Publications and presentations

Recent papers in peer-reviewed journals

  • Fortier S, Kelly LP, Basset FA (2022). Practical guidance for firefighter applicants preparing for cardiorespiratory fitness testing: A secondary analysis of self-reported physical activity levels. Peer J (in Press)
  • Khataeipour SJ, Anaraki JR, Bozogi A, Rayner M,  Basset FA, Fuller D (2022). Predicting lying, sitting, and walking at different intensities using smartphone accelerometers at three different wear locations; hands, pants pocket, backpack. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise (hpps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001242)
  • Basset FA, Kelly LP, Holh R, Kaushal N (2022). Type of Self-talk matters: Comparing self-talk conditions and the effects on acute cardio-respiratory response, perception of exertion, and the hypothalamus- pituitary-adrenal axis activity. Psychophysiology (hpps://doi.org/ 10.1111/psyp.13980)
  • Kelly LP, Devasahayam J, Chaves AR, Curtis ME, Randell EW, McCarthy J, Basset FA, Ploughman M (2021). Task-0riented circuit training as an alternative to ergometer-type aerobic exercise training after stroke. Journal of  Clinical Medicine (https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10112423)
  • Kelly LP, Basset FA, McCarthy J, Ploughman M (2021). Normobaric hypoxia exposure during treadmill aerobic exercise after stroke: a safety and feasibility study. Frontiers in Physiology  (https://doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.702439)
  • Fuller D, Rahimipour J, Simango B Rayner M, Dorani F, Bozorg A Luan H, Basset, FA. (2021). Predicting lying, sitting, walking and running using Apple Watch and Fitbit data. BMJ Open Sport and Exercise (https://doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-001004)
  • Jemni M, Marina M, Delextrat A, Tanner A, Basset FA, Gu Y, Hu Q, Zhou H, Mkaouer B, Konukman F. (2020). Salivary endocrine response following a maximal incremental cycling protocol with local vibration. Plos One. (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238051)
  • Maddigan ME, Sullivan KM, Halperin I, Basset FA, Behm DG (2019). High tempo music prolongs high intensity exercise. Peer J (https://doi: 10.7717/peerj.6164)
  • Duncan CA, Mackinnon SN, Marais JF, Basset FA (2018). Energy cost associated with moving platforms. Peer J (https://doi: 10.7717/peerj.5439).
  • Halperin I, Collins BW, Monks M, Compton CT, Yetman JD, Loucks-Atkinson A, Basset FA, Button D (2018). Upper and lower body responses to repeated cyclical sprints. Eur J Sports Med (https://doi: 10.1080/17461391.2018.1468485).
  • Snow NJ, Blair JFL, MacDonald GZ, Byrne JM, Basset FA (2018). Barefoot running does not affect simple reaction time: an exploratory study. Peer J (https://doi.10.7717/peerj.4605).
  • Albusheen SA, Ismail M, Baker A, Blair J, Adeboye A, Kelly LP, Chandurkar V, Cheema S, Joanisse DR, Basset FA (2017). The effects of diurnal Ramadan fasting on energy expenditure and substrate oxidation in healthy men. Brit. J. Nutri (https://doi: 10.1017/S0007114517003221).
  • Kelly LP, Devasahayam AJ, Chaves AR, Wallack EM, McCarthy J, Basset FA, Ploughman M (2017). Intensifying functional task practice to meet aerobic training guidelines in stroke survivors. Front. Physiol (https://doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00809).
  • Kelly LP, Basset FA (2017). Acute normobaric hypoxia increases post-exercise lipid oxidation in healthy males. Front Physiol (https://doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00293).
  • Taber M, Hartley GL, McGarr GW, Zaharieva D, Basset FA, Hynes Z, Haman F, Pinet B, Ducharme MB, Cheung SS (2016). Cognitive performance during a 24-hour cold exposure survival simulation. BioMed Res Int. (https://doi: 10.1155/2016/8130731).
  • Alsubheen SA, George MA, Baker A, Rohr LE, and Basset FA (2016). Accuracy of the Vivofit activity tracker. J Med Eng Technol. 40: 298-306
  • Haman F, Mantha OL, Cheung SS, DuCharme MB, Taber M, Blondin DP, McGarr GW, Hartley GL, Hynes Z, and Basset FA (2016). Oxidative fuel selection and shevering thermogenesis during a 12 and 24h cold survival simulation. J Appl Physiol. 120: 640-648
  • Snow NJ, Basset FA, Byrne JM (2016). An acute bout of barefoot running alters lower-limb muscle activation for minimalist shoe users. Int J Sports Med. 37: 382-387
  • Hamilton AR, Beck K, Kaulbach J, Kenny M, Basset FA, DiSanto MC, and Behm DG (2015). Breathing techniques affect female but not male hip flexion range of motion. J Strength Cond Res. 29: 3197-3205
  • Fontes E, Okano A, De Guio F, Schabort E, Li LM, Basset FA, Stein D, Noakes T (2015). Brain function and perceived exertion during cycling exercise: a fMRI study. Br J Sports Med. 49: 556-60
  • Halperin I, Aboodarda SJ, Basset FA, Behm DG (2014). Knowledge of repetitions range affects force production in trained females. J Sports Scie Med. 13: 736-741
  • Basset FA, Billaut F, Joanisse DR (2014). Anthropometric characteristics account for time to exhaustion in cycling. Int J Sports Med. 35: 1084-1089
  • Halperin I, Aboodarda JS, Basset FA, Byrne JM and Behm DB (2014). Pacing strategies during repeated maximal voluntary contractions. Eur J Appl Physiol. 114: 1413-20
  • Miller MB, Pearcey GEP,Cahill F, McCarthy H, Stratton SDB, Noftall JC, Buckle S, Basset FA, Sun G and Button DC (2014). The effect of a short-term high intensity circuit training program on work capacity, body composition and blood profiles in sedentary obese men: a pilot study. BioMed Res Int. doi: 10.1155/2014/191797
  • Tessier JF, Basset FA, Simoneau M, Teasdale N (2013). Lower-limb power cannot be estimated accurately from vertical jump tests. J Hum Kinet. 38: 5–13
  • Arora S, Button D, Basset FA, Behm DG (2013). The effect of double versus single oscillating exercise devices on trunk and limb muscle activation. Inter J Sports Phys Ther. 8: 370–380
  • Workman C, Basset FA (2012). Post-metabolic response to passive normobaric hypoxic exposure in sedentary overweight males: a pilot study. Nutr Metab (Lond). 9:103
  • Fortier S, Basset FA (2012). The effects of exercise on limb proprioceptive signals. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 22: 795-802
  • Devereaux J, Pack M, Piccott V, Whitten K, Basset FA, Rohr L (2012). Comparison of rates of perceived exertion between active video games and traditional exercise. Inter SportsMed J. 13: 133-140
  • Power GA, Handrigan G, Basset FA (2012). Ventilatory response during an incremental exercise test: a mode of testing effect. Eur J Sport Sci. 12: 491-498

Papers in refereed conference proceedings

  • Basset FA (2015). Interval Training: what works for football players? The 3rd Conference of International Science and Football Association, Maia, Portugal
  • Brown R, Mak L, Kuczora A, Evely KA, DuCharme MB, Basset FA, Farnworth B (2012). Impact of sitting surface area differences between a thermal manikin and human on the thermal resistance calculation. The 9th International Meeting for Manikins and Modeling, Tokyo, Japan
  • Marais JF, Basset FA, Duncan CA, Mackinnon SN (2010). Measurement of aerobic demands associated with moving platforms. Proceedings of International Conference on Human Performance at Sea, Glasgow, UK, pp. 387-393


Abstracts and conference presentations

  • Basset FA (2021). Nutrition in cold environments. Karluk Collaboration Space - Science Fair Series, National Research Counsil of Canada - Institute of Ocean Technology, Virtual (Canada)
  • Wadden, K, Hollohan, N, Gale, T, Maher, R, Harris, C, Malone, S, Basset, F, Gowan, E, Murphy, S, Murphy, D, Twells, L (2021). Determining the Role of Exercise Interventions for Women with Obesity and Infertility: A Participatory Action Research Approach. Seventh Canadian Obesity Summit, Virtual (Canada)
  • Maher RA, Wadden K, Twells L, Basset FA, Murphy S, Murphy D, Fuller D, McGowan E (2021). Exercise Interventions and Fertility Outcomes for Women Experiencing Obesity and Infertility: A Narrative Review. Seventh Canadian Obesity Summit, Virtual (Canada)
  • Hollohan NE, Wadden K, Kelly LP, Murphy S, Murphy D, Twells L, Basset FA (2021). Improving Cardiovascular Fitness for Women Living with Obesity and Infertility: An Exercise Intervention Study Protocol. Seventh Canadian Obesity Summit, Virtual (Canada)
  • Basset FA, Behnamfar S, Kelly LP, Fuller D (2020). Self-chosen pace displays a better walking economy when expressed in caloric unit cost. American Physiological Society - Intersociety Meeting: Integrative Physiology of Exercise, Virtual (USA)
  • Colbourn B, Power J, Basset FA (2020). Human male metabolism during long term cold exposure. The 8th international conference on Physiology and Pharmacology of Temperature Regulation, Vancouver(Canada)
  • Basset FA (2019). Nutrition aspects of survival during cold exposure. The Canadian Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Association Annual Scientific Meeting, St. John's (Canada)
  • Kelly LP, Basset FA, Chaves AR, Curtis ME, Pretty R, Chen A, McArthy J, Ploughman M (2019). Altitude training in chronic survivors: a safety and feasibility study. Canadian Stroke Congress, Ottawa (Canada)
  • Poupelloz R, Haman F, Blondin D, Basset FA, King K (2019). Effects of a 1-week cold-water acclimation protocol on oxygen consumption during moderate aerobic bike exercise in normothermia after 48-h recovery period. International Conference on Environmental Ergonomics, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • Basset FA, Blair J, Adebayo A, Saad M, Byrne JM (2019). The interplay between footwear types and exercise-induced fatigue does not alter running economy. The 24th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science, Prague (Czech Republic)
  • Kelly LP, Blair J, Adebayo A, Saad M, Byrne JM, Basset FA (2019). Increased oxidation of lipid energy sources occurs independent of changes in running economy after an exercise induced fatigue protocol. The 24th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science, Prague (Czech Republic)
  • Joanisse DR, Guirguis G, Ricketts A, Blair J, Kelly LP, Randell E, Sun G, Cheema S, Basset FA (2019). Subjects with obesity have differences in erythrocyte fatty acid composition at baseline and following exercise and feeding when compared to lean subjects of identical fitness level. The 24th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science, Prague (Czech Republic)
  • Guirguis G, Ricketts A, Kelly LP, Randell E, Sun G, Joanisse DR, Basset FA, and Cheema S (2019). Exercise and post-exercise meal differentially altered the fatty acid composition of plasma and red blood cells of metabolically healthy lean-fit and obese-fit subjects. Science Atlantic Food and Nutrition conference, Halifax (Canada)
  • Basset FA, Crant R, Blair J, Kelly L, Haman F (2018). The cumulative effect of hypoxia and cold on substrate metabolism in humans at rest. The 7th international conference on Physiology and Pharmacology of Temperature Regulation, Split (Croatia)
  • Cahill F, Reilly T, Wahl M, Basset FA, Blair J, Whitten J, Holloway B, Sun G, Randell E (2018). Adverse impact study: evaluation of physical employment standard (PES) based upon physical demands for self-evacuation aboard an offshore oil and gas installation. The Third International Conference on Physical Employment Standards, Portsmouth (UK)
  • Cahill F, Reilly T, Wahl M, Basset FA, Blair J, Whitten J, Nelder M, Adeboye A, Browne M, Sun G, Randell E (2018). Physical employment standard (PES) development study: measurement of the physical demand for self-evacuation aboard and offshore oil and gas installation. The Third International Conference on Physical Employment Standards, Portsmouth (UK)
  • Basset FA, Baker A, Blair J, Adeboye Oluwole A, Ismail M, Kelly LP, Chandurkar V, Randell E, Sun G, Cheema SK, Joanisse DR (2016). Healthy obesity through fitness. Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology meeting, Victoria (Canada)
  • Hynes AP, Monks MR, Compton CT, Yetman JD, Loucks-Atkison A, Basset FA and Button DC (2016). The effects of arm- and leg cycling repeated sprints on power, pain and rating of perceived exertion. Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology meeting, Victoria (Canada)
  • Kelly LP, Devasahayam AJ, Wallack EM, Abraha B, Mahmudul Hasan SM, Downer MB, Kirkland MC, McCarthy J, Basset FA, Ploughman M (2016). Cardiovascular and metabolic demands of highintensity functional exercise in chronic hemiparetic stroke survivors. Canadian Stroke Congress, Québec (Canada)
  • Lubben K, Blair J, Adeboye A, Kelly LP, Basset FA (2016). Hypoxic high-intensity interval exercise alters heart rate variability and substrate oxidation during recovery. The 21st Annual Congress of the European College of Sports Science, Vienna (Austria)
  • Alsubheen SA, Ismail M, Baker A, Blair J, Adebayo A, Kelly LP, Chandurkar V, Cheema S, Joanisse DR, Basset FA (2016). No chronic metabolic response to ramadan fasting in healthy men. Canadian Society of Nutrition meeting, Ottawa (Canada)
  • Kelly LP, Kaushal, N. Kavanagh B, Button D, Basset FA (2014). Effects of self-talk on autonomic regulation of cardiovascular function during endurance exercise. Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology meeting, St. John’s (Canada)
  • Halperin I, Aboodarda JS, Basset FA, Byrne JM and Behm DB (2014). Pacing strategies during repeated maximal voluntary contractions. The 19th Annual European College of Sports Sciences Congress. Amstredam (Holland)
  • Côté D, Sullivan K, Kelly LP, Button D, and Basset FA (2014). Post-exercise metabolic response to acute hypoxic interval bouts. Canadian Society of Nutrition meeting, St. John’s (Canada)
  • Basset FA, Button D, Kelly L, McGowan E, and Rohr L (2013). Overcoming the barriers to physical activity and to health behavioural changes to tackle chronic diseases. The fifth annual Primary Healthcare Partnership Forum, St. John’s (Canada)
  • King M, Basset FA, Fontes E, Schabort E, Hohl R, Byrne J, and Rauch L (2013). The validation of supine cycling in the fMRI. The Young Investigators Forum, Toronto Westin Harbour Castle (Canada)
  • Snow NJ, Basset FA, and Byrne JM (2013). Barefoot and shod running result in differential patterns of muscle activation for experienced minimalist runners. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology meeting, Toronto (Canada)
  • Sullivan KM, Cote D, Power K, Basset FA, and Button DC (2013). Examination of central and peripheral changes in excitability in response to normoxic and hypoxic conditions while performing intermittent cycle ergometry test. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology meeting, Toronto (Canada)
  • Miller M, McCarthy H, Pearcey GEP, Cahill F, Basset FA, Stratton S, Sun G, and Button DC (2013). Six hours total of high intensity circuit training improves key physiological health markers in obese males. CanadianSociety for Exercise Physiology meeting, Toronto (Canada)
  • Shiu MY, Selkirk GA, Rhind SG, McGarr GW, Taber MJ, Hartley GL, Basset FA, Haman F, Pinet BM, Ducharme MB, and Cheung SS (2013). Differential gene expression profiles following prolonged cold exposure. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology meeting, Toronto (Canada)
  • Selkirk GA, McGarr GW, Taber MJ, Hartley GL, Basset FA, Haman F, Pinet BM, Ducharme MB, Rhind SG, and Cheung SS (2013). Circulating Th1/Th2 cytokine responses during moderate exercise before and after a prolonged cold exposure. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology meeting, Toronto (Canada)
  • Cheung SS, Selkirk GA, Rhind SG, McGarr GW, Taber MJ, Hartley GL, Basset FA, Haman F, Pinet BM, and Ducharme MB (2013). Metabolic responses during a prolonged 24-hour cold exposure and the effects on subsequent physical exertion. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology meeting, Toronto (Canada)
  • Kelly LP, and Basset FA (2013). Post-metabolic response to hypoxic exercise. Experimental Biology, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)