How to Get Involved
These are the current research opportunities available for participation within the School of Kinesiology and Health Science.
Investigating the influence of different post-exercise supplements on inflammatory and bone markers.
To be eligible for participant, participants should:
- Be between 18-35 years of age.
- Have a normal BMI (18.5-24.9kg/m2).
- Lower physical activity/exercise levels (less than or equal to 2x/week).
- No lactose intolerance or dairy protein allergy.
If you are interested and may be eligible or want to check your eligibility, please fill out this short survey! https://forms.gle/WakWkut7LAzuHuCe9
Participants will be compensated up to $100 for their time.
Participation includes:
- 28 hours over 4 trials and additional pre- and post-study visits.
- Post-exercise supplements include water, carbohydrate, milk, and Greek yogurt
- Familiarization session to assess body composition and 1 rep max tests on exercise machines.
- Up to 6 exercise sessions with a personal trainer.
- Lunch and dinner meals provided at each trial.
- Blood samples will be taken at different timepoints for each exercise trial (5 blood samples over 2 days).
- Logging of food consumption the day prior and the day of each exercise trial (using a smartphone app).
For any questions related to participation please contact us at york.nutrition.research@gmail.com or 416-736-2100 x33990. Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrea Josse, Student investigator: Emily Fraschetti. Approved by the York University Office of Research Ethics (ORE) File# 2019-045.
Explore the effects of cold-water immersion on post-exercise skeletal muscle recovery and performance following high intensity interval exercise performed in the ankle dorsiflexor muscles.
Eligibility for participation includes the following:
- Between 18 - 45 years of age.
- Trained (>1-hour of weekly exercise) or untrained (<1-hour of weekly exercise).
- Must agree to complete a standard medical questionnaire.
- Free from any of the following conditions: smoker or user of tobacco products, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, poor lung function, uncontrolled high blood pressure (hypertension), or any other health condition that might put you at risk for this study.
Participation includes the following:
- Visit 1 (& 2 if needed): familiarization (NOTE: 2nd familiarization trial is only required if further habituation to the exercise test is needed).
- Visit 3: exercise + 3-hour post-exercise recovery assessment.
- Visit 4: post-exercise recovery assessment (exactly 24-hours following the initial bout of exercise) and performing a second bout of exercise.
- Visit 5: exercise + 3-hour post-exercise recovery assessment.
- Visit 6: post-exercise recovery assessment (exactly 24-hours following the initial bout of exercise) and performing a second bout of exercise.
For any further questions related to participation, please contact Andrew Richards, student investigator and study lead (ajrich@yorku.ca). Principal investigator: Dr. Arthur Cheng (ajcheng@yorku.ca)
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