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Assessing the Reliability and Validity of the Chester Step Test 2 to Predict Aerobic Capacity (2025)
Journal Article
Burt, D., Forsyth, J., Jones, S., & Buckley, J. (in press). Assessing the Reliability and Validity of the Chester Step Test 2 to Predict Aerobic Capacity. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/1091367x.2025.2481864

The Chester Step Test (CST) is used in occupational and healthcare settings to estimate cardiovascular fitness (
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𝑂2max); however, in attempts to overcome
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𝑂2max- prediction error, a revised version has been developed (CST2). This study... Read More about Assessing the Reliability and Validity of the Chester Step Test 2 to Predict Aerobic Capacity.

The influence of circulating cold water cryotherapy with or without intermittent pneumatic compression on shoulder joint position sense (JPS) in recreationally active adults: A randomized crossover trial (2024)
Journal Article
Stanhope, E., Warnett, R., Burt, D., Cutler, S., Kell, J., & Naemi, R. (2024). The influence of circulating cold water cryotherapy with or without intermittent pneumatic compression on shoulder joint position sense (JPS) in recreationally active adults: A randomized crossover trial. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 40, 1008-1013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2024.07.022

Objectives
Cryotherapy is a widely used intervention in sports settings to facilitate the return of injured athletes to competition, despite a lack of high-quality evidence. Given the possibility cryotherapy may increase the risk of injury, by reduc... Read More about The influence of circulating cold water cryotherapy with or without intermittent pneumatic compression on shoulder joint position sense (JPS) in recreationally active adults: A randomized crossover trial.

The effects of exercise-induced muscle damage on varying intensities of endurance running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Burt, D., Doma, K., & Connor, J. (2023). The effects of exercise-induced muscle damage on varying intensities of endurance running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Science and Sports, 38(7), 647-662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2022.04.003

Objectives
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effects of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) on sub-maximal and maximal effort running performance.
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Physiological responses during sub-maximal running across two exercis... Read More about The effects of exercise-induced muscle damage on varying intensities of endurance running performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis.