School of Physical Education
The School of Physical Education's strength is its multi-disciplinary approach to research that covers a wide range of study fields (e.g. biomechanics, cultural studies, psychology epidemiology, etc) and embraces many different theoretical and/or methodological paradigms.
Recent Deposits
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Estimating bowling workload across maximal and submaximal intensities in male cricket fast bowlers
It is commonly accepted in the literature that there is an association between workload and injury in fast bowlers. While certain workload values have been more strongly linked to injury than others, the relationship between ... -
The effects of a 20-week HIFT circuit on cardiorespiratory fitness, functional fitness, muscle strength and body composition in recreationally active breast cancer survivors
Cancer treatment increases survivors risk for cardiorespiratory and cardiovascular diseases, alterations of body composition, and loss of muscular strength. Regular physical activity can be an effective strategy to reduce ... -
Effects of somatic training on turnout in competitive Irish dance landings
Background: Irish dance has evolved rapidly throughout the years in terms of its athleticism, technical skills and aesthetics. In terms of technique, dancers must land from large leaps onto a single leg, without flexing ... -
Te Tautarinui o Matariki: a whānau health compass
In 2019 a historic claim was lodged with the Waitangi Tribunal under the Health and Service Outcomes Kaupapa Enquiry. Two main findings emerged; firstly, Māori have the poorest outcomes of any ethnic group in New Zealand, ... -
Effects of protein and exercise on insulin-like growth factor 1
Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1) is a hormone associated with multiple physiologic outcomes including increased muscle growth and repair as well as uncontrolled cell growth, i.e. cancer. Both exercise and nutritional ... -
Diversity and inclusion in sport organizations. A subversive functionalist approach
The concepts of diversity and inclusion (D&I) as managerial values have become an integral part of most institutional policies, and sport organizations are no exception. Yet, notwithstanding their common usage in public ... -
Determining the role of exercise-induced heat in resistance exercise conditioning
Introduction: Exercise is known to increase body temperature, but the temperature of exercising muscle is under-examined, particularly in resistance exercise. Muscle temperature is of interest because muscle heating per ... -
(Re)Presenting 1981: Narrating the Springbok tour
The extent to which historians impose themselves on the past through their narratives remains contentious. While historians of sport have engaged these debates (e.g. Phillips, 2002; Nathan, 2003; Booth, 2005; Liberti and ... -
Tangaroa Wai Noa, Tangaroa Wai Tapu, Tangaroa Wairoro
Tangaroa (Māori god of the ocean) is a kaitiaki (guardian) of the human brain and one of the prominent marine atua (deity) in Māori culture (Best, 1928; Marsden, 2003; Pomare & Cowan, 1987; Whatahoro, 2011). Atua are central ... -
Adolescents’ Perceptions of Walking versus Cycling to School in Rural Otago, New Zealand
Background: Active transport to school is a potential way to incorporate daily physical activity and address concerningly low adolescent physical activity levels. Walking and cycling to school are the two most common forms ... -
Comparison of Accelerometer Measured Physical Activity Patterns between Urban and Rural New Zealand Adolescents
Background: Few adolescents are meeting physical activity (PA) guidelines nationally and internationally. Current knowledge of adolescents’ PA patterns is derived predominantly from studies conducted in urban settings, ... -
Teachers' Facilitation on Students' Learning in Outdoor Adventure Education
Student learning in the outdoors is often based on experiential learning where facilitation is integral in the process. Outdoor education teachers usually carry out facilitation during or after an activity to help students ... -
The cerebrovascular role in cognition during physiological stress
Cognition may depend in part on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and its regulation. All are affected in similar directions by stress acutely (e.g., mental and exercise-related) and chronically (e.g., fitness and age). For example, ... -
An Ecological Dynamics Approach for Movement Assessment
Ecological dynamics has gained increasing acceptance as a theoretical framework in the field of motor development. This framework underpins this research programme, which postulates that humans are open, complex systems ... -
Effects of high intensity interval training vs moderate intensity continuous training on fitness and body composition in active breast cancer survivors
Background: Breast cancer and its treatment are associated with worsened body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in breast cancer survivors. These negative effects can increase overall, cardiovascular and ... -
Making it ordinary : an unexceptional history of the early olympic movement in New Zealand
Making it ordinary presents an alternative history of the olympic movement in New Zealand. The crux of my argument is that the history of the local olympic movement is unexceptional given the contexts of international sport ... -
Does the mode of heat acclimation affect the kinetics of adaptation?
Background: Heat acclimation can improve exercise performance in the heat, cardiovascular function and longevity in the general population. However, the most effective method of acclimation is unknown. Each method (i.e., ... -
The role of brain blood flow in thermoregulatory and respiratory control during exercise
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of brain blood flow (BBF) on respiratory control during exercise-induced increases in body temperature. BBF is controlled largely by vascular responses ... -
The Affect of Exercise Past, Present, and Future: The Role of Affective Memory and Affective Forecast in the Affective Response-PA Behaviour Relation
Affective responses experienced during exercise have predicted future physical activity (PA) behaviour (Williams, Dunsiger, Jennings & Marcus, 2012). When applied to exercise, the premise of the affect heuristic (Slovic ... -
Development of an on snow athlete tracking tool
Background The performance standard in snowboard slopestyle competitions is very high, as shown by their inclusion in the Winter Olympic program. Snowboard slopestyle is acrobatic in nature, with athletes combining technical ...