Qualifications Bachelor of Human Movement Studies (Honours) - Southern Cross University, Lismore Bachelor of Health Science - Griffith University, Gold Coast Ph.D. (Exercise Science)- Griffith University, Gold Coast Dr Keogh's research focuses on understanding the acute stresses, and the chronic adaptations resulting from a range of physical activities, particularly resistance training and more recently dance and acquatic exercise. His research focuses on these two areas for both athletic populations and for older adults, where both general and specific therapeutic physical activity may have differing effects and various motives and barriers to continual participation. His sports science research has concentrated on activities such as rugby union, powerlifting, sprinting and golf, with a new emphasis being the sport of strongman. His research involving older adults has focused on community-dwelling elders as well as those with chronic conditions especially cancer. The older adult research has focused on understanding the causes of the age-related decline in upper limb fine-motor control, the benefits of resistance training, dancing etc for improving physical function and qulaity of life as well as barriers and motives to physical activity.
Articles
Sarcopenia in older adults (with Timothy Henwood and Mike Climstein), Australian nursing journal (2012)
Extract:
Sarcopenia is a little acknowledged geriatric syndrome associated with significant health care and personal burden...
The importance of promoting physical activity for cancer survivorship, New Zealand medical journal (2011)
Predictors of physical activity and quality of life in New Zealand prostate cancer survivors undergoing androgen-deprivation therapy (with Daniel Shepherd, Christian U. Krageloh, Clare Ryan, Jonathan Masters, Greg Shepherd, and Rod MacLeod), New Zealand medical journal (2010)
Aims The aims of this study were to: quantify the levels and predictors of physical...
A kinematic analysis of a strongman-type event: The heavy sprint-style sled pull (with Craig Newlands, Sandra Blewett, Amenda Payne, and Lin Chun-Er), Journal of strength and conditioning research (2010)
This study sought to (a) characterize the kinematics aspects of a popular strongman-type event, the...
A brief description of the biomechanics and physiology of a strongman event: The tire flip (with Amenda L. Payne, Brad B. Anderson, and Paul J. Atkins), Journal of strength and conditioning research (2010)
The purpose of this study was to (a) characterize the temporal aspects of a popular...