Health Research

Vitality Works provide services in physical activity and nutrition research. We work collaboratively with a number of organisations and on our own to deliver quality research. This ranges from literature reviewing, critical analysis, measurement issues, intervention delivery and assessment, community consultation, focus groups, health promotion evaluation, and report writing.

Our staff have published and presented their work at national and international conferences and in the peer-reviewed research literature to the highest level.
Click here to view a list of recent presentations and publications.

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AUT

Publication List

Papers Published in Refereed Journals

Schofield, G., Schofield, L., & Mummery, W.K. (2005). Adolescent active transportation: a major role in physical activity. Youth Studies Australia, 24(1), 43-47.

Schofield, G., Schofield, L., Dickson, G., & Croteau, K. (2005). Sloth or Gluttony: Understanding obesity in NZ youth. Youth Studies Australia, 24(1), 28-30.

Schofield, L. (2003). Sedentary Death Syndrome ? Are our youth at risk? Educare.

Schofield, L., Mummery, K., Schofield, G., & Walmsely, H. (2002). Adolescent Girls and Inactivity: Insights from the Central Queensland Adolescent Physical Activity and Nutrition Study. ACHPER Healthy Lifestyles Journal.

Schofield, L., & Walmsley, H. (2000). Towards a More Successful School-University Transition: Insights from a Case Study. In Researching Futures Oriented Pedagogy. (Eds). Knight, B & Rowan, L. Post Pressed, Flaxton Qld.

Schofield, L., Schofield, G., & Mummery, W. K. (2005). The physical activity behaviour of children and adolescents: Method, measurement, and motivation via pedometry. Under review. Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

Schofield, L., Mummery, W. K., & Schofield, G. (2005). ?I exercise to look good for the boys?: What teenage girls say about physical activity, sport, and exercise. Under review. The Journal of Adolescence.

Schofield, L., Mummery, W. K. (2005). Ambulatory activity and selected coronary heart disease risk factors in adolescent girls. Under review. Journal of Science & Medicine in Sport and Exercise.

Schofield, L., Schofield,G., Mummery, W. K., & Hopkins, W. (2005).The association of objectively-determined physical activity behaviour between friends. Under review. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

Schofield, L., Mummery, W. K., & Schofield, G. (2005). Correlates of objectively determined physical activity in adolescent girls. Under review. Journal of Adolescent Heath.

Schofield, L., Mummery, W. K., & Schofield, G. (2005). Effects of a controlled pedometer-intervention trial for low-active adolescent girls. Under review. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

Refereed conference proceedings

Schofield, L., Schofield,G., Mummery, W. K., & Hopkins, W. (2004, Oct). The effects of peer modelling on the physical activity behaviour of adolescent girls. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport.

Schofield, L., Mummery, K., & Schofield, G. (2004). The Girls Stepping Out Program: Using a Pedometer to Increase Physical Activity with Sedentary Adolescent Girls. Paper presented at the Australasian Society for Behavioral Health and Medicine, Christchurch, NZ.

Schofield, L., Mummery, W. K. (2003, Oct). A descriptive study of physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in a defined population of older adolescent girls. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 6(4), 49.

Mummery, W. K., Schofield, G., Abt, G., & Soper, (nee Schofield) L. (2000). Correlates of adolescent physical activity in Central Queensland. AEISEP International Conference, Yeppoon, Australia.

Conference Proceedings

Schofield, L., Mummery, W. K. (2002, Dec). Physical activity and adolescent girls. Oral presentation at the Queensland Medical and Scientific Meeting. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Schofield, L., Mummery, W. K. (2003, May). A descriptive study of physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in a defined population of older adolescent girls. Poster accepted for presentation at the 50th annual meeting of the American College of Sport Medicine, San Francisco, USA.

Schofield, L. (2003, May). Physical activity, pedometers and PE. Oral presentation at the Physical Education New Zealand Conference. Hamilton, New Zealand.

Schofield, L., Mummery, W. K., & Schofield, G. (2004, Feb). The Girls Stepping Our Program: Effects of a pedometer-intervention control trial. An oral presentation at the Australasian Behavioural Medicine Conference. Christchurch, New Zealand.

Sport Research

Vitality Works is a key provider of biomechanical services to the NZ Academy of Sport - North. Specifically, Vitality Works personnel work with the High Performance teams of Rowing NZ And Bowls NZ to help improve technique and efficiency - ultimately assisting with performance.

Vitality Works personnel have extensive skills in all forms of movement analysis from qualitative video analysis to more detailed analysis of movement kinetics. Additionally, representation is made on the executive board of the national body, Sport and Exercise Science NZ. Click here to view current projects and a list of recent presentations and publications in the area of Sports Performance.

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Bowls NZ

Rowing NZ

NZAS-N

Publication List

Papers Published in Refereed Journals

Soper, C., Hume P.A. (2004). Reliability of rowing performance changes with ergometer type and distance. Sport Biomechanics, 3(2): 237 - 247.

Soper C., Hume, P.A. (2004). Towards an ideal rowing technique for performance: The contributions from biomechanics. Sports Medicine, 34(12), 825-848

Soper C., Reid, D., Hume, P.A. (2004). Reliable passive ankle range of motion measures correlation to ankle motion achieved during ergometer rowing. Physical Therapy in Sport, 5(2): 75-83

Papers Under Review in Refereed Journals

Soper, C., and Hume, P.A. (2004). Ergometer rowing performance improves over 2000 m when using a steeper foot-stretcher angle. Under Review. Journal of Applied Biomechanics.

Soper, S., Hume, P.A. (2004). Moderate reliability of biomechanical measure during 90 s maximal effort on-water sculling trials. Under Review. Sport Biomechanics.

Hume, P.A. Soper S., Reid, D.R., Tonks, R. (2002). The effectiveness of the Goggle Training System in changing ergometer rowing technique. Under Review. Sport Biomechanics.

Soper, C., Hume, P.A. Reid, D.R., Tonks, R. (2002). The effectiveness of the Goggle Training System in changing on-water rowing technique. Under Review. Sport Biomechanics.

Refereed conference proceedings

Soper, C., and Hume, P.A. (2004). Reliability of power output during rowing changes with ergometer type and race distance. Proceedings of the XXIInd International symposium on Biomechanics in Sports, Ottawa, Canada.

Soper, C., Reid, D., and Hume, P.A. (2004). Reliable passive ankle range of motion measures correlate to ankle motion achieved during ergometer rowing {Abstract}. Proceedings of the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Alice Springs, Australia.

Soper, C., and Hume, P.A. (2004). Reliability of power output during rowing changes with ergometer type and race distance {Abstract}. Proceedings of the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, Alice Springs, Australia.

Soper, C. and Hume, P. A. (2004). Ergometer rowing performance improves over 2000 m when using a steeper foot-stretcher angle {Abstract}. Proceedings of the Sport Science New Zealand Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Soper, C., Hume P.A., Tonks, R. (2003). Moderate reliability of 60 s maximal effort on-water sculling trials. International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Dunedin, New Zealand, July 7th to 12th 2003.

Soper, C., Hume P.A., Tonks, R. (2003). High reliability of repeated short burst on-water rowing trials. Sports Medicine Australia ? 3rd National Injury Sporting Injury Prevention Conference. October 25-29.

Soper, C., Hume P.A., (2003). Reliability of rowing performance changes with ergometer type and distance. Sport Science New Zealand Annual Conference, Nelson, New Zealand. November 20th -22nd 2003