Profiles
Dr Luke Connolly
Lecturer in Physiotherapy (Exercise Science)
School of Health Professions (Faculty of Health)
Dr Luke Connolly can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
- Rehabilitation
- Neurology
- Physiotherapy
- Exercise physiology
- Before-and-after studies
- Quantitative research
- Randomised controlled trials
- Systematic reviews
Email publicrelations@plymouth.ac.uk to enquire.
Biography
Biography
Qualifications
- PhD Sport and Health Sciences (University of Exeter)
- MSc Sport and Health Sciences (University of Exeter)
- BSc Applied Sports Science and Coaching (University of St Mark & St John)
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Professional membership
- The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES)
- The Physiological Society
Research
Research
Research interests
The effect of physical inactivity and subsequent physical activity on the prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular and musculoskeletal adaptations) in healthy and clinical populations using manipulations such as fitness training, nutritional supplementation exercise intensity, exercise modality and exercise duration. Muscular adaptation to exercise training, fitness testing in elite team sports and match analysis as a research tool in team sports.
Other research
CogEx Study
The group is made up of researchers, research assistants/therapists and people with progressive MS across 11 sites worldwide. CogEx is a multi-arm, randomised, blinded, sham-controlled trial of cognitive rehabilitation and exercise. The CogEx study will recruit 360 people with progressive MS, across all sites. Participants will be experiencing mild-moderate cognitive difficulties with an EDSS score between 3.0-6.5. There are two sites in the UK: Plymouth and London.
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2023) 'The feasibility, safety, physiological and clinical effects
of high‑intensity interval training for people with Parkinson’s:
a systematic review and meta‑analysis' Aging Clinical and Experimental Research , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Perceptual responses and running performance during treadmill and overground self-paced interval running in moderately active adults' Journal of Physical Education and Sport 22, (1) 216-224 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Authors’ Response to Peer Reviews of “Technologies to Support Assessment of Movement During Video Consultations: Exploratory Study”' JMIRx Med 2, (3) e32248-e32248 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Technologies to Support Assessment of Movement During Video Consultations: Exploratory Study' JMIRx Med 2, (3) , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Is aerobic or resistance training the most effective exercise modality for improving lower extremity physical function and perceived fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis' Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Is aerobic or resistance training the most effective exercise modality for improving lower extremity physical function and perceived fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis? A systematic review and meta-analysis' Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Adherence and drop-out in randomized controlled trials of exercise interventions in people with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analyses' Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 43, 102169-102169 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Impact of a novel home-based exercise intervention on health indicators in inactive premenopausal women: a 12-week randomised controlled trial' European Journal of Applied Physiology 120, (4) 771-782 , DOI
(2018) 'Football training improves metabolic and cardiovascular health status in 55- to 70-year-old women and men with prediabetes' Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 28, 42-51 , DOI
(2018) 'Lowering of blood pressure after nitrate-rich vegetable consumption is abolished with the co-ingestion of thiocyanate-rich vegetables in healthy normotensive males' Nitric Oxide 74, 39-46 , DOI
(2017) 'Effects of self-paced interval and continuous training on health markers in women' European Journal of Applied Physiology 117, (11) 2281-2293 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Walking football as sustainable exercise for older adults – A pilot investigation' European Journal of Sport Science 17, (5) 638-645 , DOI
(2016) 'Low-volume high-intensity swim training is superior to high-volume low-intensity training in relation to insulin sensitivity and glucose control in inactive middle-aged women' European Journal of Applied Physiology 116, (10) 1889-1897 , DOI
(2016) 'Short Duration Small Sided Football and to a Lesser Extent Whole Body Vibration Exercise Induce Acute Changes in Markers of Bone Turnover' BioMed Research International 2016, 1-10 , DOI Open access
(2015) 'Oxidative capacity and glycogen content increase more in arm than leg muscle in sedentary women after intense training' Journal of Applied Physiology 119, (2) 116-123 , DOI
(2015) 'Effect Of Exercise Training Mode On Oxidative Capacity In Human Arm And Leg Skeletal Muscle' Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 47, (5S) 221-221 , DOI
(2014) 'Effects of small-volume soccer and vibration training on body composition, aerobic fitness, and muscular PCr kinetics for inactive women aged 20–45' Journal of Sport and Health Science 3, (4) 284-292 , DOI
Other Publications
(2018) The effects of exercise training interventions on the health profile of inactive premenopausal women.