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Hosted by Bruce Wardrop · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 61 episodes
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The ISESA Podcast takes you behind the scenes of the Irish sport and exercise science community. Through conversations with leading practitioners, academics and athletes, our podcast highlights their amazing work and achievements. Hosted by Bruce Wardrop, each episode offers fresh perspectives on performance, health, research and career development. So whether you're a student, professional, or simply someone passionate about sport and exercise science - make sure to tune in now and discover the people, ideas, and innovations driving excellence in sport, health and exercise in Ireland and beyond. The ISESA Podcast is available on all major podcast platforms. If you enjoy our content, please make sure to subscribe and leave us a review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bruce Wardrop hosts ISESA Podcast, a health show with 61 episodes published.
Childhood cancer survival continues to improve, but what happens after treatment ends? In this final episode of the Summer Series, Bruce travels to Navan to meet Cillian Maguire, his mum Tracey-Ann, and researcher Jenny
Few areas of healthcare have changed as rapidly over the past three years as obesity medicine. With medications such as semaglutide and tirzepatide transforming the conversation around obesity, Bruce revisits this insigh
When this conversation was first recorded in 2023, structured exercise programmes for people living with long-term health conditions were only beginning to gain momentum. Today, the role of exercise professionals within
Over the next few weeks, we're revisiting three episodes from the first season of the ISESA Podcast that have become even more relevant today than when they were originally recorded. Together, these episodes explore how
Nora Ní Fhlannagáin and Julia Gruszczynska from the Sport & Exercise Nutrition Group (SENG) join Bruce to discuss what this means for a registered dietician or sport and exercise nutritionist to be a member of the SENG i
Irish Rugby's Will Connors explains how he uses AI, Machine Learning and Biomechanics to decode tackle safety. In this episode of the ISESA Podcast, Bruce Wardrop sits down with Irish international rugby player and sport
In this super episode podcast, Bruce speaks with Adam Sweeney, a 22-year-old adventurer from Waterford. Adam is preparing to begin a two-month expedition with the objective of becoming the youngest Irish person to summit
In this episode, Bruce sits down with Jonny McKenna, a recent South East Technological University (SETU) graduate who crossed the Atlantic to complete his MSc in Mental Performance at Ithaca College, New York. Jonny & Br
Preparations for the 2026 ISESA conference are well underway and today, Ciara Sinnott-O'Connor, e chair of this year's conference team brings us an update what we can expect and look forward to. Ciara outlines the shift
People with severe mental illness face a staggering 15–20 year life expectancy gap compared to the general population. This is a scandal of inequality, largely driven by preventable physical health issues. In this episod
Most of us would struggle to drive a car for 12.5 hours without losing concentration. Caitriona Jennings ran for that long—averaging a blistering 7:34/mile pace to shatter the 100-mile World Record. In this episode, Bruc
We spend hours training the heart and the muscles, but what about the primary sensor that drives every decision an athlete makes? In this episode, Bruce is joined by Dr. Fraser Horn, Professor at Pacific University Colle
With the 2025 season approaching, Bruce chats with Dr. Shane Malone (TU Dublin) about all things pre-season for the team sports. We discuss Shane’s brand new research (co-authored with Martin Buchheit) which suggests we
In this episode, we explore the powerful intersection of social enterprise, sport and exercise science and health promotion. Steve O'Connell, founder of The Football Cooperative, and Dr. Paula Carroll, Senior Lecturer at
This episode is a re-release from last year to coincide with Science Week 2025. Our vision at the Irish Sport and Exercise Science Association is to enhance the health, well-being and performance of individuals through s
Lynne Cantwell is inductee number 174 in to the World Rugby Hall of Fame. With 86 appearances in green, Lynne is still Ireland's most-capped women's rugby player. In an international career that spanned 13 years, she app
Niamh O’Brien is the Lead Performance Analyst for the Irish Para Swimming Team. She has just returned from working at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore where the Irish Team secured an astonishing 7 medal
In this episode, expert from DCU's School of Health and Human Performance present their take on how best to prepare for the Dublin Marathon. Dr. Brendan Egan discusses nutrition Dr. David Nolan extolls the virtues of str
In our latest episode, we bring you our elite athlete discussion panel from the 2025 ISESA Conference, held in SETU Waterford. Tiarnán O'Donnell (Paralympic Rowing), Laura Treacy (Cork Camogie) and Tom Barr (Athletics) s
The Past, Present and Future of Sport & Exercise Sciences Research and Applied Practice in Ireland. Pillars of the conference programme content: Empowering athlete populationsThe realities of theory to applied practiceSh
Caitriona Jennings
Dunegal Ireland
1 appearance on this show
Dr Martin Buchheit
Doctor
1 appearance on this show
Brendan Egan
expert from DCU's School of Health and Human Performance · DCU
1 appearance on this show
David Nolan
chief priority setter · Bay State Physical Therapy
1 appearance on this show
Jenny Coe
HCPC Registered Sport Psychologist, Senior Lead in Workforce Development at The FA, Co-Author of "Women Working in Sports" · women’s professional football leagues in the UK
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Peter Tierney
Physical Performance Coach at Chelsea FC, Performance Scientist & Coach for England's National Teams
1 appearance on this show
Nora Ní Fhlannagáin
Sport & Exercise Nutrition Group (SENG)
1 appearance on this show
Jonny McKenna
South East Technological University
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Evan Matthews
SETU Waterford
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Fraser Horn
Pacific University College of Optometry
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Shane Malone
TU Dublin
1 appearance on this show
Steve O'Connell
The Football Cooperative
1 appearance on this show
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