Les Tumilty

Teaching Fellow, Exercise Physiology
Photograph of Les Tumilty.

Contact

Email: llt07@aber.ac.uk
Office: F03
Phone: 01970 628425

Profile

Les received a BSc. (Hons) degree in Sports and Exercise Science from London Southbank University in 1998. Following a period of employment, Les returned to study an MSc. in Exercise Physiology at Loughborough University in 2006. He has recently taken up a post of teaching assistant within the Department of Sport and Exercise Science at Aberystwyth University. Concurrent with this appointment, Les will be studying for a PhD qualification.

Research

Principal Areas of Interest:

Central fatigue in sports and exercise, the effects of nutrition on markers of central fatigue, physiological limitations to exercise in the heat.

Staff Publications

Tumilty L., Davison G., Beckmann M. and Thatcher R. (2009). Oral tyrosine supplementation improves exercise capacity in the heat.  Wales Institute of Sport Health and Exercise Science Annual Conference, Aberystwyth University, July 2009.