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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Cardiovascular adaptations to exercise, heat and dehydration
Exercise incurs multiple forms of strain and in several physiological systems. The nature of exercise dictates the profile of strain and thus the adaptive stimulus. Exercise intensity is a key parameter, and much interest ... -
Transport to School Habits, Physical Activity and Weight Status in Adolescents
Background: Active transport (AT) to school is a means for adolescents to increase the amount of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and can help them achieve physical activity (PA) guidelines. This study ... -
Sports on the Gambling Table: An Institutional Approach to Match-fixing
This thesis explores the ongoing global problem of match-fixing in sport. In contrast to rational-choice perspectives focusing on individual moral failure, this thesis advances an institutional approach that explains ... -
Reading New Zealand Within The New Global Order: Sport and the Visualisation of National Identity
Globalization has emerged as one of the most controversial and debated issues of our times. In particular the potential impact of global products and processes on political, economic and cultural life in all of the world’s ... -
Reflections on Communication and Sport: On Advertising and Promotional Culture
This essay highlights the unique and intimately interrelated nature of the relationship between communication and advertising by providing a selective overview of communication about and through sport within the context ... -
The IOC-State-Corporate Nexus: Corporate Diplomacy and the Olympic coup d’état, South African Journal for Research in Sport
Despite growing concerns about corruption, doping, negative environmental impact, labour exploitation, citizen displacement and other risks associated with costly ‘mega projects’, some nations continue to bid to host the ... -
Sport, promotional culture and the crisis of masculinity
This book captures the contested terrain of contemporary masculinity and explores a range of conceptualisations, with a specific focus on the role of the media and promotional culture within the context of sport. Asking ... -
Using performance data to identify styles of play in netball: An alternative to performance indicators
The advent of sports technology has led to large, high-dimensional, performance data sets, which pose decision-making challenges for coaches and performance analysts. If large data sets are managed poorly inaccurate and ... -
The role of pelvis-thorax coupling in controlling within-golf club swing speed
Pelvis-thorax coordination has been recognised to be associated with swing speed. Increasing angular separation between the pelvis and thorax has been thought to initiate the stretch shortening cycle and lead to a more ... -
On the use of continuous relative phase: Review of current approaches and outline for a new standard
In this paper we review applications of continuous relative phase and commonly reported methods for calculating the phase angle. Signals with known properties as well as empirical data were used to compare methods for ... -
Periodization and performance in endurance sport: a competitive phase analysis of trained, non-elite female rowers.
Introduction: The strongest predictors of 2000m rowing ergometer performance across all performance levels are aerobic capacity (V̇O2max) and peak velocity, both obtained from incremental testing. Findings are not consistent ... -
The impact of a three-day outdoor adventure education programme on the level of resilience of adolescents in Singapore
Adolescence is often seen as a phase of life that is challenging, requiring most individuals to adapt and adjust to varying degrees. Adverse or stressful life events can lead to ill-health and psychological dysfunction, ... -
ACTing with Self-Determination: Psychological Flexibility and Motivation for Physical Activity
This research project explored the relationships amongst psychological flexibility, motivation for physical activity (PA), and PA behaviour. The overarching rationale was that increased psychological flexibility facilitates ... -
The effects of muscle heating on hypertrophy and strength responses to resistance training
Background: Heat is a major form of stress within exercise, though its value in driving adaptation is not well understood. Acutely, various aspects of muscle function appear to respond differently to changes in muscle ... -
Te Ao Māori Learning Journeys of Teacher Educators
This study was an opportunity for teacher educator participants to work together with Te Ao Māori (the world of Māori) whilst learning how to be more proficient at enacting Tātaiako cultural competencies in a mainstream ... -
Energy Expenditure and Substrate Oxidation Associated with Prolonged Sitting, Regular Activity Breaks and Physical Activity
Increased sedentary time is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders. Regular activity breaks from sedentary behaviour impart acute metabolic benefits in terms of postprandial ... -
Does the method of dehydration determine its effects?
Effects of dehydration may differ depending on how it is induced. For example, ambient heat-induced dehydration might rely on extracellular fluid whereas exercise-induced dehydration might produce and especially release ... -
Mountain Bike Experience and Affect
This research explores mountain bike experiences, with an emphasis on the affective ride sensations that are felt when descending. The concept of affect negotiates the relationships between social history, the mountain ... -
Cardiac Parasympathetic Reactivation and Simulated Rugby Sevens
Purpose: Cardiac parasympathetic reactivation (PR) following exercise mirrors a restoration of cardiovascular homeostasis and possibly readiness to perform. It has been postulated that a facilitated post-exercise PR may ...