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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Physical Activity, Cognition and Academic Performance: An Analysis of Mediating and Confounding Relationships in Primary School Children
(BioMed Central, 2018)Background: Exploring the relationship between physical activity, cognition and academic performance in children is an important but developing academic field. One of the key tasks for researchers is explaining how the ... -
Active Transportation and Public Transportation Use to Achieve Physical Activity Recommendations? A Combined GPS, Accelerometer, and Mobility Survey Study
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Accurate information is lacking on the extent of transportation as a source of physical activity, on the physical activity gains from public transportation use, and on the extent to which population shifts in ... -
A Cross-sectional Description of Parental Perceptions and Practices Related to Risky Play and Independent Mobility in Children: The New Zealand State of Play Survey
(MDPI, 2019)The potential for risky play and independent mobility to increase children’s physical activity, and enhance cognitive development and emotional wellbeing has been recognised for some time. The aim of this study was to ... -
Accelerometer Data Reduction in Adolescents: Effects on Sample Retention and Bias
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background Accelerometry is increasingly being recognized as an accurate and reliable method to assess free-living physical activity (PA) in children and adolescents. However, accelerometer data reduction criteria remain ... -
Pedometer-determined Physical Activity and Active Transport in Girls
(BioMed Central, 2008)It is well established that the risk of insufficient physical activity is greater in girls than in boys, especially during the adolescent years. The promotion of active transport (AT) to and from school has been posited ... -
Dynamic Accuracy of GPS Receivers for Use in Health Research: A Novel Method to Assess GPS Accuracy in Real-world Settings
(Frontiers Media, 2014)The emergence of portable global positioning system (GPS) receivers over the last 10 years has provided researchers with a means to objectively assess spatial position in free-living conditions. However, the use of GPS in ... -
Are Children Participating in a Quasi-experimental Education Outside the Classroom Intervention More Physically Active?
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Education outside the classroom (EOtC) is a curriculum-based approach to teaching that has shown positive associations with children's physical activity and academic learning in small-scale case studies. The ... -
How Many Steps/Day are Enough? for Children and Adolescents
(BioMed Central, 2011)Worldwide, public health physical activity guidelines include special emphasis on populations of children (typically 6-11 years) and adolescents (typically 12-19 years). Existing guidelines are commonly expressed in terms ... -
Modifiable Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents From São Paulo, Brazil
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background Brazil is currently experiencing a nutrition transition: the displacement of traditional diets with foods high in saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol and an increase in sedentary lifestyles. Despite these ... -
Biomechanics and User Testing of the Impact of IRB Modifications on Tibial Loading: Technical Report #8 to Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ)
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Sociodemographic and Built Environment Associates of Travel to School by Car Among New Zealand Adolescents: Meta-analysis
(MDPI AG, 2020)Travelling to school by car diminishes opportunities for physical activity and contributes to traffic congestion and associated noise and air pollution. This meta-analysis examined sociodemographic characteristics and built ... -
International Physical Activity and Built Environment Study of Adolescents: IPEN Adolescent Design, Protocol and Measures
(2021)INTRODUCTION: Only international studies can provide the full variability of built environments and accurately estimate effect sizes of relations between contrasting environments and health-related outcomes. The aims of ... -
Community-based Approaches to Reducing Health Inequities and Fostering Environmental Justice Through Global Youth-engaged Citizen Science
(MDPI, 2021)Growing socioeconomic and structural disparities within and between nations have cre-ated unprecedented health inequities that have been felt most keenly among the world’s youth. While policy approaches can help to mitigate ... -
Performance Indicators Contributing to Success at the Group and Play-off Stages of the 2019 Rugby World Cup
(Universidad de Alicante Servicio de Publicaciones, 2021)Performance indicators that contributed to success at the group and play-off stages of the 2019 Rugby World Cup were analysed using publicly available data obtained from the official tournament website using both a ... -
Moving the Lab Into the Mountains: A Pilot Study of Human Activity Recognition in Unstructured Environments
(MDPI AG, 2021)Goal: To develop and validate a field-based data collection and assessment method for human activity recognition in the mountains with variations in terrain and fatigue using a single accelerometer and a deep learning ... -
Bidirectional Causal Control in the Dynamics of Handstand Balance
(Nature Publishing Group, 2020)The aim of this study was to identify motor control solutions associated with the ability to maintain handstand balance. Using a novel approach, we investigated the dynamical interactions between centre of pressure (CoP) ... -
Nutrition and Hydration As a Function of Health for Injury and Acute Illness Prevention During Sport and Exercise Participation: A Narrative Review
(SPRINZ, Auckland University of Technology, 2020)No abstract. -
Does Playing Away From Home Influence the Number and Severity of Impacts in Amateur Rugby Union Players: Analyses by Home/Away, Won/Lost and First/Second Season Halves
(SciMed Central, 2020)Objectives: To determine head impact characteristics for amateur rugby union players. Design: Descriptive cohort study. Methods: A total of 20,687 head impacts greater than 10g over a 2013 amateur senior rugby union ... -
Dynamics of Handstand Balance
(NMU Commons, 2020)The purpose of this study was to identify parameters that are associated with more successful motor control during handstand performance. For two groups of gymnasts, ‘less skilled’, who were able to hold handstands for 4 ... -
Coordination Variability in Overground Running and Walking at Preferred and Fixed Speeds
(NMU Commons, 2020)Coordination variability (CoordV) is impacted by the type and speed of locomotion, however, the appropriate number of trials required for stable outputs during overground locomotion is yet to be determined. The purpose of ...