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Hannah Martha... is a family name, passed down from generations residing in small, coastal towns in northeast North Carolina. Growing up with working parents gave me the opportunity to be partly raised by my grandmother. Among many attributes, she instilled the love of curiosity, independence, and learning.
As a fitness and wellness professional, yoga instructor, and personal trainer; I hold a PhD in Applied Kinesiology with a focus in cardiovascular health. Through completion of a certificate in Global Health in 2020, I founded an international research series on Healthy Aging with centenaries from the Blue Zone region of Costa Rica. This research series grew to include centenarians and older adults from the United States for comparison of culture and society.
In 2022, I was awarded a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship in Healthy Aging and Longevity to expand this research with the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health at the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute.
This series now includes interviews from centenarians and older adults from Costa Rica, the United States, and Australia. Recently, I have worked with resarchers in Nepal to evaluate their older adult health and wellness in Kathmandu.
One aspect of Healthy Aging is intergenerational activities. In 2019, I co-founded a Cape Charles Community Sailing, a sailing school for youth and adults on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. One way I give to future generations, is teaching how to respect and love outdoor sources of energy that can give back throughout the lifespan.
My focus lies in objective versus subjective health and longevity to understand what it takes to live WELL in the later years of life, regardless of disease or disability.
The purpose is illuminate holistic lifestyle practices in today’s world that may teach future generations.
I provide one-on-one health and wellness consults to meet personalized goals with a focus in holistic nutrition, natural exercise, and alternative health practices for a focus on preventative medicine.
The association of moderate-to-vigorous and light-intensity physical activity on static balance in middle-aged and older-aged adults, Twiddy et al, 2023
Peer-Reviews Publications
Peer-Reviews Publications
Twiddy, H. M., Wilson, P. B., Swain, D. P., Branch, J. D., Morrison, S., & Reynolds, L. J. (2023). The association of moderate-to-vigorous and light-intensity physical activity on static balance in middle-aged and older-aged adults. Aging clinical and experimental research, 10.1007/s40520-023-02344-8. Advance online publication.
Reynolds, L. J., Williams, T. M., Harden, J. E., Twiddy, H. M., & Kearney, M. L. (2023). Short-term removal of exercise impairs glycemic control in older adults: A randomized trial. Physiological Reports, 11, e15591. https://doi.org/10.14814/ phy2.15591
Reynolds, L. J., Powell, K. R., Akhter, T., Twiddy, H. M., & Wilson, P. B. (2023). A single bout of breast milk expression does not increase resting metabolic rate. American Journal of Human Biology, e23874. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23874
Reynolds, L. J., Twiddy, H. M., Mlynarczyk, M., & Wilson, P. B. (2022). The association of physical activity on homocysteine in pregnant women. The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 35(25), 7073–7080. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2021.1941855
Reynolds LJ, Twiddy HM. (2021). Chapter 19, Populations Across the Lifespan. In T.A. Hardens & L. Edwards (Eds). ACSM’s Resources for the Personal Trainer, 10th edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Reynolds, Leryn J.; Huaromo, Jhosep E.; Twiddy, Hannah M.. Blood Flow Following Glucose Ingestion Is Blunted During Pregnancy: 287. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 53(8S):p 90, August 2021. | DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000760160.41252.63
Ehlert, A. M., Twiddy, H. M., & Wilson, P. B. (2020). The Effects of Caffeine Mouth Rinsing on Exercise Performance: A Systematic Review. International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, 30(5), 362–373. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2020-0083
Conference Presentations and Publications
Conference Presentations and Publications
Twiddy, HM, Wilson, PB, Reynolds, LF. Functional balance among middle-aged adults as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. (2022) Poster Presentation #E475. 2022 Experimental Biology Conference
Md Mahfuzur R,,Twiddy HM, Reynolds LJ, Hao Z. (Abstract in press, 2021). Measurement of Post- ExerciseResponse of Local Arterial Parameters Using an Adjustable Microfluidic Tactile Sensor. The Engineering in Medicine andBiology Conference Management System.
Twiddy HM, Wilson PB, Reynolds LJ. Functional balance among middle-aged adults as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (2020). Abstract. 2021 Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Conference
Twiddy, Hannah; Reynolds, Leryn J.; and Pittman, Robbie, "The Impact of Blood Flow Restrictive Exercise on Endothelial Function" (2019). College of Education & Professional Studies (Darden) Posters. 7.https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/education_darden/7
Reynolds LJ, Pittman R, Twiddy H. The impact of blood flow restrictive exercise on endothelial function. 2019 Medicine & Science in Sport & Science. (49) 5 S784.
Twiddy HM, Pittman RN, Reynolds LJ. The impact of blood flow restriction during a dynamic exercise on plasma markers of endothelial health. 2019. Abstract. 2020 Southeast American College of Sports Medicine Conference
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