Dr. Diane Cooper highlights the critical importance of exercise in managing health and chronic diseases. She discusses her research on obesity, metabolic health, and the effects of sedentary lifestyles. Cooper explains how physical inactivity can lead to sarcopenia and other health issues, emphasizing the need for aerobic, resistance, flexibility, and balance exercises. She also addresses low activity rates in Ireland and the role of clinical exercise physiologists in promoting health.
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KinetikiQ is a Biomechanics lab in your pocket. With it, you can screen your athletes’ and patients’ movement through AROM/PROM assessments, jump and RSI kinematics, and dynamic motion analysis. Using only a smartphone or tablet, KinetikiQ delivers precise, real-time biomechanical insights—helping you track performance, detect asymmetries, and guide evidence-based training or rehabilitation decisions anywhere, anytime.
OBF’s basic policy covers various personal fitness and personal training modalities, and a full list is available at the application stage – which is a fully online process at https://www.obf.ie/new-therapy-policy When processing an application, ISESA members will be asked to declare if they are a member of an approved association, by selecting your organisation they will benefit from the premium discount.
Please note: the following activities are not covered by the standard policy terms: Physiotherapy, Emergency First Responder, Cardiac First Responder, Dry Needling, Working with Professional Sports Persons. These activities require a higher level of cover, but can be considered on a case-by-case referral basis, with bespoke premium / terms applicable. For information regarding the higher level of cover policies, please go to https://www.obf.ie/indemnity or contact OBF’s Professional Indemnity team directly piteam@obf.ie
DANU creates the freedom of analysis from the lab to real-world environments. With DANU, the everyday sock is now a powerful analytical tool to help you collect accurate gait, plyometric and balance data on your athletes at the touch of a button, anytime and anywhere you want. Quick and user-friendly analysis without sacrificing accuracy or reliability. Visit DANU at www.danusports.com to find out more.
Output Sports simplifies fitness testing and performance tracking with cutting-edge wearable sensor technology. Trusted by elite sports teams, strength coaches & physiotherapists worldwide, our all-in-one solution delivers precise, lab-grade insights for performance metrics such as jumps, RSI, mobility & velocity based training – anywhere & at any time. Born from research at University College Dublin, Output Sports is revolutionising sports science by making elite-level assessment simple & scalable.
The HRIG is a world leading hamstring assessment device. Two specific tests have been developed which simulate the mechanism of injury in sport. These tests include a bilateral and unilateral testing protocol that have been specifically designed to assess hamstring function. This has involved over 7 years of research, 400+ individual test cases and a normative data base of over 2,000 players. It has been developed through the Sports Injuries and Sports Medicine Clinic in County Mayo Ireland, Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence, John Moores University, Liverpool and a team of sports engineers based at Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom.
The device has been patented worldwide and developed through a number of research papers which have been published internationally.
TeamOppy provides cutting edge software solutions that help teams at all levels of Sport to streamline their pre-game, in-game and post-game processes.
RYPT is an athletic development platform designed to help multi-disciplinary coaching teams deliver athletic development programs efficiently at scale. RYPT helps coaching teams manage every aspect of their coaching relationship from delivering individualized training plans, to athlete monitoring and injury management. Centralizing data to help coaches reduce injury risk and optimize performance. Over 3,000 coaches worldwide, working from grassroots to Olympic level, trust RYPT to deliver their athletic development programs and monitor their athletes. RYPT supports individual coaches, private gyms and academies, schools and universities, and large sporting organisations.
Fitness Equipment Ireland is an Irish company determined to supply you with the Highest Quality Products In Fitness Equipment at the Best Prices on the market. By working directly with the factories that produce the equipment. We Cut Out The Middleman and can make Top Quality Products For Low Prices A Reality. We have worked for years now with a Large International Customer Base that has grown year on year due to extremely high quality of service we pride ourselves on providing. We supply both home use and commercial customers.
Timing Ireland, founded in 1982, is an Irish company deeply rooted in the history of Irish sports technology. For over four decades, Timing Ireland has been at the forefront of innovation, driving the revolution in making high-performance sports technology accessible and affordable to associations, clubs, coaches and athletes across the country. By bridging the gap between elite-level tools and grassroots sports, Timing Ireland is empowering athletes and coaches at every level to achieve their full potential and elevate Irish sports performance.
