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I am a Sports and Exercise Physiologist. My research is channeled towards optimal health, wellness, fitness, and athletic performance through physical activity (PA), exercise and sports participation in both the athletic and non-athletic population.
There has been limited information on the health indices and outcomes of home-based Ghanaian athletes which hampers effective and robust intervention toward optimal athletic performance. Also, the rise in the burdens of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), physical inactivity and unhealthy lifestyles in Africa necessitates conventional and indigenous interventions with the use of PA, exercises, and sports participation that will improve the health of Ghanaian population.
In view of the above, my research efforts established some health indices and outcomes which include the anthropometric and motor performance characteristics of male soccer players; and the differences between the physiological and motor performance attributes of female athletes and non-athletes. Furthermore, I showed that volleyball players had better abdominal muscular endurance, right-hand muscular strength, speed, power and agility while basketball players had better shoulder muscular endurance and reaction time traits. My efforts also confirmed the differences in the haematological and biochemical parameters between athletes and non-athletes. It also revealed that short-duration pre-tournament training leads to significance decrease in body mass index, haemoglobin, haematocrit and white blood cells with a resultant increase in fasting plasma glucose and platelets which predisposes footballers to acute inflammatory responses hence the need for long term (minimum of two years) preparation before competition.
My research efforts also established the physiological, anthropometric and motor performance of non-athletes which include children, adolescents, women and aged. I showed that the lifestyles of most Ghanaian did not meet the World Health Organization and American College of Sports Medicine standards in physical activity, nutrition, and quality of life possibly because of inadequate PA counseling by the healthcare providers. These lifestyles include low physical activity with unregulated consumption of energy drinks, fast-foods, fried foods and low consumption of vegetables, fresh fruits and dairy products. These result in possible increase in the risk factors of NCDs such as overweight, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, and low back pain which are common causes of hospital admission in Ghana.
Knowing these, my efforts further showed that conventional exercise interventions improve the biochemical responses of stroke and diabetic patients; the lipid profile, cardiorespiratory function and quality of life of postmenopausal women; motor performance and quality of life of children with spastic cerebral palsy. It also revealed beneficial effects on the physiological, anthropometric parameters, and balance skill of professionals (bankers) with very low PA.
To enhance acceptability of exercise as therapeutic intervention especially during COVID era, I discovered the efficacy of an indigenous physical activity (ampe) and other One-health approaches on the risk factors of NCDs in Ghana. These findings led to on-going studies on the effect of ampe and dog-walking exercise programme on the quality of life of the elderly; and aerobic endurance of obese adolescents.
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Angela Arthur, Anthony Mensah-Asamoah, Eleazer Kofi Mensah Brown, Anita Kabuki Ocansey, Prince De-Gaulle Deku,Monday Omoniyi Moses
Health science reportsno. 11 (2023)
Daniel AFRIFA, Jerry Clifford QUANSAH,Caleb ADAMS,Anthony ASAMOAH-MENSAH, Adocta Vincent AWUUH, Lloyd CHAUWA,Monday Omoniyi MOSES
مجلة الكوفة الطبيةno. 2 (2023)
International journal of human movement and sports sciencesno. 1 (2023): 184-192
Afrifa Daniel,Asamoah Benjamin, Kwofie Emmanuel Amankrah,Asamoah-Mensah Anthony, Medes Francis Osei,Adedugbe Benjamin Oluwole, Moses Mojisola Kemi,Emikpe Abigael Omowumi,Moses Monday Omoniyi,Emikpe Benjamin Obukowho
Isaac A. Tiguridaane, Abigail O. Doku, Prince D. -G. Deku,Daniel Afrifa,Lady G. Akwa,Anthony Asamoah-Mensah,Monday O. Moses
HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTSno. 10 (2023)
Raymond Amoakoh, Emmanuella Agbewu, Edmund Kwarteng Baah, Eleazer Kofi Mensah Brown, Prince De-Gualle Deku,Monday Omoniyi Moses
Saudi Journal of Sports Medicineno. 3 (2023): 92-98
Ludwig Albert Nortey Botchway,Derrick Adu Asare,Abigael Omowumi Emikpe,Moses Monday Omoniyi, Daniel Essel-Cobbinah, Felicia Adankwah,Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Anthrozoösno. 3 (2022): 323-332
Prince De-Gualle Deku, Max Effui Annani-Akollor,Monday Omoniyi Moses,Bright Oppong Afranie, Isaac Azo Tiguridaane,Simon Koffie,Abigail Oforiwaa Doku,Lady Gwendoline Akwa
Journal of applied sciences and clinical practiceno. 3 (2022): 80-80
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#Papers: 47
#Citation: 207
H-Index: 7
G-Index: 13
Sociability: 4
Diversity: 3
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