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Our Physical Activity & Health Research

Below is a list of all of the academic, peer reviewed, physical activity & health research conducted by The SPRINT Lab team over the last 15 years.

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  1. Hanson, E., Fryer, S., Higgins, S. & Stoner, L. (2023). Editorial on the Research Topic Sedentary Behavior and Health Outcomes: Origins, Mechanisms and Policy. Accepted 4.4.2023. Frontiers in Physiology. Impact Factor: 4.755.

  2. Faulkner, J., Wright, A., Stone., K., Fryer, S., Martinelli., L., Lambrick, D., Paine, L. Stoner, L. (2023).  Effect of home-based, over ground robotic-assisted gait training on vascular health in people with chronic stroke. Frontiers in Neurology. IF 4.086

  3. Fryer, S., Paterson, C., Turner, L., Moinuddin, A., Faulkner, J. Stoner, L., Daykin, A. & Stone, K. (2023). Localised activity attenuates the combined impact of a high fat meal and prolonged sitting on arterial stiffness: a randomized, controlled cross-over trial. Accepted 16.01.2023. Frontiers in Physiology. Impact Factor: 4.755.

  4. Zieff, G., Stone, K., Paterson, C., Fryer, S., Diana, J., Blackwell, J., Meyer, M. & Stoner, L. (2023). Pulse-wave velocity assessments derived from a simple photoplethysmography device: agreement with a referent device. Accepted: 23.01.2023. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. Impact Factor: 5.846

  5. Paterson, C., Higgins, S., Sikk, M., Stone, K., Fryer, S. & Stoner, L. (2022). Acute sedentary behaviour and cardiovascular disease research: standardizing the methodological posture. Under review in: American Journal of Physiology- Heart and Circulatory Physiology. Impact Factor: 4.733

  6. Jones, R., Credeur, D., Stoner, L., McArthur, D., Fryer, S. & McCoy, S. (2022). Impact of Acute Uninterrupted Sitting on Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics. International Journal of Exercise Science. Impact Factor: 1.15.

  7. Martinez Agguire-Betolaza, A., Jacka, K., Sargent, D., Paterson, C., Stone, K.J., Stoner, L., Broomfield-Gull, A. & Fryer, S. (2022). Leg fidgeting enhances blood lactate clearance following maximal anaerobic exercise. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. Impact Factor: 2.294.

  8. Fryer,S., Credeur, D., Stone, K. & Stoner, L. (2022). Editorial: Non-invasive measures of cardiovascular function and health: Special considerations for assessing lifestyle behaviours. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. Impact Factor: 6.060.

  9. Faulkner, J., O’Brien, W., Stuart, B., Stoner, L., Batten, J., Wadsworth, D., Askew, C., Badenhorst, C., Byrd, E., Draper, N., Elliot, Fryer, S., Hamlin, M., Jakeman, J., Mackintosh, K., McNarry, M., Mitchelmore, A., Ryan-Stewart, H., Saynor, Z., Schaumberg, M., Spiegelhalter, M., Stone, K. & Lambrick, D. (2021). Physical activity, mental health and wellbeing of adults within and during the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (3) 1792. Impact Factor:3.390. Link.

  10. Fryer, S., Paterson, C., Stoner, L., Brown, M., Faulkner, J., Turner, L., Martínez Aguirre-Betolaza, A., Zieff, G. & Stone, K. (2022). Leg fidgeting improves executive function following prolonged sitting with a typical Western meal: A randomized controlled cross-over trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.19 (3) 1357. Impact Factor: 3.390. 

  11. Paterson, C., Fryer, S., Stone, K., Zeiff, G., Turner, L. & Stoner, L. (2021). The effects of acute exposure to prolonged sitting, with and without interruption, on peripheral blood pressure among adults: A meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. Impact Factor: 12.191. 

  12. Stone, K., Fryer, S., Faulkner, J., Meyer, M.L., Heffernan, K., Kucharska-Newton, A., Zieff, G., Paterson, C., Masushita, K., Hughes, T.M., Tanaka, H., & Stoner, L. (2021). Associations of lower-limb atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis with cardiovascular risk factors and disease in older adults: the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study. Atherosclerosis. 340, 53-60. Impact Factor: 5.162. 

  13. Stoner, L., Barone-Gibbs, Meyer, M., Fryer, S., Credeur, D., Paterson, C., Stone, K., Hanson, E., Kowalsky, R., Horiuchi, M., Mack, C. & Dave, G. (2021). A Primer on Repeated Sitting Exposure and the Cardiovascular System: Considerations for Study Design, Analysis, Interpretation and Translation. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. Impact Factor: 6.060. 

  14. Stone, K., Fryer, S., Faulkner, J., Meyer, M., Heffernan, K., Zieff, G., Paterson, C., Lambrick, D. & Stoner, L. (2021). The aortic-femoral arterial stiffness gradient demonstrates good between-day reliability. Hypertension Research. (44) 1686-1688. Impact Factor: 2.941. 

  15. Fryer, S., Stone, K., Paterson, C., Brown, M., Faulkner, J., Lambrick, D., Credeur, D., Zieff, G., Martinez Agguire-Betolaza, A. & Stoner, L. Central and peripheral arterial stiffness responses to uninterrupted prolonged sitting combined with a high-fat meal: a randomized, controlled cross-over trial. Hypertension Research. (44) 1332-1340. Impact Factor: 2.941. 

  16. Stone, K., Fryer, S., Faulkner, J., Meyer, M., Heffernan, K., Kucharska-Newton, A., Zieff, G., Paterson, C., Matsushita, K., Hughes, T. & Stoner, L. (2021). The Aortic-femoral stiffness gradient is blood pressure independent in older adults: An atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Journal of Hypertension. 1 (39) 2361-2369. Impact Factor: 4.171 

  17. Kelsch, E., Diana, J., Burnet, K., Hanson, E., Fryer, S., Credeur, D., Stone, K. & Stoner, L. (2021). Arterial Stiffness Responses to Prolonged Sitting Combined with a High Glycemic Index Meal: A Double-Blind, Randomized Cross-Over Trial. Journal of Applied Physiology.131 (1) 229-237. Impact Factor: 3.044 

  18. Burnet, K., Blackwell, J., Kelsch, E., Hanson, E., Stone, K., Fryer, S., Credeur, D., Palta, P., Stoner, L. (2021). Cerebrovascular function response to prolonged sitting combined with a high glycaemic index meal: A double-blind, randomized cross-over trial. Psychophysiology. 58 (8) e13830. Impact Factor: 3.692 

  19. Stone, K., Fryer, S., Meyer, M.L., Kucharska-Newton, A., Faulkner, J., Zieff, G., Paterson, C., Credeur, D., Masushita, K., Hughes, T.M., Tanaka, H., & Stoner, L. The Aortic-Femoral Arterial Stiffness Gradient: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Journal of Hypertension.39 (7) 1370-1377. Impact Factor: 4.171 

  20. Stone, K., Fryer, S., Faulkner, J., Meyer, M.L., Zieff, G., Paterson, C., Burnet, K., Kelsch, E., Credeur, D., Lambrick, D., & Stoner, L. (2020). Acute changes in carotid-femoral pulse-wave velocity are accurately tracked by heart-femoral pulse-wave velocity. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine.20 (7) 592843. Impact Factor: 3.915 

  21. Wright, A., Stone, K., Martinelli, L., Fryer, S., Smith, G., Lambrick, D., Stoner, L., Jobson, S. & Faulkner, J. (2020). Effect of combined home-based, over ground robotic-assisted gait training and usual physiotherapy on clinical functional outcomes in people with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation. 35 (6) 882-893. Impact Factor: 2.599 

  22. Faulkner, J., O'Brien, W., McGrane, B., Wadsworth, D., Batten, J., Askew, C. D., Badenhorst, C., Byrd E., Coulter, M., Draper, N., Ellot, C., Fryer, S., Hamlin, M.J., Jakeman, J., Mackintosh, K.A., McNarry, M., Mitchelmore, A., Murphy, J., Ryan-Stewart, H., Saynor, Z., Schaumberg, M., Stone, K., Stoner, L., Stuart, B., Lambrick, D. (2020). Physical activity, mental health and well-being of adults during initial COVID-19 containment strategies: A multi-country cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 24 (4) 320-326. Impact Factor: 3.607 

  23. O’Brien, J., Fryer, S., Parker, J. & Moore, L. The effect of ego depletion on challenge and threat evaluations during a potentially stressful public speaking task. Anxiety, Stress and Coping. 34 (3) 266-278. Impact Factor: 2.250 

  24. Paterson, C., Fryer, S., Zieff, G., Stone, K., Barone-Gibbs, B., Padilla, J., Credeur, D., Parker, J. & Stoner, L. The effects of acute bouts of prolonged sitting, with and without interruption, on endothelial function among adults:  A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. 50 (11) 1929-1942. Impact Factor: 9.761. 

  25. Stoner, L., Stone, K., Blackwell, J., Diana, J., Zieff, G., Credeur, D., Patterson, C. & Fryer, S. Endothelium function dependence of acute changes in pulse wave velocity and flow-mediated dilation. Vascular Medicine. 25 (5) 419-426. Impact Factor: 2.786. 

  26. Corres, P., Fryer, S., Martinez Agguire-Betolaza, A., Gorostegi-Anduaga, I., Arratibel-Imaz, I., Pérez-Asenjo, J., Francisco-Terreros, S., Saracho, R. & Maldonado-Martín, S. (2020). A metabolically healthy profile is a transient stage when exercise and diet is not supervised: long-term effects in the EXERDIET-HTA study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion. 17(8) 2830-2846. Impact Factor 2.468. 

  27. Stoner, L., Meyer, ML., Kucharka-Newton, A., Stone, K., Zieff, G., Gaurav, D., Fryer, S., Credeur, D., Faulkner, J., Matsushita, K., Hughes, TM. & Tanaka, H. Associations Between Carotid-Femoral and Heart-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity in Older Adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Journal of Hypertension. Impact Factor: 4.209. 

  28. Martinez Agguire-Betolaza, A., Mujika, M., Fryer, S., Corres, P., Gorostegi-Anduaga, I., Arratibel-Imaz, I., Pérez-Asenjo, J. & Maldonado-Martín, S. (2019). Effects of different aerobic exercise programs on cardiac autonomic modulation and hemodynamics in hypertension: data from EXERDIET-HTA randomized trial. Journal of Human Hypertension. 34 (10) 709-718. Impact Factor: 2.332 

  29. Fryer, S., Stone, K., Zieff, G., Faulkner, J., Credeur, D. & Stoner, L. (2019). Validity of single-point assessments for determining leg pulse wave velocity in sitting and supine positions. Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging. 40 (3) 157-164. Impact Factor: 2.273 

  30. Corres, P., Martinez Agguire-Betolaza, A., Fryer, S., Gorostegi-Anduaga, I., Arratibel-Imaz, I., Aispuru, R. & Maldonado-Martin, S. (2019). Long-term Effects in the EXERDIET-HTA Study: Supervised Exercise Therapy Training vs. Physical Activity Advice. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 91 (2) 209-218. Impact Factor: 2.032  

  31. Stoner, L., Willey, Q., Evans, W., Burnet, K., Credeur, D., Fryer, S. & Hanson, E. (2019). Effects of acute prolonged sitting on cerebral perfusion and executive function in young healthy adults: a randomized cross-over trial. Psychophysiology. Early view e13457. Impact Factor: 3.118 

  32. Stone, K., Fryer, S., Kelsch, E., Burnet, K., Zieff, G., Faulkner, J., Credeur, D., Lambrick, D., Hanson, E. & Stoner, L. (2019). Validity and reliability of lower-limb pulse wave velocity using an oscillometric technique. Experimental Physiology. 5 (104) 765-774. Impact Factor: 2.912 

  33. Stoner, L., Stone, K., Zieff, G., Hanson, E., Faulkner, J., Credeur, D., Kucharska-Newton, A. & Fryer, S. (2019). The impact of upper-limb position on estimated central blood pressure waveforms. Journal of Human Hypertension. (33) 444-453. Impact Factor: 2.332 

  34. Zieff, G., Credeur, D., Faulkner, J., Fryer, S., Hanson, E., Heffernan, K., Stone, K. & Stoner, L. (2019). The pressure dependency of local measures of arterial stiffness. Journal of Hypertension. Accepted 37(5). Impact Factor: 4.092 

  35. Credeur, D., Miller, S., Jones, R., Stoner, L., Dolbow, D., Fryer, S., Stone, K. & McCoy, S. (2019). Impact of prolonged sitting on peripheral and central vascular health. The American Journal of Cardiology.2 (123) 260-266. Impact Factor: 3.54 

  36. Corres, P., Gorostegi-Anduaga, I., Fryer, S., Jurio-Iriarte, B., MartínezAguirre-Betolaza, A., Arratibel-Imaz, I., Pérez-Asenjo, J., Alonso-Colmenero, A. & Maldonado-Martín, S. (2018). Is cardiorespiratory fitness independently associated with the biochemical profile in overweight/obese adults with primary hypertension? the EXERDIET-HTA study. The Scandinavian Journal of Clinical & Laboratory Investigation.78(7-8), 613-620. Impact Factor: 1.498 

  37. Gorostegi-Anduaga, I., Corres, P., Martinez Aguirre-Betolaza, A., Pérez-Asenjo, J., Aispuru, GR., Fryer, SM. & Maldonado-Martín, S. (2018). Effects of different aerobic exercise programs with nutritional intervention in sedentary adults with overweight/obesity and hypertension: EXERDIET-HTA study. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 25(4), 343-353. Impact Factor 4.542 

  38. Fryer. S., Stone, K. J., Dickson, T., Faulkner, J., Lambrick, D., Corres, P., Jerred, L. & Stoner., L. (2018). Reliability of oscillometric central blood pressure responses to lower limb resistance exercise. Atherosclerosis. (268), 157-162. Impact Factor: 4.239 

  39. Hopkinson, Y., Hill, D., Fellows, L. & Fryer, S. (2018). Midwives understanding of physical activity guidelines during pregnancy. Midwifery. (59), 23-26. Impact Factor: 2.281 

  40. Wright, A., Stone, K., Lambrick, D., Fryer, S., Stoner, L., Tasker, E., Jobson, S., Smith, G., Batten, J., Batey, J., Hudson, V., Hobbs, H., & Faulkner, J. (2018). A community-based, bionic leg rehabilitation program for patients with chronic stroke: clinical trial protocol. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease,27(2), 372-380. Impact Factor: 1.517 

  41. Stoner, L., Stone, K., Hanson, E., Faulkner, J., Fryer, S. & Credeur, D. (2018). Reliability of pulse waveform separation analysis responses to an orthostatic challenge. Hypertension Research. (41) 176-182. Impact Factor 3.508 

  42. Faulkner, J., Stoner, L., Grigg, L., Fryer, S., Stone, K. & Lambrick, D. (2017). Acute effects of posture on executive function in transient ischemic attack patients. Psychophysiology. 54(8), 1239-1248. Impact Factor: 3.07 

  43. Gorostegi-Anduaga, I., Pérez-Asenjo, J., Aispuru, R., Fryer, S., Alonso-Colmenero, A., Romaratezabala, E. & Maldonado-Martín. (2017). Assessment of cardiovascular risk and vascular age in overweight/obese adults with primary hypertension: EXERDIET-HTA Study. Blood Pressure Monitoring. 22(3), 154-160. Impact Factor: 1.115. 

  44. Stoner, L., Credeur, D., Fryer, S., Faulkner, J., Lambrick, D. & Gibbs, B. (2017). Reliability of pulse waveform separation analysis: Effects of posture and fasting. Journal of Hypertension. 35(3), 501-505. Impact Factor: 5.062 

  45. Stoner, L., Geoffron, M., Cornwall, J., Chinn, V., Gram, M., Credeur, D. Fryer, S. (2016). Reliability of central adiposity assessments using B-mode ultrasound: a comparison of linear- and curved-array transducers. 32(4), 342-348. Impact Factor: 0.792

  46. Stone, K., Fryer, S., Ryan, Y. & Stoner, L. (2016). The validity and reliability of continuous-wave near infrared spectroscopy for the assessment of leg blood volume during an orthostatic challenge. Atherosclerosis, 251, 234–239. Impact Factor 4.239 

  47. Siegel, S. & Fryer, S. (2015). Rock climbing for promoting physical activity in youth. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 11(3). Impact Factor 0.293 

  48. Fryer, S., Cornwall, J., Stone, K. & Stoner, L. (2015). Should flow-mediated dilation be conducted on the legs of patients with peripheral arterial disease? Journal of the American Heart Association.(4)18. Impact Factor 4.036 

  49. Wu, B., Credeur, D., Fryer, S. & Stoner, L. (2015). The use of shear rate-diameter dose-response curves as an alternative to the flow-mediated dilation test. Medical Hypothesis. 2(84), 85-90. Impact Factor 1.132 Link  

  50. Fryer, S., Dickson, T., Hillier, S., Draper, N., Stoner, L., Lucero, A. & Witter, T. (2014). A comparison of salivary, capillary, venous and cortisol sampling following intense maximal exercise. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 6(9), 973-977. Impact factor 2.683 

  51. Lucero, A., Stoner, L., Witter, T., Fryer, S., Lambrick, D. & Faulkner, J. (2014). Modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors among indigenous populations. Advances in Preventative Medicine. Article ID 547018 (DOI 10.1155/2014/547018). Impact Factor 1.543 

  52. Stoner, L., Stoner, K., Young, J. & Fryer, S. (2013). Preventing the cardiovascular disease epidemic among indigenous populations through lifestyle changes. International Journal of Preventative Medicine. 3(4), 230-240. Impact Factor 0.465 

  53. Stoner, L., Tarrant, M., Fryer, S. & Faulkner, J. (2013). How should flow-mediated dilation be normalized to its stimulus? Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 33(1), 75-78. Impact Factor 1.376 

  54. Stoner, L., Faulkner, J., Fryer, S. & Lambrick, D. (2013). Does circumferential stress help to explain flow-mediated dilation? Ultrasound Quarterly. 9(2), 103-110. Impact Factor 1.279 

  55. Fryer, S., Hillier, S., Dickson, T., Draper, N., Stoner, L., Winter, D., Young, J. & Cohen, L. (2012). Capillary cortisol sampling during high-intensity exercise. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 33, 842-845. Impact Factor 2.268 

  56. Stoner, L., Young, J., Fryer, S. & Sabatier, M. (2012). The importance of velocity acceleration to flow-mediated dilation. International Journal of Vascular Medicine; 2012, Article ID 289852/ doi:10.1155/2012/589213. Impact Factor 1.235 

  57. Stoner, L., Erickson, M., Young, J., Fryer, S., Sabatier, M. & McCully, K. (2012) There’s more to flow-mediated dilation than nitric oxide. Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, 19(7), 589-600. Impact Factor 2.993 

  58. Stoner, L., Young, J. & Fryer, S. (2012). Assessment of arterial stiffness and endothelial function using pulse wave analysis. International Journal of Vascular Medicine. doi:10.1155/2012/903107. Impact Factor 1.235 

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