Our BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science students who have taken the 3rd year choice module, Expedition Physiology, have been visiting the Welsh Mountains before the Easter holidays for 20 years now. Visiting Bannau Brycheiniog (pronounced ban-aye bruch-ay-nee-og and meaning the peaks of Brychan’s kingdom, formerly Brecon Beacons) has formed an integral element to the Read More…
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Environmental Extremes Lab Support Nicky Chisholm Complete the Coolest Run on Earth!
A self-described ‘non-athlete, but adventurer to her core’, Nicky Chisholm (#pinknicky) approached the Environmental Extremes Lab to help prepare for her latest fundraising adventure – the Polar Circle Half Marathon – back in September 2022. Taking place in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland on the 30th October 2022 across seemingly endless ice and involving varying terrain, this race Read More…
Practitioner-focused Learning Enables MSc Student to Provide Support to Ice Ultra Marathon Athlete
The Applied Physiology MSc degrees, Applied Sport Physiology and Applied Exercise Physiology are designed around four pillars: practitioner-focused, physiology skill-centred, science in practice and personal and professional development. A priority throughout the degrees is to develop a blend of hard, technical skills alongside softer, interpersonal skills and the emotional intelligence essential to being an effective Read More…
Environmental Extremes Lab Still Going Strong!
What a year! For obvious reasons linked to COVID, it has been over 8 months since our last Environmental Extremes Lab post of our support to the Dhiman Brothers, but we have still been very active behind the scenes in our teaching and research. As we thankfully close the door on 2020, hoping that 2021 Read More…
Hot vs. Cold vs. Altitude: which environmental extreme is worse?
As part of our HB710 – Applied Environmental Physiology – Module which sits within our MSc in Applied Sport Physiology or Applied Exercise Physiology we ran a debate yesterday which we have run for the last few years on which environmental extreme is worse – heat, cold or altitude? The idea came from two BBC Read More…
Supporting Hampshire Scout Expeditions
The Sport and Exercise Science Consultancy Unit (SESCU) have started their initial support programme with Hampshire Scout Expeditions (HSX) in their attempt to ski to the South Pole then kite ski back, a total distance of 2,300km. The team of scouts visited the Welkin Environmental Physiology Laboratory, where Ash Willmott and Dr Mark Hayes tested them for Read More…
Mount Everest Climber Visits University Laboratories
Bonita Norris, alongside Indus Films, visited the Sport and Exercise Science Consultancy Unit (SESCU) to film a promotional trailer for a new “Extreme Environments” documentary. The video was shot in the Welkin Laboratories as part of a pitch being made to Red Bull TV to commission the project. Bonita reached the summit of Mount Everest in Read More…