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.
Research activities
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The effects of yoga compared to active and inactive controls on physical function and health related quality of life in older adults : Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
(22 pages)
In:
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, vol. 16, no. 33, pp. 1-22
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Identifying factors associated with sedentary time after stroke. Secondary analysis of pooled data from nine primary studies.
(8 pages)
In:
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, pp. 1-8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10749357.2019.1601419
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Activity Behaviours in Lean and Morbidly Obese Pregnant Women
In:
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13219
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Interventions for reducing sedentary behaviour in people with stroke
In:
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, no. 3, pp. 1-16
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012996
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
FMS screening for middle distance running : a case study of the impact of a four-week training intervention
(8 pages)
In:
Professional Strength & Conditioning, no. 48, pp. 15-22
Contribution to journal › Article (Published) -
Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight
Contribution to conference › Poster (Accepted/In press) -
Infographics for student assessment : More than meets the eye
(2 pages)
In:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 52, no. 23, pp. 1487-1488
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-097553
Contribution to journal › Editorial (Published) -
A systematic review of affective responses to acute high intensity interval exercise vs. continuous exercise
Contribution to conference › Poster (Published) -
Indoor and outdoor context-specific contributions to early adolescent MVPA as measured by combined diary, accelerometer and GPS
(6 pages)
In:
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 40-45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2016-0638
Contribution to journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Physical activity, diet and other behavioural interventions for improving cognition and school achievement in children and adolescents with obesity or overweight
(185 pages)
In:
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, pp. 1-185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009728.pub4
Contribution to journal › Article (Published)