Nine men (age: 22 ± 3 years; stature: 191.2 ± 8.

Assessment of the ergogenic effect of caffeine supplementation on mood, anticipation timing, and muscular strength in older adults.

The effect of caffeine to promote improvements in mood, cognition, and exercise performance has been well established in young and athletic adults. However, little is known about whether such nutritional ergogenic aids are effective in enhancing psychological well-being, physiological or cognitive performance in older adults. This study assesses the ergogenic effect of caffeine on mood, perceptual-motor coupling, and muscular strength in an older human population.

The effect of acute caffeine ingestion on coincidence anticipation timing in younger and older adults.

Objectives: This study compared the effect of acute caffeine ingestion on coincidence timing accuracy in younger and older adults.

Methods: Thirteen young (aged 18-25 years, age: 20 ± 2 years, 7 females, 5 males) and 13 older (aged 61-77 years, age: 68 ± 6 years, 9 females, 3 males) adults, all who were habitual moderate caffeine consumers undertook measures of coincident anticipation timing performance pre- and post-acute caffeine (3 mg/kg) or placebo ingestion administered in a double blind, randomized fashion.

Results: Results indicated significant pre-to-post X substance (caffeine vs.

The association between functional movement and overweight and obesity in British primary school children.

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the association between functional movement and overweight and obesity in British children.

Methods: Data were obtained from 90, 7-10 year old children (38 boys and 52 girls). Body mass (kg) and height (m) were assessed from which body mass index (BMI) was determined and children were classified as normal weight, overweight or obese according to international cut offs.