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Physical Activity Researcher

Hello and Welcome to Physical Activity Researcher Podcast! Physical Activity Researcher Podcast is the source of the latest research findings on all things related to physical activity, exercise, and health. World-renowned scientists and experts as guests in an informal and relaxed interview style format. New episodes on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. The podcast is for anyone who likes to learn scientific and evidence-based knowledge of physical activity, exercise, and health. Our listeners range

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26:33

/Highlights/ ”Rest is Best” - Paradigm Shifts in...

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2024/07/17

Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, is the Associate Director of Population Sciences at Penn State University College of Medicine, and, jointly, serves as a Full Professor at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Medicine. Dr. Kathryn Schmitz is a leading researcher in exercise oncology - the use of exercise in cancer prevention, control, and survivorship.Her research extends from the role of physical activity in the prevention and etiology of obesity-related cancers to the usefulness of activity for

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16:52

Anabolic Resistance and Interesting Details...

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2024/07/15

How to combat muscle loss and anabolic resistance with Dr. Richie Kirwan! 🏋️‍♂️💡 Discover the importance of maintaining muscle mass and strength as we age, and gain practical strategies for improving muscle health through exercise and nutrition. 📊 In part two of this engaging episode of the Physical Activity Researcher Podcast, host Dr. Olli Tikkanen continues the conversation with Dr. Richie Kirwan, a lecturer in nutrition and exercise physiology at Liverpool John Moores University. Dr. Kirwan

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33:42

/Highlights/ How to Adapt Weight Loss Program for Low...

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2024/07/12

Dr. Katzmarzyk is Professor and Associate Executive Director for Population and Public Health Sciences at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center where he holds the Marie Edana Corcoran Endowed Chair in Pediatric Obesity and Diabetes. Dr. Katzmarzyk is an internationally recognized leader in the field of physical activity and obesity, with a special emphasis on pediatrics and ethnic health disparities. He has over two decades of experience in conducting large clinical and population-based studies

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35:47

/Highlights/ Emotions in Sport: Philosophical...

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2024/07/10

This is the second part of our conversation with Dr. Yunus Tuncel on philosophical approaches to emotions in sports. We explore how Kierkegaard's and Heidegger's accounts of anxiety can be applied to think of risk sports, discuss violence and aggression, and finish up on how to care for emotions in sports from a more practical perspective.Our conversation draws heavily on Yunus's book Emotion in Sports: Philosophical Perspectives. Dr Yunus Tuncel teaches Philosophy at The New School, New York, and

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19:46

Muscles as a Carb Sink | Cardiometabolic Health and...

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2024/07/08

Muscle mass is not only essential for physical strength and performance but also plays a crucial role in managing blood glucose levels and reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases. In this episode we welcome Dr. Richie Kirwan, a lecturer in nutrition and exercise physiology at Liverpool John Moores University. Dr. Kirwan's research focuses on the critical role of muscle mass in cardiometabolic health, particularly in cardiac rehabilitation. His work explores how muscle mass influences

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44:49

/Highlights/ Emotions in Sport: Philosophical...

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2024/07/05

In this episode, we explore emotions in sports from a philosophical perspective. How are philosophical perspectives different from the more established psychological perspectives? How can ideas found in Aristotle, Nietzsche, Hume, and Spinoza help us establish a framework to explore emotions in sports? Why are certain emotions and their balance essential for sustaining our sporting culture as we know it today, or could we find a better emotional balance in our individual and collective sporting

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39:31

/Highlights/ How Does Gender Inform Meaning in Sport...

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2024/07/03

This is the second part of our discussion with Dr. Anna Kavoura on how gender informs meaning in sport. In the first part, we explored Anna’s work on intersecting identities in women’s martial arts, as well as her current research project titled "Transforming Gender Boundaries in Sport: An Ethnographic and Participatory Action Research Study in Trans-Inclusive Sport Contexts”.This episode continues our discussion exploring the dominant gender discourses in sports context and what can be done to

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35:20

/Highlights/ How Does Gender Inform Meaning in Sport...

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2024/07/01

Sport is a very gendered institution. Although there has been a lot of effort to tackle gender-based inequalities in the past few decades, a lot of work remains to be done. This episode explores how gender informs meaning in sports. How does gender identity intersect with athletic identity? What discourses are dominant in sporting spaces, and how do these impact participant experiences, especially those unable or unwilling to accept or live according to those discourses?We are also exploring the

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31:54

/Highlights/ Self-Compassion in Sport: Towards more...

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2024/06/28

Many athletes believe that they should be self-critical and hard on themselves to reach their full potential. Yet, what if an opposite perspective, focused on self-compassion would be much more conducive to flourishing and meaningful experiences in sport? These and other questions are explored in this episode with Dr Leah Ferguson. Questions explored in this podcast include: - What is self-compassion and how is it different from self-esteem? - What is eudaimonic well-being? How is meaning related to

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32:44

/Highlights/ Movement Cultures: Sites of...

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2024/06/26

Especially in Europe, a growing number of people choose not to be affiliated with organized religion. But does it mean that they reject everything religious? And does sport have something to offer for spiritual life, at least for some?In this episode, Dr. Teemu Pauha helps us to explore the fuzzy lines between contemporary 'religious', 'spiritual', and 'atheist' identities and some of the key characteristics of new 'spiritualities of life' that are formed outside of organized religion. With the

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34:11

/Highlights/ Nature-based Activities as an...

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2024/06/24

It is somewhat paradoxical that the Nordic countries often rank at the top of world happiness surveys. Still, at the same time, many people experience depression and other forms of mental ill-being. Today, we discuss the role that nature-based activities can have for our well-being and discuss a new study that examines the potential of these activities as a lifestyle intervention for well-being and meaning. Dr. Niels Feddersen holds a Postdoctoral researcher position at the Norwegian University of

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52:12

/Highlights/ Dr Healy and Goode - SB | Behaviour...

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2024/06/21

Associate Professor Genevieve Healy and Dr. Ana Goode provide us with the latest research findings from BeUpstanding program of research: a program aiming to support workplaces to stand up, sit less, and move more for their health and well-being. Associate Professor Genevieve Healy is a NHMRC Career Development Fellow at the Cancer Prevention Research Centre in the School of Public Health at the University of Queensland, and an honorary research fellow at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute,

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58:44

/Highlights/ Narratives of Ageing and Physical...

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2024/06/19

Physical activity in later life is often promoted for its potential physical, psychological, and social benefits for older adults. However, sometimes these programs, despite good intentions, can perpetuate negative stereotypes about aging and youthful ideas about a good life. Have we forgotten to ask old people themselves how and why they are (not) active?As our guest explains, aging is not only a physical and psychological phenomenon but also a cultural phenomenon. Cultural narratives including

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21:32

Empowering Diabetes Management Through YouTube:...

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2024/06/17

In the concluding part of this insightful episode of the Physical Activity Researcher Podcast, host Dr. Olli Tikkanen continues his engaging conversation with Dr. Elise Brown, Associate Professor of Wellness and Health Promotion at Oakland University. Dr. Brown shares her experiences and strategies for translating her research on diabetes and resistance training into accessible and practical knowledge through her YouTube channel, "The Diabetes Resistance." Dr. Brown discusses the motivation behind

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45:55

/Highlights/ Is Fun a Necessary Part of 'Good'...

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2024/06/14

Is fun a necessary part of good physical education, or are there other, more profound experiences that might be more important for young people? Today’s episode continues exploring the meaning and value of physical education in young people’s lives.The discussion is shaped by a critical perspective, and we ask questions about privilege, marginalized identities, and the taken-for-granted ideology of sport as promoting positive youth development. Greg Dryer is the founder and Director of the Centre

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35:31

/Highlights/ Development of a Family-based Wearable...

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2024/06/12

Amy has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Leeds, and undertook a work placement year at BiB in 2017, working on the ‘Primary School Years’.Amy is currently a PhD Student, working with the JU:MP team and Loughborough University. Her PhD will focus on developing and implementing an intervention to increase physical activity in children and adolescents, using wearable activity trackers (such as Fitbits). Her PhD will take a mixed-methods approach (qualitative and

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20:53

Effective Resistance Training Prescription for...

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2024/06/10

In this episode of the Physical Activity Researcher Podcast, host Dr. Olli Tikkanen continues his engaging conversation with Dr. Elise Brown, Associate Professor of Wellness and Health Promotion at Oakland University. Dr. Brown delves into the practical aspects of prescribing resistance training for individuals with type 2 diabetes, providing invaluable insights for both researchers and practitioners.Dr. Brown emphasizes the importance of proper warm-up and cool-down routines, particularly given

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32:24

/Highlights/ Purpose in Life, Physical Activity and...

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2024/06/05

In this second part of our conversation with Dr Ayse Yemiscigil, we explore how purpose in life and physical activity might relate to one another. The conversation draws on Ayse's recent article (co-authored with Ivo Vlaev) "The bidirectional relationship between sense of purpose in life and physical activity: a longitudinal study" showing that involvement in physical activity is positively associated with a sense of purpose in life in the future (while controlling for the previous level of purpose

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30:12

/Highlights/ Purpose in Life, Physical Activity and...

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2024/06/03

Today’s episode explores purpose in life and how it can relate to physical activity and work-life. We ask: How are meaning and purpose different? How is purpose in life connected to well-being? How does socioeconomic status influence who has access to meaningful experiences in work-life, and why is it perhaps related to meaningful leisure?Dr Ayse Yemiscigil is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University. Her research has explored the relationship between

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30:54

Resistance Training for Diabetes: Insights from Dr....

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2024/06/01

In this enlightening episode of the Physical Activity Researcher Podcast, host Dr. Olli Tikkanen engages in a detailed discussion with Dr. Elise Brown, Associate Professor of Wellness and Health Promotion at Oakland University. Dr. Brown's extensive research focuses on exercise and diabetes, with a special emphasis on resistance exercise. She shares her journey from being an enthusiastic weightlifter to a leading researcher, inspired by personal connections to type 2 diabetes. Dr. Brown delves into

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