Experts in Sport

Dr Russell Seymour (Senior Enterprise Fellow for the Institute for Sports Business) and Elliott Brown (Sustainability Project Manager at Loughborough University) talk with host Martin Foster about Climate change and its impact on sport and what Loughborough University is doing to help. 

Timestamps 

00:00 - 03:14 - Introductions, Background and context of the episode

03:15 - 16:49 - Climate change and its impact of sport

16:50 - 30:16 - What strategies are in place and how can sports fans help?

30:17 - 40:05 - What has Loughborough done to help this?

40:06 - 49:52 - Changing kits every season, Car sharing and how you can help 

49:53 - 51:49 - experience of sustainability in sport 

51:50 - 55:17 - Thank you, links, final comments and goodbyes 

Dr Mhairi Morris (Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry at Loughborough University) talks about the new NHS-approved breast cancer drug Anastrozole with Host Martin Foster. They also discuss how exercise and diet can help in preventing breast cancer alongside other topics.

Timestamps 

00:00 - 07:20 - Introductions to the guest, background and current projects

07:21 - 11:29 - Breast cancer: how common is it?

11:30 - 16:42 - Prevention: health, exercise and diet

16:43 - 21:40 - Anastrozole: the new NHS-approved drug

21:41 - 29:51 - How big is the effect of physical activity? 

29:52 - 34:27 - Round up, thank you to guest and links for further learning

Dr Mark Burnley (Senior lecturer at Loughborough University) talks to host Stuart McErlain-Naylor about how the study of animals can aid athlete endurance training alongside other performance parameters. 

Timestamps 

00:00 - 07:49 - Introduction to guest and background in field and research of the subject 

07:50 - 14:34 - What is the speed duration relationship?

14:35 - 18:55 - Why can we benefit from knowledge from the Animal Kingdom?

18:56 - 30:01 - How do we control and measure what animals do? 

30:02 - 34:13 - How does motivation become an issue when measuring animals? 

34:14 - 43:31 - General trends that have emerged from this research

43:32 - 45:19 - Mythbusting on the accumulation of lactate

45:20 - 48:33 - How can Animals affect the future of Athletes?

48:34 - 51:41 - “Lions don’t warm up in the jungle” - Is there truth behind the saying?  

51:42 - 53:41 - Final thoughts, Thank you, links and Goodbyes

Dr Claire Madigan (Senior research associate with CLIMB: The Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour) talks to host Martin Foster about weight loss, the new ‘magic pill’, exercise, what can be done to help people lose weight effectively and healthily without doing more harm than good as well as what needs to be put in place to help lower obesity rates in the UK

Timestamps 

00:00 - 02:30 - Introductions to guest, background in weight management, PHD and previous work

02:31 - 11:23 - The weight loss ‘magic pill’ has it finally arrived?

11:24 - 15:28 - Tier 1,2,3,4 and how behaviour change is important to each tier

15:29 - 19:57 - Is there a standard model for behaviour change or is it individualised?

19:58 - 23:41 - Nutrition, social support and diet, but is exercise the missing ingredient? 

23:42 - 25:14 - What does the drug actually do? 

25:15 - 27:12 - The starting point of weight loss is nutrition

27:13 - 35:40 - How do we stop this becoming an issue?

35:41 - 39:10 - What can we do to assist with treatment and prevention of obesity?

39:11 - 41:57 - How can we change readily available food to assist with children’s nutrition

41:58 - 45:33 - Recap on episode

45:34 - 47:04 - Thank you, links and goodbyes 

Jonathan ‘Jono’ Shepherd (Head of Performance Research at PING golf) and Doctor Aimee Mears (Senior Lecturer in Sports Technology at Loughborough University) discuss golf equipment, and how manufactures and research can work together to benefit players both expert and amateur with host Stuart McErlain-Naylor.

Timestamps 

00:00 - 04:19 - Introductions to guests, background in golf and sports technology

04:20 - 11:18 - What is the performance research centre and what does it do?

11:19 - 21:12 - The interaction between the player and the equipment 

21:13 - 28:32 - What technology are being used and how that helps achieve the aims of the industry?

28:33 - 30:26 - Variability of human movement or maximum performance 

30:27 - 34:56 - Should you based equipment decisions off what the pros use? 

34:57 - 37:57 - Speed, accuracy and the sweet spot in golf

37:58 - 44:36 - Would golf clubs be different between men and women? 

44:37 - 46:18 - How good are people at judging golf equipment for themselves

46:19 - 49:14 - Conclusion, links and goodbyes from guests

Professor Karl Steptoe (Sport and Performance Psychology Lead) and Professor Denise Hill (Associate Professor in Sport Psychology, Sport and Exercise Sciences) discuss 'choking' and performance under pressure in golf with host Martin Foster. 

The trio discuss the psychology behind choking as well as ways to manage and prepare for big moments. 

Timestamps 

00:00 - 09:19 - Introductions to Guests, background in Golf and Handicaps

09:20 - 13:56 - “The psychology of golf performance under pressure” 

13:57 - 24:17 - What is Choking?

24:18 - 32:32 - How many people experience choking and is there a way to know?

32:33 - 36:53 - Two pathways to choking

36:54 - 55:10  - How do we prepare and counter choking?

55:11 - 1:00:00 - Final conclusions, thank yous and goodbyes

Stuart McErlain-Naylor and Franco Impellizzeri (Sports Coach in Clinical Science and Professor of Sports, Exercise and Science in Medicine at the University of Technology Sydney) talk about the training load training load monitoring in elite sports, the limitations of this as well as the lessons that can be taken from medicine to assist the development of knowledge in this area.

Timestamps:

00:00 - 04:23 - Introductions and career background of our guest 

04:24 - 14:10 - What is training load?

14:11 - 19:47 - How is this currently being applied in elite sports settings?

19:48 - 25:42 - Will coaches use this in real time to advance training sessions?

25:43 - 29:11 - What are the current limitations with how load limitations are being used now?

29:12 - 34:50 - What should future studies do differently? 

34:51 - 42:25 - How would this research be done in other fields and what can be learnt from that?

42:26 - 45:15- How can we improve the dialogue between academic and practise of sport science?

45:16 - 53:00 - Where do you see train load monitoring in the next 5 years?

53:01 - 53:44 - Outro

Aaron Smith (Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Loughborough University) and Ben Shields (Senior Lecturer in Managerial Communication at MIT Sloan School of Management) sit down with host Martin Foster to discuss the Metaverse, as well as its impact on the future of sport. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 – 04:01 Introduction and career background on our guests 

04:02 – 12:54 What is the Metaverse? 

12:55 – 23:41 The evolution of the Metaverse 

23:42 – 29:26 Development opportunities for "Sportiverse" 

29:27 – 46:46 How it may impact the business, performance and fan experience 

46:47 – 50:45 Potential issues & how they should be tackled 

50:46 – 99:99 Episode recap and conclusion 

Sue Anstiss (alumna, founder and CEO of Fearless Women) sits down with host Martin Foster to discuss the future of women’s sport, putting great emphasis on women’s football. She tackles the prevalent exclusion and inequality women may face within the field and argues for the increase of equity before reflecting on how it may evolve in the next 10 years. 

Timestamps: 

00:00 – 03:54 Introduction and career background on our guest 

03:55 – 10:24 The driving factors of women’s sport 

10:25 – 19:44 The impact of primary school PE programs 

19:45 – 29:36 Female exclusion and inequality in sport environments 

29:37 – 36:47 Necessary elements towards the further growth of women’s sport 

36:48 – 42:13 The future of women’s sport – equality vs equity 

42:14 – 44:49 Episode recap and conclusion 

Dr Katrine Kryger (medical researcher at FIFA) sits down with host Martin Foster and co-host Rebecca Sawiuk to discuss the occurrence and prevalence of injuries in women’s football, tackling all factors that may affect the risk level, as well as how facilities and equipment impact performance. 

Timestamps:

00:00 – 01:26 Introduction & background into our guest 

01:27 – 10:42 The prevalence of women’s injuries in sport 

10:43 – 21:42 Factors that affect the level of injury risk 

21:43 – 39:43 The impact of facilities and football boots 

39:44 – 42:23 Adapting the design and size of the football 

42:24 – 47:40 Injury prevention and future research 

47:41 – 50:15 Episode recap and conclusion