
Nigel Harris
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Nigel Harris
@NigelHarrisNZ
Professor Auckland University of Technology New Zealand


📍Catch me on June 15th at 10.50 am in P1.05 at #ISBNPA2023 Come by - let’s talk solutions to getting more people participating in strength training, especially in later life!! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 #strength #guidelines #implementation #adherence #research #dissemination

Sarcopenia is the progressive and accelerated loss of muscle mass and strength as we age, writes @DavidScottPhD + @daly_prof (@Deakin). If you’re in your 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s, is it “too late” to build muscle and fight sarcopenia? bit.ly/42WFTqc


📢 Exciting news for @ISBNPA members! Regular abstract announcements are on the way, but don't forget - late breaking abstract submissions are open until March 8th, 2023. 📝 And let's hear it from those who can't wait for #ISBNPA2023 in Uppsala! 🇸🇪 🙌 #healthbehavior






Effectiveness of wearable activity trackers to increase physical activity and improve health: a systematic review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses thelancet.com/journals/landi…

Physical activity levels decline during the teenage years. @davidlubans and Angus Leahy from @Uni_Newcastle provide tips for introducing teens to high-intensity interval training (HIIT) as one way to get them moving and feeling better. bit.ly/3AXklyM

Resistance training is arguably the most important interventional strategy for overall health and well-being, yet a large % of the population isn't aware of its vast benefits... pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36011634/



This is the first article in @IJERPH_MDPI special issue ‘#PhysicalActivity and #Exercise Programs in #OlderAdults’ 🥳 Open access here - mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/1… #strongerwithage #strengthismedicine #cmo #strengthguidelines



#ICYMI Poster presentation for the @QRSE2022 conference - I heard a lot of great stories and had inspiring conversations with this one 🤩 Full paper here - doi.org/10.51224/SRXIV… #CMO #guidelines #strength #dissemination

New national osteoporosis guidance—implications for geriatricians. academic.oup.com/ageing/article… @celiagregson

Check out our conceptual paper on scaling-up adolescent HIIT programs in the latest issue of ESSR @JordanJsmith88 @MW_Beets @narelleeather @NigelHarrisNZ