Primary Research Interests

Nutritional Supplementation (including: phosphatidylserine, carbohydrates and antioxidants):

Current funded project: The Sugar Bureau (£25K) “The effect of carbohydrate supplementation on soccer skill performance” Exercise Rehabilitation (including: exercise referral schemes, cardiac patients and patients with kidney disease).

Sports Simulations/Performance (including: intermittent sports and racket sports):

Current funded project: Diabetes UK (£48K) “Comparison of the metabolic, glucoregulatory hormone and cardiorespiratory responses to intermittent and continuous exercise in patients with Type 1 diabetes”.

Administration Duties

Director of the Exercise Physiology Laboratories

Admissions Selector for BSc (Hons) Sports Science

School Representative on the UWS Collaborative Provision Sub-Committee

Departmental Liaison for the HND Sports Science

Staff Representative on Swansea University Athletic Union

Department Safety Representative

Recent Publications

Papers

1. Lewis, M.J., Kingsley, M., Short, A.L. and Simpson, K. (2007). Rate of reduction of heart rate variability during exercise as an index of physical work capacity. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00616.x.

2. Jaeger, R., Purpura, M. and Kingsley, M. (2007). Phospholipids and Sports Performance. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. 4:5, 1-8.

3. Kilduff, L.P., Owen, N., Bevan, H., Bennett, M., Kingsley, M. and Cunningham, D. (In press). Influence of Recovery time on Postactivation Potentiation in Professional Rugby Players. Journal of Sports Sciences.

4. Kilduff, L.P., Bevan, H., Owen, N., Kingsley, M., Bunce, P., Bennett, M. and Cunningham, D. (In Press). Optimal loading for peak power output during the hang power clean in professional rugby players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance.

5. Kilduff, L.P., Kingsley, M., Bevan, H., Owen, N., Bennett, M., Bunce, P., Hore, A., Maw, J. and Cunningham, D. (In Press). Postactivation potentiation in professional rugby players: optimal recovery. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.

6. Kilduff, L.P., Lewis, S., Kingsley, M., Owen, N. and Dietzig, R. (2007). Reliability and detecting change following short-term creatine supplementation: comparison of 2-component body composition methods. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 21(2), 378-384.

7. Lewis, M.J., Kingsley, M., Short, A.L. and Simpson, K. (2007). Influence of high-frequency bandwidth on heart rate variability analysis during physical exercise. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. 2(1), 34-39.

8. Kingsley, M. (2006). Effects of phosphatidylserine supplementation on exercising humans. Sports Medicine. 36(8), 657-669.

9. Kingsley, M., Kilduff, L.P., McEneny, J., Dietzig, R.E., Benton, D. (2006). Phosphatidylserine supplementation and recovery following downhill running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 38, 1617-1625.

10.Kingsley, M. (2006). Phosphatidylserine: a new ergogenic aid? AgroFOOD Industry Hi-tech. 17(2), S17-19.

11.Kingsley, M., James, N., Kilduff, L.P., Dietzig, R.E. and Dietzig, B. (2006). An exercise protocol that simulates the activity patterns of elite junior squash. Journal of Sports Sciences. 24, 1291-1296.

12.Kingsley, M., Miller, M., Kilduff, L.P., McEneny, J. and Benton, D. (2006). Effects of phosphatidylserine on exercise capacity during cycling in active males. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 38, 64-71.

13.Kingsley, M., Wadsworth, D., Kilduff, L.P., McEneny, J. and Benton, D. (2005). Effects of phosphatidylserine on oxidative stress following intermittent running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 37, 1300-1306.

14.Kingsley, M, Lewis, M.J. and Marson, R.E. (2005). Comparison of Polar 810s and an ambulatory ECG system for RR interval measurement during progressive exercise. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 26, 39-44.

15.Thompson, D., Williams, C., Kingsley, M., Nicholas, C.W., Lakomy, H.K.A., McArdle, F. & Jackson, M.J. (2001). Muscle soreness and damage parameters after prolonged intermittent shuttle-running following acute vitamin C supplementation. International Journal of Sports Medicine 22, 68-75.

Abstracts

1. Kingsley, M., Kings, D. and Kilduff, L.P. (In press). Agreement between devices in the measurement of urine osmolality in professional rugby union players. Journal of Sports Sciences.

2. Kilduff, L.P., Bevan, H., Cunningham, D., Owen, N., Kingsley, M., Bunce, P., Blewitt, D.T., West, D.J. and Russell, M. (In Press). Optimal recovery for the utilization of postactivation potentiation in professional rugby players. Journal of Sports Sciences.

3. Kilduff, L.P., Owen, N., Bevan, H., Bunce, P., Bennett, M., Cunningham, D. and Kingsley, M., (In Press). Optimal loading for peak power output in professional rugby players. Journal of Sports Sciences.

4. Kingsley, M., Dietzig, R., Price, A., Ali, P. and Weston, C. (In press). Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improves off-transient heart rate kinetics. Journal of Sports Sciences.

5. Kingsley, M., Hart, V., Kilduff, L. and Dietzig, R. (2007). Measurement of Spinal Shrinkage. Journal of Sports Sciences. 25, 3, 244-245.

6. Kingsley, M., McFall, J., Kilduff, L. Jones, H., Barnes, J. and Dietzig, R.E. (2005). Gross mechanical efficiency during sub-maximal cycling is reduced in active lower limb amputees. Journal of Sports Sciences, 23, 1199-1200.

7. Kingsley, M., Kelly, J. and Kilduff, L. (2005). Comparison of the physiological demands of Giant Slalom skiing between competitive ski racers and familiarized recreational skiers.  Journal of Sports Sciences. 23, 2, 126-127.

8. Kingsley, M., Crerar, J., James, N. and Kilduff, L. (2005). The development of a protocol that simulates the activity patterns in elite squash. Journal of Sports Sciences. 23, 2, 190.

9. Wadsworth, D., Kingsley, M., Jones, H. and Marson, R.E. (2004). Post-exercise muscle soreness and performance recovery in soccer players. Journal of Sports Sciences. 22, 3, 293-294.

10. Kilduff, L., Kingsley, M., Vinnicombe S.J., Burton, F., Chatterjee, Z.M. &  Marson, R.E. (2004). Bias and limits of agreemet between various 2-compartment methods used for the estimation of body composition in a group of healthy male university standard athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences. 22, 3, 249.

11. Halliday, C., Goddard, K., Kingsley, M. and Lewis, M.J. (2003). Speed, agility and quickness training as a potential supplement to pool-based training in competitive youth swimmers. Journal of Sports Sciences 21, 4, 274-5.

12. Lewis, M.J., Kingsley, M., Short, A., Simpson, K. and Marson, R. (2003). Effects of dynamic exercise on baroreceptor sensitivity and haemodynamics. Clinical Autonomic Research 13, 1, 58.

13. Lewis, M.J. and Kingsley, M. (2003). Heart rate variability analysis during dynamic exercise. Clinical Autonomic Research 13, 1, 57.

14. Lewis, M.J. and Kingsley, M.  (2002). Modelling cardiovascular autonomic control during dynamic exercise. In Proceedings of Simulation and Modelling Applied to Medicine III, (ed. J Truscott) Institute of Physics, London, 3.

15. Thompson, D., Kingsley, M., Nicholas, C.N., McArdle, F. and Jackson, M.J. (1998).  Recovery from prolonged, intermittent, high-intensity running following acute vitamin C supplementation.  3rd Annual Congress of European College of Sports Science Proceedings.  (ed: Sargeant, A.J., Siddons, H. Health Case Development, Manchester, 185.

Recreation/Sport

Cricket, golf, downhill skiing, rugby, squash and volleyball