
Lindsay BottomsUniversity of Hertfordshire | UH · School of Life and Medical Sciences
Lindsay Bottoms
Doctor of Philosophy
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November 2010 - May 2015
November 2007 - November 2010
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of hologram wristbands and placebo on athletic performance measures: acceleration, power, strength, balance and flexibility. Eighteen physically active healthy young adults participated (15 men, 3 women; age: 18.4±0.6 years; weight: 74.5±13.73 kg; height: 177±8.5 cm). Acceleration was measured...
The smaller muscle mass of the upper body compared to the lower body may elicit a smaller thermoregulatory stimulus during exercise and thus produce novel training-induced thermoregulatory adaptations. Therefore, the principal aim of the study was to examine the effect of arm training on thermoregulatory responses during submaximal exercise.
Thirte...
The badminton serve requires great skill and may be affected by fatigue. The aim of the present study was to determine whether carbohydrate ingestion affects badminton performance. Nine male badminton players (age 25 ± 7 years, mass 80.6 ± 8.0 kg) attended the laboratory on three occasions. The first visit involved an incremental exercise test to e...
Fencing is a high-intensity sport involving dynamic movements such as the lunge exposing the musculoskeletal system to high impact forces, which emphasises the importance of the shock attenuating properties of footwear as a factor in the prevention of injury. The aim of this study was to investigate the magnitudes of the transient axial impact shoc...
Aims: Ulcerative colitis (UC) significantly impacts individuals' self-perception, body image, and overall quality of life; while also imposing considerable economic costs. These challenges high-light the necessity for complementary therapeutic strategies with reduced adverse effects to support conventional pharmacological treatments. Among natural...
The experience of positive intrinsic rewards (enjoyment) from physical activity (PA) is known to promote PA habit formation and maintenance. Negative intrinsic rewards (stress reduction) may also be associated with PA habit, particularly during a major stressor and when individual‐level anxiety is higher. Multi‐level models tested the following hyp...
Background
Prevalence of depression is increasing in young people. Behaviour change interventions providing benefits equal to or greater than talking therapies or pharmacological alternatives are needed. Exercise could be beneficial for young people with depression, but we lack robust trials of its effectiveness.
Objective
To test whether an exerc...
Background
It is unknown whether there are differences in maximal oxygen uptake (\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$${V}$$\end{document}O2max) response when...
The International Olympic Committee recently introduced a consensus statement on recommendations for outdoor sports in the heat. However, indoor sports such as fencing whereby athletes are required to wear full body protective clothing when competing have received no recommendations. Such scenarios could cause high thermoregulatory demands particul...
Bodybuilders routinely engage in many dietary and other practices purported to be harmful to kidney health. Thus, a structured narrative review of the literature was performed. The search strategy and parameters identifying areas of importance closely followed the PRISMA statement guidelines. This resulted in 13 relevant full-text articles consisti...
Background
Large scale population norms for peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) during cycle ergometry (CE) have been published for men and women across a wide range of ages. Although upper body functional capacity has an important role in activities of daily living far less is known regarding the effect of age and sex on upper body functional capacity (i...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic disease affecting the digestive tract, has a significant impact on health-related quality of life. Pharmaceutical treatment is typically adopted, yet exercise is increasingly becoming recognized as an adjunct therapy. This study aimed to explore the perspectives, behaviours, and barriers of IBD patients i...
Background
The primary objective of this study was to examine the feasibility of recruitment, retention, and delivery of biomarker feedback among men partaking in Shape Up, a physical activity for health programme. Secondarily, it explored the potential effects of biomarker feedback on participants’ adherence and motivation levels.
Methods
In this...
Introduction
Alcohol abuse is the leading global cause of premature mortality among 15–49 year olds and is associated with an increased risk of liver disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, anxiety and depression. Regular exercise reduces the risk of several associated comorbidities and ameliorates depression, anxiety and stress; known facilitat...
Ulcerative colitis, characterized by its relapsing and remissive nature, significantly impacts per-ception, body image, and overall quality of life. The associated financial burden underscores the need for alternative treatment approaches with fewer side effects, alongside pharmaceutical in-terventions. Montmorency tart cherries, rich in anthocyani...
Background: There is growing speculation that peppermint may target the mechanisms central to cardiometabolic pathophysiology, though there has yet to be any randomized interventions, examining the efficacy of peppermint supplementation on cardiometabolic outcomes. This trial aimed to examine the effect of peppermint supplementation on cardiometabo...
Debate has surrounded whether the participation of trans women in female sporting categories is fair, specifically the retained male physiological advantage due to increased testosterone compared to cisgender females. Recently, individual sporting organisations have been investigating and assessing policies regarding trans women athlete participati...
The purpose of this study was to undertake a randomized control trial, examining the effects of a 12-week home-based physical activity programme in Saudi Arabian adults with type-2 diabetes. Sixty-four patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus were recruited from the Jazan Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, located in Jazan region of southwestern Saud...
There is no published study that analyses the temporal demands of fencing, in its six Olympic modalities in the same high-level competition. The only existing publications date back decades, with already obsolete regulations, or focus on a specific modality. The aim of this study is to carry out a chronometric analysis of elite fencing at the 2014...
Background and Aim Fencers compete over long competition days (9-11 hours) wearing full body protective clothing whilst performing high-intensity explosive movements interspersed with low intensity preparatory or recovery movements. Therfore the aim of this review is to provide contemporary perspectives of the literature discussing the physiologica...
The aim of this review was to explore the relevant neurobiology and the association between peripheral levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and acute and short to long-term exercise regimes, as well as its relation to depression and antidepressant treatment. A 20-year literature search was conducted. The screening process resulted in...
The aim of this study was to determine the physiological demands and motion analysis of a simulated fencing competition. Eighteen fencers each completed 5 ‘poule’ (5 touches) and ‘direct elimination (DE)’ (15 touches) fights. Expired gases were measured during 1 poule and DE fight. Heart rate (HR), ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and movement d...
The objective of this study was to determine whether the variability in exercise tolerance and physiological responses is lower when exercise is prescribed relative to physiological thresholds (THR) compared to traditional intensity anchors (TRAD). Ten individuals completed a series of maximal exercise tests and a series of moderate (MOD), heavy (H...
The world faces challenges to maintain the quality of life of the growing elderly population. Research suggests that around one third of over 65s and half of those over 80, fall once per year, placing enormous financial burdens on health providers. Fear of falling can contribute towards the likelihood of a fall. Reducing fear of falling has been sh...
Increasingly popular, ultra-endurance participation exposes athletes to extremely high levels of functional and structural damage. Ultra-endurance athletes commonly develop acute kidney injury (AKI) and other pathologies harmful to kidney health. There is strong evidence that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, common amongst ultra-athletes, is...
The aim of this study is to determine the magnitude of maximal fat oxidation (MFO) during incremental upper and lower body exercise. Thirteen non-specifically trained male participants (19.3 ± 0.5 y, 78.1 ± 9.1 kg body mass) volunteered for this repeated-measures study, which had received university ethics committee approval. Participants undertook...
Objective: this systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the efficacy of exercise in reducing OCD symptoms.
Methods: we searched PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Scopus and grey literature until March 2022. The study was preregistered at Prospero (CRD42021283931). We included randomised controlled and pre-post...
PURPOSE: This study aimed to explore the efficacy of U.S. Montmorency tart cherry
in treating recreationally active individuals with patellofemoral pain.
METHODS: Twenty-four recreationally active participants with patellofemoral pain
were randomly separated into either placebo (males N = 8, females N = 4, age = 43.30
± 7.86 yrs, mass = 72.10 ± 17....
The current study aimed to investigate the influence of tart cherry and blueberry juices on
cardiometabolic and other health indices following a 20-day supplementation period. Forty-five
adults were randomly assigned to receive tart cherry, blueberry, or a placebo; of which they drank
60 mL per day for 20-days. The primary outcome; systolic blood p...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is renowned for its high incidence of type-2 diabetes mellitus, with a prevalence rate of around 33%, which is expected to increase to 45.8% by 2030. Engagement in regular physical activity has been shown to significantly attenuate non-communicable diseases including type-2 diabetes. However, the overall rate of physical...
Bodybuilders routinely engage in many dietary and other practices purported to be harmful to kidney health. The development of acute kidney injury, focal segmental glomerular sclerosis (FSGS) and nephrocalcinosis may be particular risks. There is little evidence that high protein diets and moderate creatine supplementation pose risks to individuals...
Purpose: To gain insight into the behaviours, perceptions and beliefs of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients nutritional and supplementary practices and also to explore perceptions and behaviours in relation to anti-inflammatory supplementation with specific emphasis on Montmorency tart cherries.
Methods: 80 IBD patients completed a 16-item c...
Cardiometabolic disease is recognized as the predominant cause of global mortality and healthcare expenditure. Whilst pharmaceutical interventions are effective in the short term, their long-term efficacy remain equivocal and their associated side-effects are concerning. Owing to their high levels of anthocyanins, Montmorency tart cherries and blue...
The aim of the current study was to examine the efficacy of resisted sled-based training compared to traditional unresisted sprint training in terms of mediating improvements in speed, agility and power during an 8-week period of in-season training in elite rugby league players. Participants were randomly separated into either resisted sled or trad...
Denis R, Bottoms L, Holland C. Commonly Used Metabolic Thresholds: Agreement and Occurrences Among Runners. JEPonline 2021;24(3):97-109. The purpose of this study was to investigate lactate (LAth), ventilatory (VEth) and gas exchange (GEth) thresholds agreement and occurrences among recreational runners. Nineteen runners (mean ± SD maximal oxygen u...
Denis R, Bottoms L, Holland C. Commonly Used Metabolic Thresholds: Agreement and Occurrences Among Runners. JEPonline 2021;24(3):97-109.
The purpose of this study was to investigate lactate (LAth), ventilatory (VEth) and gas exchange (GEth) thresholds agreement and occurrences among recreational runners. Nineteen runners (mean ± SD maximal oxygen...
New findings:
What is the topic of this review? We review biological and methodological factors associated with the variable changes in cardiorespiratory fitness in response to endurance training. What advances does it highlight? Several biological and methodological factors exist that each contribute, to a given extent, to response variability. N...
PurposeMetabolic Syndrome (MetS) augments the incidence of cardiovascular disease by two-fold and type II diabetes mellitus by five-fold. Montmorency tart cherries are rich in phytochemicals shown to improve biomarkers related to cardio-metabolic health in humans. This study aimed to examine cardio-metabolic responses after 7-days Montmorency tart...
Background
Prevalence of depression is increasing in young people, and there is a need to develop and evaluate behavioural interventions which may provide benefits equal to or greater than talking therapies or pharmacological alternatives. Exercise could be beneficial for young people living with depression, but robust, large-scale trials of effect...
Abstract Purpose Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) augments the incidence of cardiovascular disease by two-fold and type II diabetes mellitus by five-fold. Montmorency tart cherries are rich in phytochemicals shown to improve biomarkers related to cardio- metabolic health in humans. This study aimed to examine cardio-metabolic responses after 7-days Montmo...
Montmorency Tart Cherries, MTC, (Prunus cerasus L.) possess a high anthocyanin content as well as one of the highest oxygen radical absorbance capacities of fruits at common habitual portion sizes. MTC have been shown to contribute to reducing plasma lipids, plasma glucose and fat mass in rats and strikingly, similar effects are observed in humans....
TO THE EDITOR: Joyner et al. (4) have presented an elegant discussion on the physiological factors that may have contributed to the improvement in marathon performance in recent years. The authors outlined classic physiological traits associated
with endurance performance, such as the maximum oxygen consumption (V˙ O2max), lactate threshold, and ru...
Epée fencing incorporates wearing full-body protective clothing for long periods during competition. This clothing could cause overheating and have negative consequences on performance and health (Pascoe, Bellingar and McCluskey, 1994, Sports Medicine, 18(2), 94-108). The aims of this study were to determine the thermoregulatory response of epée fe...
The aim was to undertake secondary data analysis from a three-arm randomised feasibility trial of high intensity interval training (HIIT), moderate intensity continuous training (MICT), and usual care control in adults with Crohn’s disease (CD; n = 36), with a primary focus on exploring affective and enjoyment responses. Twenty-five participants wi...
Introduction
Understanding the demands of specific sports is becoming an important aspect for coaches and athletes. However, there is little research assessing the demands of the Olympic sport of fencing. International epée fencing competitions last between 9-11 hours (Roi & Bianchedi, 2008), and comprise of Poule fights (3-minute first to 5 points...
This study compared acute supplementation of Montmorency tart cherries in capsule (MTCC) and juice (MTCJ) forms in MetS humans, as potential prophylactic interventions against cardio-metabolic diseases. In an acute, single-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, crossover trial, eleven participants with MetS (49 ± 12 years; 6M/5F), consumed one bolu...
The purpose of the study was to examine a possible effect of
a carbohydrate-electrolyte (CHO-E) solution on fluid balance
and performance in fencing at a thermoneutral environment.
Sixteen fencers performed two 120-minute training sessions
separated by 7–14 days under similar environmental conditions
(temperature: 20.38 C and humidity: 45–47%). Eac...
Background
This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of two common types of exercise training—high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT)—in adults with Crohn’s disease (CD).
Methods
In this mixed-methods pilot trial, participants with quiescent or mildly-active CD were randomly assigned 1:...
Background This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of two common types of exercise training—high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT)—in adults with Crohn’s disease (CD). Methods In this mixed-methods pilot trial, participants with quiescent or mildly-active CD were randomly assigned 1:1...
The aim of this study was to determine the physiological demands of epée fencing performance. Eight elite male epée fencers competed in a competition consisting of 7 Poule and 7 Direct Elimination (DE) fights. Core temperature (TC), heart rate (HR), movement patterns, training load, and differentiated ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were collec...
Montmorency tart cherries (Prunus cerasus L.) are rich in anthocyanins, compounds capable of augmenting fat oxidation and regulating metabolic dysfunction. The present study examined whether Montmorency tart cherry juice (MTCJ) supplementation could augment fat oxidation rates at rest and during FATMAX exercise, thus improve cardio-metabolic health...
Son pocos los estudios publicados sobre consumos de oxígeno y demandas bioenergéticas en competición simulada en esgrima. De sus tres modalidades la más estudiada es la espada (Iglesias et al. 2000, 2018; Bottoms et al., 2011), mientras que en florete solo se han analizado tiradores masculinos (Turner et al., 2017) y no existen evidencias en sable....
Research on the physiological demands of fencing during a simulated competition is scarce. Out of the three weapons used in fencing (épée, foil, and sabre), studies have focused on épée (Iglesias et al. 2000, 2018; Bottoms et al., 2011), but foil has only been studied in men (Turner et al., 2017), and no study to date has been conducted on sabre. T...
Background:
Chronic ankle instability (CAI) has previously been linked to altered lower limb kinematics and muscle activation characteristics during walking, though little research has been performed analysing the full time-series across the stance and swing phases of gait.
Research question:
The aim of this study was to compare trunk and lower...
Purpose
Determine whether gender differences in ACL loading linked to the aetiology of injures are evident during the fencing lunge.
Materials and methods
ACL loading was obtained from ten male and ten female fencers using an eight-camera 3D motion capture system and force platform data as they completed simulated lunges. Gender differences in ACL...
Background:
The purpose of this study was to determine the cardiorespiratory demands of standing and wheelchair (seated) fencing in a group of able-bodied fencers during simulated competitive bouts.
Methods:
Participants were ten male able-bodied fencers of regional level with previous training experience in wheelchair fencing. After a standardi...
Background
Structured exercise training has been proposed as a useful adjunctive therapy for Crohn?s disease by improving immune function and psychological health, reducing fatigue and promoting gains in muscle and bone strength. However, the evidence for exercise in Crohn?s disease is sparse, with only a handful of small prospective trials [1, 2],...