Dr Chelsea Batty
Principal Lecturer / Professional Lead Peripatetic
Dr Chelsea Batty is the Principal Lead for the Sport and Exercise Sciences and Applied Sciences departments, with her main area of expertise being clinical anatomy and physiology.
Chelsea completed her PhD in 2021, which explored exercise fidelity in cardiac rehab along with various clinical parameters including endothelial function and functional capacity.
Chelsea is a BASES accredited sport and exercise scientist with chartered scientist status and is the consultancy and research lead for the dept.
She is a nominated member of the Academic Board and sits on the University Research Ethics Committee.
Chelsea is a also a self-employed personal trainer; she spends a lot of the time in the gym powerlifting as she competes at National level.
Research Interests
Cardiac rehabilitation, exercise prescription, dietary analysis, diet education, high intensity, interval training, exercise testing.
Research Projects
| Title | Role | Description | From/To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project U- Evaluation of free gym access on mental well being and physical activity levels | Lead Researcher | Investigating the impact of free gym memberships on depression and physical activity levels in depressed, inactive individuals | 2023 - 2025 |
| Evaluation of digital prehab for patients entering exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in North Wales | Lead Researcher | Providing patients with digital videos prior to starting their cardiac rehabilitation exercise classes, measuring patient recall of intensity/duration targets. | 2022 - 2025 |
Collaborators
| Name | Role | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Lewis | Co-Investigator | Wrexham University |
| Costas Tsakirides | Researcher | Leeds Beckett University |
| Theocharis Ispoglou | Researcher | Leeds Beckett University |
| Michelle Swainson | Researcher | Lancaster University |
| Sara Hilton | Co-investigator | Wrexham University |
Publications
| Year | Publication | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Enhancing Exercise Targets Recall in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Evaluation of The Use Of Instructional Videos In A UK Setting, Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise. [DOI] Chelsea E Batty;Sara Hilton;Costas Tsakirides;Swetha Karnam;Michelle Swainson |
Conference Publication |
| 2022 | Exercise Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: Is a Little Encouragement Enough?, [DOI] Batty (nee Moore), Chelsea;Tsakirides, Costas;Swainson, Michelle;Buckley, John;Theocharis, Ispoglou |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2021 | Engagement in familiarisation sessions of the 15-m multi-stage fitness test on estimated VO2max scores, Journal of Sport Sciences. Chelsea Moore;Richard Lewis;Christopher Wallace;Liam Mansell |
Conference Publication |
| 2021 | Exercise Based Cardiac Rehabilitation: Is A Little Encouragement Enough, BACPR Conference. Chelsea Moore;Said Ibeggazene;Karen M Birch;Costas Tsakirides;Michelle Swainson;John Buckley;Theocharis Ispoglou |
Conference Contribution |
| 2021 | Evaluating the effectiveness of performance profiling in amateur badminton players, BASES Student Conference . Matthew Jones;Tom King;Chelsea Moore |
Conference Contribution |
| 2020 | UK cardiac rehabilitation fit for purpose? A community-based observational cohort study, BMJ Open, 10. [DOI] Ibeggazene, Said;Moore, Chelsea;Tsakirides, Costas;Swainson, Michelle;Ispoglou, Theocharis;Birch, Karen |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2020 | Dietary education provision within a cardiac rehabilitation programme in the UK: a pilot study, British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 15. [DOI] Chelsea E Moore;Costas Tsakirides;Zoe Rutherford;Michelle G Swainson;Karen M Birch;Said Ibeggazene;Theochairs Ispoglou |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2018 | Does UK Cardiac Rehabilitation Provide An Effective Stimulus For Change?: , Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. [DOI] Said Ibeggazene;Chelsea Moore;Michelle G Swainson;Costas Tsakirides;Theochais Ispoglou;Karen M Birch |
Conference Publication |
| 2017 | UK outpatient community based cardiac rehabilitation: fit for purpose? , EuroPrevent Conference. Said Ibeggazene;Chelsea Moore;Costas Tsakirides;Karen M Birch |
Conference Contribution |
| 2017 | Habitual physical activity levels in cardiac rehabilitation patients: Does the current standard programme facilitate an increase in activity levels?, BACPR Conference. Chelsea Moore;Said Ibeggazene;Michelle G Swainson;Costas Tsakirides;Theocharis Ispoglou;Zoe Rutherford;Karen M Birch |
Conference Contribution |
| 2017 | Dietary intakes of Phase III cardiac rehabilitation patients during a six-week exercise training programme, International Sport & Exercise Nutrition Conference. Chelsea Moore;Costas Tsakirides;Michelle Swainson;Said Ibeggazene;Karen Birch;Theocharis Ispoglou |
Conference Contribution |
| 2016 | Recovery intensity prescribed using the lactate threshold during high intensity interval exercise, Journal of Sport Sciences. [DOI] Chelsea Moore;Kevin Deighton |
Conference Publication |
| 2015 | Executive function following acute exercise at different intensities., Journal of Sport Sciences. [DOI] Rachel McDonald;Chelsea Moore |
Conference Publication |
Honours and Awards
| Date | Title | Awarding Body |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PhD | Leeds Beckett University |
| 2015 | Msc Sport & Exercise Physiology | Leeds Beckett University |
| 2013 | Bsc (Hons) Sport, Health, Exercise and Nutrition | University of Leeds |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function |
|---|---|
| British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences | Sport and Exercise Science |
Committees
| Name | From/To |
|---|---|
| Wrexham University Research Ethics | 2022 |
| Academic Board | 2023 |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From/To |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds Beckett University | Graduate Teaching Assistant | 2015 - 2018 |
| Leeds Trinity University | Lab Technician | 2013 - 2015 |
Education
| Institution | Qualification | Subject | From/To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Beckett University | PhD | Cardiovascular Exercise Physiology | 2015 - 2021 |
| Leeds Beckett University | MSc Sport and Exercise Physiology | Sport & Exercise Physiology | 2014 - 2015 |
| University of Leeds | BSc (Hons) | Sport, Health, Exercise and Nutrition | 2010 - 2013 |
Journal Reviewer or Editor
| Journal Name | Activity |
|---|---|
| BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine | Peer Reviewer |
| Cardiospace | Peer Reviewer |
| British Journal of Cardiac Nursing | Peer Reviewer |
Consultancy & Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
| Client | Description | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Fervid Fitness | Project U - exploring access to free gym memberships for those suffering from depression | 2023 |
| Multiple | Sport and Exercise Science consultancy | 2018 |
| The Rainbow Foundation | Evaluating behavioral intervention effectiveness | 2024 |
Outreach Activities
| Title | Description | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Rehabilitation: is a little encouragement enough? | Exploring if verbal encouragement is sufficient to enable patients to meet desired exercise targets in cardiac rehab exercise classes | |
| A Digital Beat: Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Digital Age | Chester SciBar: A Digital Beat: Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Digital Age | Chester SciBar |
| SARCA Symposium | Talk: Exercise Intensity Guidelines in UK Cardiac Rehabilitation |
Teaching Interests
Exercise prescription, exercise fidelity, exercise testing, supplement use, vascular function, cardiovascular disease, diagnosis, cardiac rehabilitation
Programs/ Modules Coordinated
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Academic Discovery - Building Strong Research Ideas | SPT523 |
| Exercise Prescription and Referral for Clinical Population | SES601 |
| Physiological Responses to Training and Testing | SPT524 |
| Physiology in Extreme Environments | SPT628 |
| Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology | SPT414 |
| Introduction to Sport Science in Football | FAW423 |
| Physiology: Training and Testing | SIR502 |
| Academic Discovery - Building Strong Research Ideas | SIR509 |