Adiele Dube
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
- Healthy Ageing
- Non-Communicable Disease
- Exercise is Medicine
Biography
Adiele is a Postgraduate student, and a member of the Clinical Exercise & Rehabilitation Research Cluster (CERC) in the School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex. His commitment to professionalism in teaching and learning in higher education has earned Professional Development External Examiners (EE), and Fellowship of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) from the Advance HE (UK). Adiele is accredited Personal Trainer Level 3 in addition to his three diplomas in Sports Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Teacher Education. His clinical experience in Emergency Medical Services has influenced his appreciation of improving patient experience and heathy ageing. From an academic standpoint, Adiele published over 15 peer-reviewed journal articles, reviewed 30+ manuscripts and serves as an Editorial Review Board for the Journal of Patient Experience. His research investigates the effectiveness of co-designed, and evidence-based interventions in improving key health span determinants among older adults in low-and middle-income countries. This research includes the epidemiology of sedentary behaviour and associations with non-communicable disease risks, controlled laboratory studies examining the acute effects of traditional physical activity forms (dance and games) on body composition, cardiometabolic biomarkers, cardiovascular health and the development and evaluation of interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour and increase physical activity in older adults and long-term conditions including frailty and indices of mortality.
Qualifications
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External Examiner (EE) Advance HE, UK (2024)
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Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) Advance HE, UK (2023)
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MSc Human Movement Sciences University of Zululand (2021)
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BSc Sports Science and Coaching National University of Science and Technology (2014)
Research and professional activities
Thesis
Evaluating Community-Based Exercise Interventions to Improve Health Span Determinants in Black Older Adults in a Low- to Middle-Income Country
The world population is aging rapidly, and the burden associated with age-related functional decline has become a key public health concern. Inadequate physical activity and a higher prevalence of non-communicable diseases, the ageing population in LMICs suffers the most, and increasingly burdened healthcare systems. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of co-designed, and evidence-based interventions in improving key health span determinants among Black older adults.
Supervisor: Ina Shaw , Brandon Shaw , Musa L Mathunjwa (External)
Research interests
Impact of Traditional Dance and Games on Cardiovascular Health
Dube, A., Shaw, I., Mathunjwa, M. L., & Shaw, B. S. (2025). Impact of Traditional Dance and Games on Cardiovascular Health: A Scoping Review of Outcomes Across Diverse Low- and Middle-Income Countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(3), 440. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22030440
Hypohydration and Fluid Balance vs Athlete's cognitive performance
Dube, A., Gouws, C., & Breukelman, G. (2022). Effects of hypohydration and fluid balance in athletes' cognitive performance: a systematic review. African health sciences, 22(1), 367–376. https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i1.45
HIIT, Intermittent Fasting effects vs cardiometabolic biomarkers in people with T2D
Dube, A., and M. Mathunjwa. ( 2024. IDF23-0550 High-intensity exercise, intermittent fasting effects on cardiometabolic biomarkers in people with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 209, 111191
Musculoskeletal Injuries in Swimming
Dube A., Gundani, MP. (2018). Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Males and Females Practicing Swimming from Higher School of Zimbabwe. American Journal of Sports Science. 6 (1) 8-11. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20180601.12
Exercise-Heat Stress, Hyperthermia, Dehydration and Fatigue Effects on Cognitive Performance
Dube A, Gouws C, Breukelman GJ. ( 2022. Exercise-Heat Stress, Hyperthermia, Dehydration and Fatigue Effects on Cognitive Performance among Semi-Professional Male Athletes. Phys Act Rev, 10(1), 10-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.16926/par.2022.10.02
Physical Activity among University students
Dube A, Gouws C, and Gundani M P. Physical activity practice pattern among Southern Africa Nazarene University undergraduate students in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Int J Sports Science Medicine. 2019; 3(3): 084-090.
Obesity vs Purchasing habbits in schools
Dube A, Gundani M P. An Unhealthy, Obesogenic Lifestyle: A Case Study of Urban Primary School Children in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. Science Journal of Public Health. 2018; 6 (2): 35-42.
HIV and Experiences Regarding the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission, Option B+ Program
Mbatha, T. L., & Dube, A. (2021). HIV Positive Pregnant Mothers' Perceptions and Experiences Regarding the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission, Option B+ Program. Journal of Patient Experience, 8, 23743735211065272. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735211065272
Professional Membership
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Membership No. 2005553 • BASES now The Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Science (CASES) Membership No. 114578 • Allied Health Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (AHPCZ) Membership No. A/AT2909 • Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA an ACSM Affiliate Society) Membership No. 15902 • Chartered Institute for The Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMPSA) Membership No: C016241
