Today's publication of a special issue of "Sports Medicine and Health Science" includes 10 outstanding reviews on wide range of important topics linked to exercise and health sciencedirect.com/journal/sports…

Happy to announce that the next edition (2026) of our textbook "Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance" will be published October 23, 2025. For now, the 12th edition continues to be available until December 31 mheducation.com/highered/produ…

The majority of exercise's benefits are gained in the first few minutes you do Just 15 minutes of moderate daily exercise is linked to a 14% reduction in mortality

What is the most unhealthy professional sport? My answer = Bodybuilding. 🫀📈Any other professional sport where there is a 5-fold higher risk for sudden death amateurs -> elites?! Mr. Olympia LLC

Our review paper written over 4 years and shortened and edited for the last year, has finally been accepted for publication in Endocrine Reviews. Just to give you a taste of what the article is all about, NotebookLM was invite to take a look at it (not by me), and this what it

The most efficient land-based creature in terms of travel : A human on a bicycle. Amazing stuff. scientificamerican.com/article/a-huma…

Having a hot bath/shower after exercise - now there's an appealing prescription. A lot better sell than a cold bath (and a lot more beneficial!). Post‐exercise hot water immersion: A potential lifestyle strategy to maximize vascular health physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Ingestion of 20 g whey or canola protein does not further increase muscle protein synthesis rates during recovery from resistance exercise in healthy, young females sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Ultra-endurance athletes and the metabolic ceiling: Current Biology cell.com/current-biolog…

This expert consensus statement provides an evidence-based summary of the impact of physiological factors, physical activity guidelines, and barriers on physical activity participation and prescription for individuals with disabilities, providing practical recommendations for

Power and Endurance: Polar Opposites or Willing Partners? 📑 New Review Article This review explores evidence for interference or reciprocation btw peak neuromuscular power & endurance performance Key findings below 👇

Interesting in learning about the "optimal sports drink"? If so, check out this recent review by Dr. M.L. Millard-Stafford et al. published in Sports Medicine and Health Science sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Caffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation The DECAF Randomized Clinical Trial In this clinical trial of coffee drinkers after successful cardioversion, allocation to consumption of caffeinated coffee averaging 1 cup a day was associated with less

Seems almost too good to be true! Chocolate (well cocoa flavanols) can reverse age effects on the left atria and ventricle. A potentially popular finding! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

An incredible #PhysiologyWeek celebrated at Hull York Medical School with their healthy study assessing cardiovascular risk! Great work🎉

Really excited to see our study on long term passive heat acclimation now published in Journal of Physiology ! Five weeks of hot-water immersion increased Hb mass, left-ventricular end-diastolic volume and ultimately, V̇O₂max! doi.org/10.1113/JP2898…

A key determinant of your VO2 max may be in your neck. Lactate production is key in exercise metabolism here being sensed in the carotid bodies to drive ventilatory response: The carotid body mediates peak oxygen uptake during maximal physical exertion... physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Have a muscle injury - warm it up, don't cool it down for better recovery! This study will cause trouble with the physios and ice bath proponents!: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Marathoners, you can rest easy. A 10-year study published in JAMA Cardiology found that post-marathon heart changes are temporary and don't translate into progressive dysfunction, debunking concerns about marathon heart damage in recreational runners. runningmagazine.ca/health-nutriti…

Exceptional performers: 2 discrete populations over time "Most early top performers do not become top performers at peak age and, perhaps more notably, most top performers at peak age were not early top performers."