BASES Paediatric Exercise Science SIG

Dr Katy Weston, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in children and adolescents

July 16, 2019 Ash Cox Season 1 Episode 5
Dr Katy Weston, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in children and adolescents
BASES Paediatric Exercise Science SIG
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BASES Paediatric Exercise Science SIG
Dr Katy Weston, High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) in children and adolescents
Jul 16, 2019 Season 1 Episode 5
Ash Cox

In this episode Katy talks with us about the benefits and application of HIIT in the school based environment. 

Dr Kathryn Weston is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Biosciences for Health at Teesside University. She graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2008 with a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science; then went on to complete an MSc in Physical Activity and Health at Loughborough University in 2009. Kathryn then completed her PhD at Teesside University, through an Economic and Social Research Council studentship via Fuse: the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health. In 2014 she was awarded her PhD, which examined the effect of a novel school-based high-intensity interval training intervention on cardiometabolic risk factors and physical activity levels in adolescents.

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In this episode Katy talks with us about the benefits and application of HIIT in the school based environment. 

Dr Kathryn Weston is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Biosciences for Health at Teesside University. She graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2008 with a BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science; then went on to complete an MSc in Physical Activity and Health at Loughborough University in 2009. Kathryn then completed her PhD at Teesside University, through an Economic and Social Research Council studentship via Fuse: the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health. In 2014 she was awarded her PhD, which examined the effect of a novel school-based high-intensity interval training intervention on cardiometabolic risk factors and physical activity levels in adolescents.