Scottish Borders – European Capital of MTB

Dr Tom Campbell T.Campbell@napier.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Honey Hibernation Project Feb 16, 2015 - Dec 31, 2015
The aim of the project is to investigate whether pre-sleep ingestion of honey can improve parameters of sleep and subsequent mood and cognitive performance

Player Load Monitoring & Performance in Elite Scottish Rugby Union (PhD) Mar 1, 2017 - Apr 30, 2020
Sports team coaching and support staff face a regular challenge to provide optimal player workloads in order to elicit positive development and performance adaptations, while at the same time minimising the associated fatigue and risk of injury. Nume... Read More about Player Load Monitoring & Performance in Elite Scottish Rugby Union (PhD).

Pollution Exposure and Cardiovascular Health Mar 1, 2018 - Feb 28, 2019
The project aims to ascertain pollution exposure on Edinburgh main roads and greener routes, and also determine the health effects of active commuting via these routes

Efficacy of the descent master training machine Jan 22, 2018 - May 21, 2018
Descent Master is a novel upper body training tool concept, initially created with the mountain bike market in mind, as this activity requires a stable and robust upper body musculature in order to pilot a bike over technically demanding/rough terrai... Read More about Efficacy of the descent master training machine.

Participation in Mountain Biking - effects on aspects of psychological wellbeing of young participants Mar 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
Participation in Mountain Biking - effects on aspects of psychological wellbeing of young participants