Physical Activity Researcher

Are former athletes any more physically active than people who never took part in competitive sport? Or is this even an important question to ask? In this second part of our conversation with Dr Erin Reifsteck, we explore the challenges and opportunities that athletes encounter when they leave the structured, competitive sport. Does the meaning of sport change in their lives? The main focus is on...

Liezel Hurter currently works at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University. Liezel does research in children's sedentary behaviour measurement and mental health and wellbeing ___________________ This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | Better Sleep, Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Research with Less Hassle --- Collect, store and manage SB and P...

As a coach Pirttiaho supporting people’s self-intelligence, empowerment, mental fitness and physical recovery and potential, leadership and communication abilities and meaningful being - as a person, entrepreneur or leader. Pirttiaho is a development and business oriented CPCC, PCC coach with 30 years experience in business and management as well as communication, HR development, service design an...

Athletic retirement is a much-studied topic, but only recently have researchers started to explore whether sport and physical activity remains part of retired athletes' lives. Do athletes still find sport and physical activity meaningful pursuits, and if so, how do they change their practice and relationship with them? What kind of identity changes are required? And importantly, if some athletes r...

Amy has an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Leeds, who 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 acti...

Day-to-day Work of Olympic Coach    Petter Kukkonen is a Finnish  combined skier who has finished his career and is the current head coach of the Finnish combined team. He represented in his career  Lieksa Ski Club . Kukkonen competed in his career in four  World  Cup competitions in  2000  .  The  best ranking was 47. In the World Youth Championships, Kukkonen won gold in sprinting and team compe...

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 asso...

Dr. Matteo Crotti has got his PhD from the Liverpool John Moores University. He has been involved in various research projects concerning children’s physical activity, motor skills and health. Furthermore, he conducted a study concerning the relationship between play behaviours and motor skills in preschool children. His early career researcher was in the field of Sports Sciences and his key resea...

As a coach Pirttiaho supporting people’s self-intelligence, empowerment, mental fitness and physical recovery and potential, leadership and communication abilities and meaningful being - as a person, entrepreneur or leader. Pirttiaho is a development and business oriented CPCC, PCC coach with 30 years experience in business and management as well as communication, HR development, service design an...

In this bonus episode we are covering new possibilities in research designs that are now possible with advances in sedentary behaviour and physical activity measurement technology. With the new IoT – Internet of Things devices – longitudinal data collection becomes considerably easier. More accurate data makes studies better in many ways and enables investigation of new things possible. These all...

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? And how does socio-economic 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...

Melanie Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College in Massachusetts. Her passion for science education led her to create Thinking Is Power to provide accessible and engaging critical thinking information to the general public. In addition to her work in the classroom, Prof. Trecek-King is the Founder and Chair of  Massasoit’s Sustainable Landscaping Committee ,...

As a coach Pirttiaho supporting people’s self-intelligence, empowerment, mental fitness and physical recovery and potential, leadership and communication abilities and meaningful being - as a person, entrepreneur or leader. Pirttiaho is a development and business oriented CPCC, PCC coach with 30 years experience in business and management as well as communication, HR development, service design an...

This is the second part of our conversation on the use of mindfulness in sport psychology, and what has been gained and lost when mindfulness migrated to the west. Mindfulness has become a panacea for well-being and performance in sport psychology, and many studies have documented its benefits for athletes. What is the problem, then? In the conversation with Dr Maria Luisa Guinto, an Associate Pro...

Liezel Hurter currently works at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University. Liezel does research in children's sedentary behaviour measurement and mental health and wellbeing ----------------------------------------- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity Monitoring Learn more about Fi...

Mika is a business coach and a sales and marketing professional. He is helping companies to grow and reach their full potential. He has previously said that he is on a mission to make life feel better for everybody. We are talking about sales and marketing in the health and fitness business.  --- This podcast episode is sponsored by Fibion Inc. | The New Gold Standard for Sedentary Behaviour and P...

Mindfulness has become a panacea for well-being and performance and is widely used in workplaces, schools... and sports. Many sport psychology studies have documented its benefits for athletes and it has become one of the main topics of sport psychology conferences. Despite all these benefits, many scholars and writers have expressed their reservations about how mindfulness is taken up and used in...

Melanie Trecek-King is an Associate Professor of Biology at Massasoit Community College in Massachusetts. Her passion for science education led her to create Thinking Is Power to provide accessible and engaging critical thinking information to the general public. In addition to her work in the classroom, Prof. Trecek-King is the Founder and Chair of  Massasoit’s Sustainable Landscaping Committee ,...

As a coach Pirttiaho supporting people’s self-intelligence, empowerment, mental fitness and physical recovery and potential, leadership and communication abilities and meaningful being - as a person, entrepreneur or leader. Pirttiaho is a development and business oriented CPCC, PCC coach with 30 years experience in business and management as well as communication, HR development, service design an...

Why should people lose their homes for a hockey game to happen? The Olympic Games has been celebrated as a way of bringing people together and providing inspiration for the spectators. However, it is rarely mentioned that in many host cities, hundreds if not thousands of people have been displaced from their homes for the Games to take place. As our guests have argued in their article in Washingto...

This is a short bonus episode, in which Olli Tikkanen explains about the current publishing schedule, and also asks for a small favor to review the episodes on Apple Podcasts.   Publishing schedule "Normal episodes" are published on Tuesday, "Republication" are on Wednesdays, "Meaningful Sport" episodes are on Fridays,  on Sundays "Practitioner's Viewpoint" episodes are on Sundays    How to leave...

Dr. Matteo Crotti has got his PhD from the Liverpool John Moores University. He has been involved in various research projects concerning children’s physical activity, motor skills and health. Furthermore, he conducted a study concerning the relationship between play behaviours and motor skills in preschool children. His early career researcher was in the field of Sports Sciences and his key resea...

Jason is a Mayo Clinic certified wellness coach; he has a Master´s degree in exercise physiology and a certification in sports nutrition and strength and conditioning.   How to coach someone who wants to improve their biometrics like blood-sugar levels, blood pressure, and blood-cholesterol levels and on top of that improve their overall well-being via lifestyle improvements. Within that topic we...

The most recent Olympic Games in Tokyo were highly controversial for going forward despite the pandemic and resistance from the local community. Many debates have been held on whether those Games were a success or a failure, and importantly, for whom? The games were certainly exceptional due to the pandemic, but on the other hand, they were similar to previous games in many ways, such as by exceed...

In this episode Mika Fisk we will share his story, how sedentary behaviour changes started a snowball effect to other health behaviour changes. Mika also share his experiences and thoughts related to Fibion Sitting and Activity Analysis.  Mika is a business coach and a sales and marketing professional. He is helping companies to grow and reach their full potential. He has previously said that he i...