Stroke is one of the most important causes of adult disability across the world. Stroke survivors are under-active, and their average physical fitness level is about 50% of sedentary healthy controls.
To design and evaluate a novel family-based out-of-school physical activity intervention. 1. To undertake formative work to co-develop a family-based out of school physical activity intervention.
Public health interventions often seek to change the amount of time that people spend in particular behaviours, such as increasing physical activity or reducing sedentary behaviour, with the aim of enhancing health.
The limited uptake of agricultural innovations with proven productivity-enhancing potential and the translation of productivity increases into improvements in nutrition are two major development challenges facing Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs).
During exercise, and in the presence of sufficient oxygen, glucose is metabolised by muscle cells to produce pyruvate, a metabolic intermediate which is fed into the Kreb’s cycle in the mitochondria to produce large amounts of energy.
Supervisors; Dr Nicola Perra, Dr Li Zhou, Dr Luis E Rocha, Dr Vittoria Colizza. The project aims to characterise behavioural changes induced by seasonal influenza on mobility patterns and physiological indicators.
The University of Nottingham. School of Medicine - Division of Rheumatology, Orthopaedics & Dermatology. Academic Orthopaedics, Trauma and Sports Medicine.
