I joined Newcastle University as a Research Associate in the AGE (Ageing, Geriatrics & Epidemiology (AGE) research group in August 2018 as part of the MIlk Intervention Muscle AgeiNg (MIlkMAN) study team. My current role as a Research Associate in Lifestyle and Health involves contributing to and working on a range of interdisciplinary research studies to develop knowledge and understanding of the role of lifestyle as an influence on health in older age.

My background is as an exercise physiologist and I am a British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) accredited sport and exercise scientist.

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My research interests include:

• Prescription and evaluation of exercise training
• Measurement of physical capacity and performance
• Muscle health and function
• Lifestyle effects on health in older age
• Sarcopenia
• Physiology of ageing

• Granic A, Hurst C, Dismore L, Stevenson E, Sayer AA, Aspray T. Feasibility and acceptability of a milk and resistance exercise intervention to improve muscle function in community-dwelling older adults (MIlkMAN): Pilot study . PLoS ONE 2020, 15(7), e0235952.
• Soysal P, Hurst C, Demurtas J, Firth J, Howden R, Yang L, Tully MA, Koyanagi A, Ilie PC, Lopez-Sanchez GF, Schwingshackl L, Veronese N, Smith L. Handgrip Strength and Health Outcomes: Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews with Meta-Analyses of Observational Studies. Journal of Sport and Health Science 2020, epub ahead of print.
• Granic A, Hurst C, Dismore L, Aspray T, Stevenson E, Witham MD, Sayer AA, Robinson S. Milk for skeletal muscle health and sarcopenia in older adults: a narrative review. Clinical Interventions in Aging 2020, 2020(15), 695-714.
• Granic A, Dismore L, Hurst C, Robinson SM, Sayer AA. Myoprotective whole foods, muscle health and sarcopenia: a systematic review of observational and intervention studies in older adults. Nutrients 2020, 12(8), 2257.
• Dismore L, Hurst C, Sayer AA, Stevenson E, Aspray T, Granic A. Study of the older adults’ motivators and barriers engaging in a nutrition and resistance exercise intervention for sarcopenia: An embedded qualitative project in the MIlkMAN pilot study . Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine 2020, 6.
• Hurst C, Scott JPR, Weston KL, Weston M. High-intensity Interval Training: A Potential Exercise Countermeasure During Human Spaceflight?. Frontiers In Physiology 2019, (ePub ahead of Print).
• Granic A, Hurst C, Dismore L, Davies K, Stevenson E, Sayer AA, Aspray T. Milk and resistance exercise intervention to improve muscle function in community-dwelling older adults at risk of sarcopenia (MIlkMAN): protocol for a pilot study. BMJ Open 2019, 9(10), e031048.
• Hurst C, Weston KL, Weston M. The effect of 12 weeks of combined upper- and lower-body high-intensity interval training on muscular and cardiorespiratory fitness in older adults. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 2019, 31, 661-671.
• Hurst C, Weston KL, McLaren SJ, Weston M. The effects of same-session combined exercise training on cardiorespiratory and functional fitness in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 2019.
• Hurst C, Batterham AM, Weston KL, Weston M. Short- and long-term reliability of leg extensor power measurement in middle-aged and older adults. Journal of Sports Sciences 2018, 36(9), 970-977.
• McLaren SJ, Macpherson TW, Coutts AJ, Hurst C, Spears IR, Weston M. The Relationships Between Internal and External Measures of Training Load and Intensity in Team Sports: A Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine 2018, 48(3), 641-658.
• Wright MD, Hurst C, Taylor JM. Contrasting effects of a mixed-methods high-intensity interval training intervention in girl football players. Journal of Sports Sciences 2016, 34(19), 1808-1815.