Steve Mears

Senior lecturer in Sport & Exercise Nutrition at Loughborough University. CHO metabolism and hydration. Runner. Race Medicine. Environment and climate action

[Steve Mears @steve_mears]

5 funded studentships @lborouniversity investigating the link between sport, climate action and nature.

Physiological and nutritional strategies for effective acclimation with me, @LJJ_nutrition & @DrLeeTaylor in @LboroSSEHS

https://t.co/kQRJwJRxrI

https://t.co/24JZ4WOSPb

[HEaT Lab @kiwiheatlab]

New in @japplphysiol from @LoisMougin @steve_mears:

Heat stress impairs exogenous carbohydrate oxidation during prolonged running when maintaining euhydration 👇

https://t.co/0dex0CO7rN

[Loïs Mougin @LoisMougin]

🚨 Calling all Western States Endurance Runners! 🚨

We’re recruiting for a research study on nutrition, core temperature, and GI distress during WSER! 🏃‍♂️🔥 If you're racing WSER 2025 and want to contribute to science, get in touch!

📩 Scan for details & please share!

[Loïs Mougin @LoisMougin]

🚨New article!

Our latest research shows that ingestible pills taken 3 hours before exercise may not prevent interference from tepid water ingestion when measuring gastrointestinal temperature.

Full Access @IJSPPjournal https://t.co/fIK8moaf0W

[Journal of Applied Physiology @japplphysiol]

🚨Open Access🚨 Research Article from @LoisMougin et al. (@LJJ_nutrition @steve_mears @DrLeeTaylor) Running in the heat similarly reduces lipid oxidation and peak oxygen consumption in trained runners and inactive individuals 🏃‍➡️🥵🌡️
🔓https://t.co/NsWoAUfxtR

[Loïs Mougin @LoisMougin]

Excited that our article: "Running in the heat similarly reduces lipid oxidation and peak oxygen consumption in trained runners and inactive individuals." in @japplphysiol with @steve_mears , @LJJ_nutrition, @DrLeeTaylor is now online: https://t.co/Or9JrxlJ9q

[Ash Willmott @AshWillmott]

🚨Proud to launch @basesuk Sport & Exercise Science Equipment Flip Scheme

🎯Allowing members/accredited labs to share unused or unwanted equipment, in the hope of creating a sustainable lab community

🔗https://t.co/zXHvhJiQcN

[British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) @BJSM_BMJ]

⚠️ Environmental challenges facing athletes, stakeholders and spectators at Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games 🥇🥈🥉

NEW evidence-based review of mitigation strategies and recommendations 📄 ✅

#FREE ➡️ https://t.co/uLS5972hT6

[Dr Lee Taylor PhD @DrLeeTaylor]

Our new @BJSM_BMJ #FreeAccess

Environmental challenges @Paris2024 evidence-based review of mitigation strategies for athletes & stakeholders

🔗https://t.co/3bX3BUZGsq

Team effort led by @LoisMougin

@LboroSSEHS @lborouniversity @LboroPR @lboroimpact @steve_mears @margomountjoy

[Lewis James @LJJ_nutrition]

Funded PhD: 'Hydration, Metabolic Health and Physical Function Across Adulthood', including human and in-vitro/ex-vivo experiments. Supervised by me, @neil_rw @HFDugdale & @JSkarabot @LboroSSEHS
Lots of opportunity to mould the direction of the PhD https://t.co/p8FVyJnydP

[CASES @CASESsocial]

We are delighted to announce Dr Ash Willmott from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) as the new Chair for the Climate Action and Sustainability Advisory Group. This Group will replace the previous iteration titled Climate Change Action Team (CCAT). (1/2) 🧵⬇️

[Prof. Dan Parsons @LboroUniversity 🌏💧🛰🌊⚽️🏏⛳🏈 @bedform]

Super to be at our @lborouniversity Sports for Climate Action and Nature Symposium today - how can sports be used to help drive future change and transitions w/ @markdoidge @Joannemaher @LboroVC https://t.co/IJj2npHOxN

[Mark Doidge @markdoidge]

Delighted to be hosting the Sport for Climate Action and Nature symposium @lborouniversity. It brings people together to focus on ways forward to tackle climate change & the impact of climate change on sport

[Ash Willmott @AshWillmott]

🚨Call to Action: Expressions of interest -
@basesuk Climate Action & Sustainability Advisory Group.

🌍If you're interested in joining our group, please find details in the link or get in touch via email.

🔗 https://t.co/sFBr5EY8tw

[Ash Willmott @AshWillmott]

🚨Fully Funded 3-year PhD

📢Collaboration b/w @AngliaRuskin
& @CambridgeUtdFC

⚽️Understanding the contributing factors to, and prevalence of injury in professional league 1 footballers

🔗https://t.co/tRMYAsiVXs

🔗@UKSCA: https://t.co/EFwrUlTfFI

🔊@FMPA_Official @basesuk

[Tom Clifford @TomClifford7]

Excellent presentation by @KirstyReynolds_ in the GSSI awards session @E_C_S_S on the effect of l-citrulline and carbohydrate intake on GI comfort, metabolism, and cycling performance

[Kirsty Reynolds @KirstyReynolds_]

A busy few weeks:
Presenting @ACSMNews ✅
🥈in ACSM GSSI Young Investigator Award
Data collection ✅
PhD Thesis Submission ✅

Next up @E_C_S_S 🇫🇷 presenting some of my PhD work in #GSSI session!

Thanks to @LJJ_nutrition and @steve_mears for your help and support!

[Steve Mears @steve_mears]

Not long left to apply for these sport and climate action and nature studentships

📆 closing date April 26th

[Steve Mears @steve_mears]

5 funded studentships @lborouniversity investigating the link between sport, climate action and nature.

Physiological and nutritional strategies for effective acclimation with me, @LJJ_nutrition & @DrLeeTaylor in @LboroSSEHS

https://t.co/kQRJwJRxrI

https://t.co/24JZ4WOSPb

[Steve Mears @steve_mears]

Find details of all the studentships in the Sports for Climate Action and Naturecluster here https://t.co/24JZ4WOSPb

Topics include Physiology and Nutrition, Management, Policy, Business, Ecology, Geography, Engineering

@maddyjorr @stephforrester @jaylyid @lborogeog @LboroSSEHS

[Steve Mears @steve_mears]

5 funded studentships @lborouniversity investigating the link between sport, climate action and nature.

Physiological and nutritional strategies for effective acclimation with me, @LJJ_nutrition & @DrLeeTaylor in @LboroSSEHS

https://t.co/kQRJwJRxrI

https://t.co/24JZ4WOSPb

[Dr Lee Taylor PhD @DrLeeTaylor]

Three funded PhDs @LboroSSEHS & @CelticFC utilising various approaches to ‘Optimise Academy Football Player Health & Performance’

Interdisciplinary: https://t.co/6BQzYqrnis
Nutrition: https://t.co/NktqK6BtY8
S&C: https://t.co/b2OZuGeXlq

Details & NB specific criteria via links