Staff Profile
Dr Christopher Hurst
Research Associate in Lifestyle & Health
- Email: christopher.hurst@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 1112
- Fax: +44 (0) 191 208 1101
- Address: Ageing, Geriatrics & Epidemiology (AGE) Research Group
Translational and Clinical Research Institute
NIHR Newcastle BRC
Campus for Ageing and Vitality
Biomedical Research Building, Room 1.43
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE4 5PL
Background
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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Research
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
Teaching
I am an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA).
Publications
- 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 2021, 10(3), 290-295.
- Hayes LD, Elliott BT, Yasar Z, Bampouras TM, Sculthorpe NF, Sanal-Hayes NEM, Hurst C. High intensity interval training (HIIT) as a potential countermeasure for phenotypic characteristics of sarcopenia: A scoping review. Frontiers in Physiology 2021, 12, 715044.
- Hurst C, Murray JC, Granic A, Hillman SJ, Cooper R, Sayer AA, Robinson SM, Dodds RM. Long-term conditions, multimorbidity, lifestyle factors and change in grip strength over 9 years of follow-up: findings from 44,315 UK Biobank participants. Age and Ageing 2021, 50(6), 2222-2229.
- Ni Lochlainn M, Cox NJ, Wilson T, Hayhoe RP, Ramsay SE, Granic A, Isanejad M, Roberts HC, Wilson D, Welch C, Hurst C, Atkins JL, Mendonça N, Horner K, Tuttiett ER, Morgan Y, Heslop P, Williams EA, Steves CJ, Greig C, Draper J, Corish CA, Welch A, Witham MD, Sayer AA, Robinson S. Nutrition and Frailty: Opportunities for Prevention and Treatment. Nutrients 2021, 13(7), 2349.
- Hayes EJ, Granic A, Hurst C, Dismore L, Sayer AA, Stevenson E. Older adults' knowledge and perceptions of whole foods as an exercise recovery strategy. Frontiers in Nutrition 2021, 8, 748882.
- Dodds RM, Murray JC, Granic A, Hurst C, Uwimpuhwe G, Richardson S, Brayne C, Matthews FE, Sayer AA, CFAS MRC. Prevalence and factors associated with poor performance in the 5-chair stand test: findings from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study II (CFAS II) and proposed Newcastle protocol for use in the assessment of sarcopenia. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 2021, 12(2), 308-318.
- 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.
- 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, 10, 581.
- 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, 31, 1701-1717.
- 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.