Associate Professor @QUT Research and professional interests in exercise and sports physiology, thermoregulation, performance and recovery.
Brisbane, Australia
Joined April 2013
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Out now @EJAP_official from team led by @GeoffMinett 👇
Expert consensus on passive heating interventions to promote skeletal muscle strength and mass: a delphi study
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Research Fellow in Thermoregulatory Physiology (Fixed term for 16 months) (5260) deadline 2nd Dec @pugh_jamie @GillhamScott @ProfNeilWalsh @LJMUSportSci jobs.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancy/rese…
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🆕POSITION: Clinic and Practicum Coordinator. Come join our team. Responsible for managing the administrative function of exercise clinic and student placements. Must have rights to work in Australia. See: shorturl.at/50Zic Sunday, 24th of August 2025 @ 11:59pm AEST
ALT We are currently recruiting for a Clinic and Practicum Coordinator within the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation. This position is full-time and appointment will be made on a continuing basis. The Clinic and Practicum Coordinator manages the daily operations and administration of the Sport & Exercise Science Telepractice Clinic, Exercise Physiology Clinic, and student placements within the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation. The role provides high-level administrative support to academic staff, clinic supervisors, and students, including the development and maintenance of schedules and processes, ensuring compliance with governance and quality standards, and meeting key internal and external deadlines. Closing Date: Sunday, 24th of August 2025 at 11:59pm (AEST)
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This will help avoid oversimplifications such as the binary notion that "passive heat therapy does, or does not, work."
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Thanks for your comments 😃
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Incorporating the FITT principle into PH research may enhance methodological consistency and interpretation. By adopting a more structured approach, the field can better realize the full potential of PH as a scientifically grounded intervention, for health and performance.
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Although these distinctions may seem elementary to researchers in environmental physiology, a growing number of recent publications in high-impact (Q1) journals overlook them, leading to potentially misleading conclusions.
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Duration also plays a key role: 20 min of exposure will not elicit the same physiological outcomes as 40 or 60 min. I.e., in HWI, muscle temp takes ~83 min to reach a plateau. Thus, the AUC of thermal strain responses should be carefully considered before drawing conclusions.
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Different types of passive heating (eg, sauna, HWI) induce distinct temperature kinetics across muscle, core, and skin. E.g., HWI at 40 °C will produce different effects compared to 42 °C. Likewise, a Finnish sauna induces different responses compared to an infrared sauna.
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A major concern arises when such definitive conclusions are presented in article titles.
E.g., "HWI or sauna does not work." This framing generalizes the results from a specific PH protocol and assumes they apply universally across all modalities, which is misleading.
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In this opinion paper, we discuss inconsistencies in the literature and highlight the risks of oversimplification, particularly the binary framing that passive heat therapy either "works" or "does not work."
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Despite its growing recognition as a health treatment, exercise mimetic, and tool for enhancing sport performance and recovery, the interpretation of outcomes related to passive heat therapy is often overly simplistic or misinformed.
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Hot off the press 🔥
Our new publication on @EJAP_official
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Key considerations for passive heating prescription.
If you work with passive heat therapy or heat stress/exposure, you may find this particularly relevant.
@orssattolucas @GeoffMinett
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New in @EJAP_official from @PatrickRod_PhD and @GeoffMinett:
Turning up the heat on skeletal muscle adaptations and neuromuscular function: key considerations for passive heating prescription and best practices
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⚠️ How much running is too much? 🤷♂️
NEW #OriginalResearch identifying high-risk running sessions in a 5200-person cohort study 📄 🏃♀️
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🚨Calling athletes and practitioners involved in high-performance sports🚨
We’re conducting a survey on passive heating during detraining and need your insights! 🔥
Take our short survey 👇 and share your experience
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🚨Position Available🚨 Another great opportunity to join our growing team @UON_ExSportSci and work from brand new, state-of-the-art facilities!
Lecturer in Exercise Prescription and Delivery (Teaching Focused)
Apply here: bit.ly/3FsrAU2
Closes: 11th April at 11:59pm
Pleased to support @QldAcademySport at Ignite 2032! Stop by the @QUT booth today!
Our team from the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, QUT Sport, and the QUT Centre for Data Science is showcasing our sports science expertise.
Reach out if our expertise can help!
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While passive increases in muscle temp via HWI can enhance rapid muscle contraction, it may impair motor control tasks. This was evidenced in our later study, showing decreased force steadiness and increased MUDR variability after a single session of HWI.
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