Michael Duncan
Professor in Applied Sport and Exercise Science
School of Life Sciences
Coventry University
United Kingdom
Biography
Mike Duncan is a BASES-accredited Sport and Exercise Scientist with research interests in the field of children, physical activity, exercise and obesity. As of July 2013 he has published over 70 peer reviewed journal papers, 20 books or chapters in edited books and over 110 peer reviewer conference presentations. He is a member of the European College of Sports Science, American College of Sports Medicine, United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association and a Fellow of the British Association of Sport and exercise Sciences. He has experience in wokring with elite athletes in prescribing exercise programmes and evaluating performance and also has worked extensively with community groups on topics such as physical activity interventions in children and adolescents and the effects of nutritional manipulation on cognitive and functional performance in older adults.
Research Interest
Obesity; Ergogenic Aids; Kinanthropometry; Physical Activity; Active Videogaming; Exercise Physiology; Strength and Conditioning
Publications
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Roscoe CM, James RS, Duncan MJ. Calibration of GENEActiv accelerometer wrist cut-points for the assessment of physical activity intensity of preschool aged children. European Journal of Pediatrics. 2017 Aug 1;176(8):1093-8.
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Duncan MJ, Eyre EL, Bryant E, Seghers J, Galbraith N, Nevill AM. Autonomous motivation mediates the relation between goals for physical activity and physical activity behavior in adolescents. Journal of health psychology. 2017 Apr;22(5):595-604.
