Dr Dave Saunders
Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology
- Moray House School of Education and Sport, ISPEHS
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Tel: +44 (0)131 651 4121
- Email: dave.saunders@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Moray House School of Education and Sport, SL
- City
- University of Edinburgh (Holyrood Campus)
- Post code
- EH8 8AQ
Background
I am the programme leader for the BSc Applied Sport Science degree in our institute.
Undergraduate teaching
- Biochemistry of exercise
- Sports Nutrition
- Exercise physiology
- Exercise presecription for rehabilitation
Postgraduate teaching
- Research methods
- Information skills
- Dissertation supervision
Current PhD students supervised
- Nuno Oliveira- The effect of fatigue on the 3-d kinematics of the water-polo eggbeater kick
Research summary
- exercise physiology
- fitness and function in elderly people and patient groups including stroke patients
Current and recent research
My research contributes to evidence supporting a role for exercise training after stroke. Exercise can increase the low levels of fitness among stroke survivors, improve their day-to-day physical functioning, it may imrove mood and reduce the chance of other health problems including recurrent stroke.
The methods I use include systematic review methodologies which aim to take stock of all available high quality evidence, and meta-analyses which determine statistically the various effect of exercise after stroke.
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What works to reduce sedentary behavior in the office, and could these intervention components transfer to the home working environment?: A rapid review and transferability appraisal
In:
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 4, pp. 954639
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.954639
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
Interventions for reducing sedentary behavior in people with stroke
(2 pages)
In:
Stroke, vol. 52, pp. e846-e847
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.036589
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Comment/debate (Published) -
An exploration of sedentary behavior patterns in community dwelling people with stroke: A cluster-based analysis
In:
Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, vol. 45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/NPT.0000000000000357
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in people with stroke
(110 pages)
In:
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol. 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012996.pub2
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Options in Pregnancy to Increase ActiveLy Sitting (OPALS) Feasibility Study
(9 pages)
In:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115673
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Epidemiology of university American Football injuries in the United Kingdom
(24 pages)
In:
Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967120960206
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Physical fitness training for stroke patients
(2 pages)
In:
Stroke, vol. 51, pp. e299-e300
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.030826
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
An exploration of heart rate and perceived exertion differences between class and competition in freestyle-disco dance
(18 pages)
In:
Research In Dance Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14647893.2020.1798392
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Physical fitness training for stroke patients
In:
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD003316.pub7
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A systematic review and meta-analysis of affective responses to acute high intensity interval exercise compared with continuous moderate- and high-intensity exercise
(34 pages)
In:
Health Psychology Review, vol. N/A, pp. 1-34
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2020.1728564
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print)