School of Sport and Recreation
The School of Sport and Recreation has groups of academic researchers who conduct research in sport and activity-related areas. Research areas are:
- Co-operative education
- Outdoor education
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Stable Coordination Variability in Overground Walking and Running at Preferred and Fixed Speeds
(Human Kinetics, 2020)Coordination variability (CV) is commonly analyzed to understand dynamical qualities of human locomotion. The purpose of this study was to develop guidelines for the number of trials required to inform the calculation of ... -
Pasifika Collective Well-Being During the COVID-19 Crisis: Samoans and Tongans in Brisbane
(University of Calgary, 2020)This paper gives insights into the collective ways that Samoans and Tongans living in Brisbane have responded to the changes and uncertainties of the COVID-19 era. As Samoan and Tongan insider researchers, we present ... -
Sports-Related Injuries in New Zealand: National Insurance (Accident Compensation Corporation) Claims for Five Sporting Codes From 2012 to 2016
(BMJ Publishing, 2019)Objectives: To provide epidemiological data and related costs for sport-related injuries of five sporting codes (cricket, netball, rugby league, rugby union and football) in New Zealand for moderate-to-serious and serious ... -
Real-Time Haptic Feedback Systems Validity and Its Feasibility for Runners in a Real-World Training Environment
(International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS), 2021)This study sought to assess the use of a novel integrated haptic feedback system for use during running; specifically, the study aimed to 1) assess the validity of the system in measuring trunk inclination and step rate ... -
Lost in Translation: Reflexive Thematic Analysis in Research With Pacific Peoples
This paper reflects on reflexive thematic analyses with Pacific peoples from different cultural and language backgrounds. This paper will briefly describe reflexive thematic analysis according to Braun et al. (2019) and ... -
Re-imagining the Dialogic Spaces of Talanoa Through Samoan Ontoepistemology
(Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, Division of Education, University of Waikato, 2021)This article proposes a Samoan Indigenous philosophical position to reconceptualise the dialogic spaces of talanoa; particularly how talanoa is applied methodologically to research practice. Talanoa within New Zealand ... -
A Māori and Pasifika Label—An Old History, New Context
The term ‘Māori and Pasifika’ is widely used in Aotearoa, New Zealand to both unite and distinguish these peoples and cultures. As a collective noun of separate peoples, Māori and Pasifika are used to acknowledge the common ... -
Decolonising Climate Change: A Call for Beyond-Human Imaginaries and Knowledge Generation
This article calls for transdisciplinary, experimental, and decolonial imaginations of climate change and Pacific futures in an age of great planetary undoing. Drawing from our personal and academic knowledge of the Pacific ... -
Concussion Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour in Equestrian Athletes
(Elsevier, 2020)Objective: To determine knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards concussion in adult equestrian athletes. Design: Nationwide, cross-sectional, questionnaire. Methods: Participants were recruited via advertisements ... -
Predicting Fatigue in Long Duration Mountain Events With a Single Sensor and Deep Learning Model
(2021)Aim: To determine whether an AI model and single sensor measuring acceleration and ECG could model cognitive and physical fatigue for a self‐paced trail run. Methods: A field‐based protocol of continuous fatigue repeated ... -
Ketogenic Diet Benefits Body Composition and Well-being but Not Performance in a Pilot Case Study of New Zealand Endurance Athletes
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Low-carbohydrate, high-fat and ketogenic diets are increasingly adopted by athletes for body composition and sports performance enhancements. However, as yet, there is no consensus on their efficacy in improving ... -
Low-carbohydrate Diets Differing in Carbohydrate Restriction Improve Cardiometabolic and Anthropometric Markers in Healthy Adults: A Randomised Clinical Trial
(PeerJ Inc., 2019)Background: Low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diets are useful for treating a range of health conditions, but there is little research evaluating the degree of carbohydrate restriction on outcome measures. This study ... -
Assessing the Nutrient Intake of a Low-carbohydrate, High-fat (LCHF) Diet: A Hypothetical Case Study Design
(BMJ, 2018)Objective: The low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diet is becoming increasingly employed in clinical dietetic practice as a means to manage many health-related conditions. Yet, it continues to remain contentious in nutrition ... -
Low-carbohydrate, Healthy-fat Eating: A Cost Comparison With National Dietary Guidelines
(John Wiley & Sons, 2020)Aim: A low-carbohydrate, healthy-fat (LCHF) dietary approach has been demonstrated as an effective strategy for improving metabolic health; however, it is often criticised for being more expensive than following a dietary ... -
Deprivation Matters: Understanding Associations Between Neighbourhood Deprivation, Unhealthy Food Outlets, Unhealthy Dietary Behaviours and Child Body Size Using Structural Equation Modelling
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)BACKGROUND: Children residing in neighbourhoods of high deprivation are more likely to have poorer health, including excess body size. While the availability of unhealthy food outlets are increasingly considered important ... -
Cluster Size Prediction for Military Clothing Using 3D Body Scan Data
(Elsevier BV, 2021)Aim To determine how anthropometric characteristics cluster in the New Zealand Defence Force, and to describe the characteristics of each cluster. This information can inform the development of new uniform sizing systems ... -
Pre-exercise Carbohydrate or Protein Ingestion Influences Substrate Oxidation but Not Performance or Hunger Compared With Cycling in the Fasted State
(MDPI AG, 2021)Nutritional intake can influence exercise metabolism and performance, but there is a lack of research comparing protein-rich pre-exercise meals with endurance exercise performed both in the fasted state and following a ... -
Do Associations Between Objectively-assessed Physical Activity and Neighbourhood Environment Attributes Vary by Time of the Day and Day of the Week? IPEN Adult Study
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: To more accurately quantify the potential impact of the neighbourhood environment on adults' physical activity (PA), it is important to compare environment-PA associations between periods of the day or week ... -
Prediction of Military Combat Clothing Size Using Decision Trees and 3D Body Scan Data
(Elsevier BV, 2021)Aim To determine how well decision tree models can predict tailor-assigned uniform sizes using anthropometry data from the New Zealand Defence Force Anthropometry Survey (NZDFAS). This information may inform automatic ...