The Influence of Menstruation on Training Schedules in Well-Trained and Elite Female Mountain Bike, Road and Cyclocross Athletes
Journal Article
Aitkenhead, R., Kirkwood, L., Florida-James, G., & Ingram-Sills, L. (2023)
The Influence of Menstruation on Training Schedules in Well-Trained and Elite Female Mountain Bike, Road and Cyclocross Athletes. Journal of Applied Sports Sciences, 2, 62-75. https://doi.org/10.37393/JASS.2023.02.6
Female physiology is unique and driven by fluctuations in sex hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle. These hormones present myriad mechanisms that may influence physiolog...
Interface Project Hindsight Vision - Seeing Safer Cycling. Company Report
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Bossi, A. H., Campbell, T., Brown, S., & Florida-James, G. Interface Project Hindsight Vision - Seeing Safer Cycling. Company Report. Hindsight Vision
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Bossi, A. H., Campbell, T., Brown, S., & Florida-James, G. Interface Project Hindsight Vision - Seeing Safer Cycling. Company Report. Hindsight Vision
The future directions and trends for off road e-bike use and impact in Great Britain
Report
Ingram-Sills, L., Campbell, T., Kirkwood, L., & Florida-James, G. (2023)
The future directions and trends for off road e-bike use and impact in Great Britain. British Cycling
The introduction of e-bikes into the cycling industry has resulted in a growing market, with sales demonstrating an increase exponentially over the last five years. Globally i...
The Future Directions & Trends for Off Road e-MTB Use & Impact in Great Britian
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ingram-Sills, L., Moseley, T., Cook, D., Kirkwood, L., Campbell, T., & Florida-James, G. (2022, November)
The Future Directions & Trends for Off Road e-MTB Use & Impact in Great Britian. Presented at The Scottish Mountain Bike Conference, Aberdeen
The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phases on Running Repeated Sprint Ability
Journal Article
Di Nicola, S., Ferrier, B., Florida-James, G., & Kavaliauskas, M. (2022)
The Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phases on Running Repeated Sprint Ability. International Journal of Strength and Conditioning, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.47206/ijsc.v2i1.137
Female participation in regular sport activities has increased in recent years, yet their representation in sports and exercise science literature remains low. This can be par...
PINND Survey Report
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Campbell, T., Florida-James, G., & Harris, N. PINND Survey Report. Contract Solutions Scotland
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Campbell, T., Florida-James, G., & Harris, N. PINND Survey Report. Contract Solutions Scotland
Influence of menstruation on training schedules in female mountain bike athletes
Presentation / Conference
Aitkenhead, R., Kirkwood, L., Florida-James, G., & Ingram-Sills, L. (2022, April)
Influence of menstruation on training schedules in female mountain bike athletes. Poster presented at The Biomedical Basis of Elite Performance 2022 (The Physiological Society), Nottingham
Female participation in elite sport is rising, the most recent Olympic games, Tokyo 2020, was the most gender-balanced games in history but research within female athletes is ...
Trail use, motivations and environmental attitudes of 3780 European mountain bikers: what is sustainable?
Journal Article
Campbell, T., Kirkwood, L., McLean, G., Torsius, M., & Florida-James, G. (2021)
Trail use, motivations and environmental attitudes of 3780 European mountain bikers: what is sustainable?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), Article 12971. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182412971
Background: The extent to which mountain biking impacts upon the environment is largely determined by rider behaviours. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understa...
Breast cancer chemotherapy vascular toxicity: A review of mediating mechanisms and exercise as a potential therapeutic
Journal Article
Mclaughlin, M., Florida-James, G., & Ross, M. (2021)
Breast cancer chemotherapy vascular toxicity: A review of mediating mechanisms and exercise as a potential therapeutic. Vascular Biology, 3(1), R106-R120. https://doi.org/10.1530/VB-21-0013
Breast cancer chemotherapy, although very potent against tumour tissue, results in significant cardiovascular toxicity. The focus of research in this area has been predominant...
Exercise acutely increases vitamin D receptor expression in T lymphocytes in vitamin D-deficient men, independent of age
Journal Article
Lithgow, H., Florida‐James, G., Ross, M., Duncan, G., & Leggate, M. (2021)
Exercise acutely increases vitamin D receptor expression in T lymphocytes in vitamin D-deficient men, independent of age. Experimental Physiology, 106(7), 1460-1469. https://doi.org/10.1113/ep089480
Vitamin D plays a key role in the modulation of the immune system, mediated through the intracellular vitamin D receptor (VDR). Exercise has been shown to influence the activi...