Dr Steve Daly

Could have been a pony trap?

Based on your 'world on fire' post from yesterday I did wake today with a 'control what I can' mentality. Therefore, this post has proved even more valuable than yesterdays. Thank you again 🫡

I felt very seen having listened to this yesterday @dr-peter-olusoga.bsky.social in fact your words have been rolling around in my head since. I took comfort in the knowledge that it is not just me feeling this way a lot of the time lately. Thanks for posting

YouTube video by laura mccann simons christmas mix.avi

youtu.be/ZJGMdNWSAPA?... a nice piece of #Waterford #Christmas music

Here's a metaphor for how disappointing #Christmas #events #gifts #gatherings are. Or is this just me?

likely suspects

Capturing the wider benefits from football participation: a social return on investment (SROI) evaluation of a community based football intervention - BMC Public Health Background Gendered approaches to engage men are recommended for health promotion, with community settings, that involve physical activity and specifically football being frequently employed. One such...

It's more than a game of ball. Delighted to see my latest paper published in @bmc.springernature.com (Public Health.
The Football Cooperative initiative generated a #SROI of €17.60 for every €1 invested.
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A great podcast on my Phd research topic from the founder of the 'Football Cooperative' social initiative and my PI.

Ah thanks Marita, a big day for the household

I got 'hatted' yesterday and met legendary runner #JohnTreacy at my #SETUWaterford #Phd Graduation

I'm enjoying the fine weather and scenery in a quite work week. #Waterford Spoilt to have such wonderful places just a 'stone's throw' away

The current and next President of #Ireland back in the day. Their spirit of public activism has served them well.

I binged 'Salem's Lot' (1979) with the kids this weekend. They're worried they will see Danny Glick since :)

Happy Birthday Wordslinger

SETU | From curiosity to passion - Dr Steve Daly’s journey through… South East Technological University provides an innovative and dynamic learning environment, equipping students with the skills for success in a global…

for any prospective #maturestudents out there, it's never too late www.setu.ie/news/from-cu...

Would anyone have a contact for a human in @bmc.springernature.com

No it isn't 😁Minecraft is like my kids having access to all the Lego in the world, but I never have to stand on it in the dark or tidy it away at night. Minecraft rocks!

#Waterford

best wishes to all who celebrate.

Love this...

end of school year vibes... #Lanzarote

A lovely memory from a year ago #Amputeefootball #Ireland

More Than a Game of Football: A 1-Year Pilot Investigation of the Impact of Participation in a Community-Based Recreational Football Initiative for Men in Ireland on Health and Cardiovascular Risk | International Journal of Men's Social and Community Health Background: Gender-responsive approaches that have used football have been shown to be effective in both engaging men and improving health in specific male populations. This paper reports on the health impact of participation in an ongoing recreational football initiative (Football Cooperative, [FC]) for all men up to 12M. Findings from this paper will inform the implementation strategy to scale up the FC initiative. Methods: Adopting a quasi-experimental, longitudinal design, without control, participants were recruited through purposeful sampling. Self-report, anthropometric, and fitness data were collected at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months. Results: Findings show a significant improvement in aerobic fitness at all time points, a positive trend in WC reduction that was significant at 12M (2.5±4.6 cm) and an achievement in the 5% weight-reduction threshold for 17% of those tested at 12M. cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (≥5 factors) reduced from baseline (52%) to 12M (26%). Loneliness reduced at 6M with a corresponding improvement in sleep quality. However, trends toward improved psychological and health behaviour metrics are evident; the low sample size coupled with high baseline metrics, which may be influenced by gender conditioning, were a challenge to detecting change over time. Conclusion: Participation in the FC initiative reduced CVD risk and improved health metrics ; men should be supported to participate beyond 6M for increased benefit. Future research should use alternative methods to assess psychological and health behaviour metrics and aerobic fitness and should ensure a control group comparison. These findings will inform the implementation of the FC initiative at scale.

Delighted to see my latest paper, on the benefits of recreational football, published. Benefits included: improved aerobic fitness, reduced waist circumference, loneliness and cardiovascular risk. Huge thanks to all involved. doi.org/10.3138/ijms... #football #Men'shealth #cvdrisk #SETU

Really interesting to see consumers being advised to conserve water in Ireland after one of the wettest winters on record. I hope the #datacentres will be told to switch off servers should the dry weather continue.

SETU | From curiosity to passion - Steve Daly’s journey through… South East Technological University provides an innovative and dynamic learning environment, equipping students with the skills for success in a global…

www.setu.ie/news/from-cu... I was really happy to speak about my experiences in #SETU #Waterford 10 years ago I has hoping to embark on a degree. Now, I lecture in the same rooms, am a published academic and have represented my country in a Sports Psychology role. All this from that decision...

the always beautiful #Kilfarrasy another treasure in County #Waterford #walking

For those who celebrate...

If you know anyone who may be interested, please come along or reach out beforehand. This such a worthwhile initiative for all young people (5 years and up)

#YNWA

when asked to explain correlation and causation I sometimes use this old newspaper section. I don't know if it helps but I still get a laugh #research #lecturing #correlation #causation