Hunter Bennett

Research Interests

Exercise Sport Sciences Sports science and exercise

Dr Hunter Bennett

Senior Lecturer, Exercise and Sport Science

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Available For Media Comment.

Dr. Hunter Bennett is a Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science (Allied Health and Human Performance), member of the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) research center, and ESSA accredited Exercise Scientist . His research explores training strategies to optimise physical performance, and topics pertaining to injury surveillance and prevention in athletic populations.Hunter completed his PhD in 2020, with his research exploring how movement assessment can help guide exercise prescription. Prior to this, Hunter completed his degree in Applied Sciences (Human Movement and Health Studies) in 2012, majoring in Sport and Exercise Science. In 2014 he completed a Masters Degree in Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning), before undertaking an Honours year that resulted in the development of an aerobic exercise test for active duty fire service personnel. Other areas of interest include all aspects of exercise prescription, with emphasis on modes of training that can elicit relevant outcomes in athletic, healthy, and clinical populations.Hunter has been teaching at the University of South Australia since 2012, and researching since 2016. He is currently supervising three PhD, five masters by research, and two honours students, all within the broad realm of Exercise Science. 

Date Position Institution name
2019 - ongoing Senior Lecturer in Exercise Science University of South Australia

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2023 Award UniSA Unstoppable Early Career Researcher University of South Australia Australia -
2022 Award Exercise Scientist of the Year Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2016 - 2020 University of South Australia Australia Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (Exercise Science)
2015 - 2015 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Health Science Honours
2013 - 2014 Edith Cowan University Australia Masters of Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning)
2009 - 2012 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement and Health Studies)1

Year Citation
2025 Soltanirad, S., Kazemi, A., Bennett, H., & Hosseinzadeh, M. (2025). Triple hop test distance, but not asymmetry, is associated with ankle sprains in elite adolescent volleyball players. Bmc Sports Science Medicine And Rehabilitation, 17(1, article no. 277), 1-8.
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2025 Singh, B., Bennett, H., Miatke, A., Dumuid, D., Curtis, R., Ferguson, T., . . . Maher, C. A. (2025). Systematic Umbrella Review and Meta-Meta-Analysis: Effectiveness of Physical Activity in Improving Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, online, S0890-8567(25)00208-4.
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2025 Kavyani, A., Bourne, M., Williams, M., Timmins, R., Peek, K., Bennett, H., . . . Garrett, J. M. (2025). Impact of sport-related concussion history on neck strength in elite Australian rules football and rugby league athletes. Physical Therapy In Sport, 75, 158-165.
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2025 Bennett, H., Garrett, J., & Peek, K. (2025). Enhancing Sport-Related Concussion Return-to-Play Protocols for Non-Professional Athletes. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 53(3), 133-140.
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2025 Bennett, H., Mezzini, A., Proudman, S., Griggs, K., & Davison, K. (2025). Evaluation of progressive blood flow restricted resistance training and exercise preferences in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. Disability And Rehabilitation, online(21), 1-12.
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2025 Jenner, B., Bennett, H., Milanese, S., Sellar, J., Burgess, D., & Arnold, J. (2025). Evolution of athlete match demands across 3 Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) Seasons. International Journal Of Sports Physiology And Performance, online(8), 1-14.
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2025 Jenner, B., Bennett, H., Milanese, S., Sellar, J., Burgess, D., & Arnold, J. (2025). Reliability and profiling of physical performance tests in Australian Football League Women's (AFLW) athletes. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, online, 1-7.
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2025 Singh, B., Bennett, H., Miatke, A., Dumuid, D., Curtis, R., Ferguson, T., . . . Maher, C. (2025). Effectiveness of exercise for improving cognition, memory and executive function: a systematic umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 59(12), 866-876.
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2025 Ingram, L. A., Tomkinson, G. R., d’Unienville, N. M. A., Gower, B., Gleadhill, S., Boyle, T., & Bennett, H. (2025). Mechanisms Underlying Range of Motion Improvements Following Acute and Chronic Static Stretching: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Multivariate Meta-regression. Sports Medicine, 55(6), 1449-1466.
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2025 Ingram, L. A., Tomkinson, G. R., d’Unienville, N. M. A., Gower, B., Gleadhill, S., Boyle, T., & Bennett, H. (2025). Optimising the Dose of Static Stretching to Improve Flexibility: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Multivariate Meta-regression. Sports Medicine, 55(3), 597-617.
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2025 Cain, T., Brinsley, J., Bennett, H., Nelson, M., Maher, C., & Singh, B. (2025). Effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing: A systematic review and meta-analysis.. PloS one, 20(1), e0317615.
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2025 Cove, B., Chalmers, S., Nelson, M. J., Anderson, M., & Bennett, H. (2025). The effect of training distribution, duration, and volume on VO<sub>2max</sub> and performance in trained cyclists: A systematic review, multilevel meta-analysis, and multivariate meta-regression.. Journal of science and medicine in sport, 28(5), 423-434.
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2025 Cove, B., Bennett, H., Nelson, M. J., & Chalmers, S. (2025). Differences in Polarization Index of Elite and Subelite Adult Cyclists During a 12-Month Training Cycle. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 20(12), 1665-1672.
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2025 Oborn, C., Nelson, M. J., Davison, K., Murray, J., Green, K., Shahid, J., & Bennett, H. (2025). The effect of blood flow restricted exercise on measures of health and physical fitness across all populations: An umbrella review and meta-meta-analysis. Sports Medicine and Health Science, online, 1-13.
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2024 McDonald, J., Bennett, H., Fuller, J., Jones, S., Debenedictis, T., & Chalmers, S. (2024). Changes in injury and illness incidence and burden in elite junior male Australian footballers over a 6-year period. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27(11), 779-785.
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2024 Blacket, C. T., Fuller, J. T., Bennett, H., Crozier, A. J., Dziano, J. K., & Arnold, J. B. (2024). Just Run: Development of a theory-based motivational online intervention for promoting ongoing running participation. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 71(102581), 1-10.
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2024 Murray, J., Bennett, H., Bezak, E., & Perry, R. (2024). Exercise positively impacts global longitudinal strain in women at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. European Journal of Sport Science, 24(5), 527-536.
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2024 Hall, K. B., Immink, M. A., Martin, D. T., Bennett, H., & Crowther, R. G. (2024). Dose-response effect of an inertia flywheel postactivation performance enhancement protocol on countermovement jump performance. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 40(2), 147-154.
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2024 Garrett, J. M., Beaumont, P. L., Van Den Hoek, D. J., Veugelers, K., Schmitz, M., & Bennett, H. (2024). Injury profiles of elite, semielite, and recreational golfers, and their associated risk factors: a systematic review. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 38(6), 1157-1176.
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2024 Bennett, H., Fuller, J., Debenedictis, T., & Chalmers, S. (2024). Ankle sprain, concussion, and anterior cruciate ligament injuries are common and burdensome in sub-elite female Australian football players. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27(8), 539-544.
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2024 Bennett, H., Singh, B., & Slattery, F. (2024). Journal self-citations trends in sport sciences: an analysis of disciplinary journals from 2013 to 2022. Scientometrics, 129, 4741-4750.
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2024 Luders, J., Gleadhill, S., Garrett, J., & Bennett, H. (2024). Enhancing athletic performance with complex contrast training: a Delphi study of elite strength and conditioning coaches. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 19(6), 2321-2333.
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2024 Luders, J. G., Garrett, J. M., Gleadhill, S., Mathews, L. O., & Bennett, H. J. (2024). Comparative effects of complex contrast training and traditional training methods on physical performance within female, semiprofessional Australian rules football players. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 38(11), 1917-1923.
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2024 Farley, A., Bennett, H., Eston, R., & Perry, R. (2024). Cardiac structure and function of elite Australian jockeys compared to the general population: an observational cross-sectional study. Sports Medicine-Open, 10(1, article no. 119), 1-10.
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2024 Mohammadi, H., Ghaffari, R., Kazemi, A., Bennett, H., & Hosseinzadeh, M. (2024). Evaluation of the value of the y-balance test to predict lower limb injuries in professional male footballers. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 33(1), 33-39.
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2024 Hayati, M., Nazarali, P., Sardroodian, M., Bennett, H., & Hosseinzadeh, M. (2024). Excess body mass exacerbates the association between poor physical function and frailty in older community dwelling adults. Inquiry-The Journal Of Health Care Organization Provision And Financing, 61, 1-10.
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2024 Bennett, H., & Milanese, S. (2024). The learning styles of Australian exercise science and clinical exercise physiology students. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 48(4), 388-400.
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2024 Leszczynski, S., Gleadhill, S., & Bennett, H. (2024). The effect of individualised post-exercise blood flow restriction on recovery following strenuous resistance exercise: a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Sports Sciences, 42(12), 1090-1098.
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2023 Bennett, H., Chalmers, S., & Fuller, J. (2023). The impact of concussion on subsequent injury risk in elite junior Australian football athletes. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(4/5), 247-252.
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2023 Bennett, H., & Slattery, F. (2023). Graphical abstracts are associated with greater Altmetric attention scores, but not citations, in sport science. Scientometrics, 128(6), 3793-3804.
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2023 Hutchinson, M. J., Paulson, T. A. W., Leicht, C. A., Bennett, H., Eston, R., & Goosey Tolfrey, V. L. (2023). Oxygen uptake and heart rate responses to 4 weeks of RPE-guided handcycle training. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 123(9), 1965-1973.
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2023 Redshaw, A. S., Carrick Ranson, G., Bennett, H., Norton, K. I., & Walker, A. (2023). Effect of aging on movement quality in Australian Urban Firefighters. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 37(11), e601-e608.
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2023 Murray, J., Bennett, H., Perry, R., Bezak, E., & Davison, K. (2023). How do practitioners prescribe exercise to patients with breast cancer? Professional perspectives on the key considerations for aerobic exercise in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 26(12), 650-658.
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2023 Murray, J., Bennett, H., Selva Nayagam, S., Joshi, R., Bezak, E., & Perry, R. (2023). Impact of aerobic training on cardiovascular function, fitness, and patient reported outcomes during anthracycline chemotherapy: a case series in women with breast cancer. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 22, 1-13.
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2022 Bennett, H., Chalmers, S., Arnold, J., Milanese, S., Blackett, C., Niculescu, A., & Fuller, J. (2022). The relationship between performance and injury in junior Australian football athletes. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 17(5), 761-767.
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2022 Murray, J., Bennett, H., Bezak, E., Perry, R., & Boyle, T. (2022). The effect of exercise on left ventricular global longitudinal strain. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 122(6), 1397-1408.
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2022 Murray, J., Perry, R., Pontifex, E., Selva Nayagam, S., Bezak, E., & Bennett, H. (2022). The impact of breast cancer on fears of exercise and exercise identity. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(7), 2443-2449.
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2022 Bennett, H., Chalmers, S., Milanese, S., & Fuller, J. (2022). The association between Y-balance test scores, injury, and physical performance in elite adolescent Australian footballers. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25(4), 306-311.
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2021 Pereira Neto, E. A., Lewthwaite, H., Boyle, T., Johnston, K., Bennett, H., & Williams, M. T. (2021). Effects of exercise training with blood flow restriction on vascular function in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PeerJ, 7(e11554), 1-21.
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2021 Murray, J., Bennett, H., Bezak, E., & Perry, R. (2021). The role of exercise in the prevention of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: systematic review.. European journal of preventive cardiology, 29(3), 463-472.
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2021 Bennett, H., Arnold, J., & Davison, K. (2021). Exercising to improve movement quality: why and how. ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal, 25(3), 20-27.
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2021 Bennett, H., Fuller, J., Milanese, S., Jones, S., Moore, E., & Chalmers, S. (2021). Relationship between movement quality and physical performance in elite adolescent Australian football players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(10), 2824-2829.
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2020 Bennett, H., Arnold, J., Norton, K., & Davison, K. (2020). Are we really 'screening' movement? The role of assessing movement quality in exercise settings. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 9(6), 489-492.
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2020 Murray, J., Bennett, H., Boyle, T., Williams, M., & Davison, K. (2020). Approaches to determining occlusion pressure for blood flow restricted exercise training: systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(6), 663-672.
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2019 Bennett, H., Davison, K., Arnold, J., Martin, M., Wood, S., & Norton, K. (2019). Reliability of a movement quality assessment tool to guide exercise prescription (movementscreen). International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 14(3), 424-435.
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2019 Slattery, F., Johnston, K., Paquet, C., Bennett, H., & Crockett, A. (2019). Correction to: The long-term rate of change in lung function in urban professional firefighters: A systematic review (BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2018) 18 (149) DOI: 10.1186/s12890-018-0711-8). BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 19(1), 1 page.
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2019 Bennett, H., Arnold, J., Martin, M., Norton, K., & Davison, K. (2019). A randomised controlled trial of movement quality-focused exercise versus traditional resistance exercise for improving movement quality and physical performance in trained adults. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(24), 2806-2817.
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2019 Bennett, H., & Slattery, F. (2019). Effects of blood flow restriction training on aerobic capacity and performance: a systematic review. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 33(2), 572-583.
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2018 Slattery, F., Johnston, K., Paquet, C., Bennett, H., & Crockett, A. (2018). The long-term rate of change in lung function in urban professional firefighters: a systematic review. BMC pulmonary medicine, 18(1, article no. 149), 1-20.
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2017 Bennett, H., Davison, K., Arnold, J., Slattery, F., Martin, M., & Norton, K. (2017). Multicomponent musculoskeletal movement assessment tools: a systematic review and critical appraisal of their development and applicability to professional practice. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 31(10), 2903-2919.
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2016 Eston, R., Bennett, H., Parfitt, G., & Davison, K. (2016). Author's reply to Sabour and Ghassemi "Submaximal step tests to estimate maximal oxygen uptake in healthy adults: methodological issues about validity and reliability". Sports medicine, 46(9), 1383-1384.
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2016 Bennett, H., Parfitt, G., Davison, K., & Eston, R. (2016). Validity of submaximal step tests to estimate maximal oxygen uptake in healthy adults. Sports medicine, 46(5), 737-750.
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2016 Bennett, H., Davison, K., Parfitt, G., & Eston, R. (2016). Validity of a perceptually-regulated step test protocol for assessing cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy adults. European journal of applied physiology, 116(11), 2337-2344.
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Year Citation
2025 Crozier, A. J., Blacket, C. T., Bennett, H., Fuller, J. T., & Arnold, J. (2025). Examining the feasibility and psychological impact of the 'Just Run' online educational program for recreational runners. In JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY Vol. 47 (pp. 25 pages). HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC.
2024 Skejo, S., Blacket, C. T., Nielsen, R. O., Fuller, J. T., Bennett, H., Crozier, A. J., & Arnold, J. B. (2024). Why do we run? Motivation profiles and training characterstics in the Garmin-RUNSAFE Running Health Study. In EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Vol. 34 (pp. 1 page). OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
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2023 Blacket, C., Arnold, J., Bennett, H., Fuller, J., & Crozier, A. (2023). Exploring the barriers and enablers to recreational running from both current and discontinued runners' perspectives: A qualitative analysis. In JOURNAL OF SPORT & EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY Vol. 45 (pp. S60-S61). HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC.
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  • MTA: Concussion in Women's Australian Rules Football, Unknown, 08/09/2025 - 09/09/2028

Courses I teach

  • HLTH 1039 Foundations in Human Movement, Exercise and Sports Science (2025)
  • HLTH 2027 Exercise Prescription and Delivery 1 (2025)
  • HLTH 3011 Exercise Prescription and Delivery 2 (2025)
  • HLTH 1039 Foundations in Human Movement, Exercise and Sports Science (2024)
  • HLTH 2027 Exercise Prescription and Delivery 1 (2024)
  • HLTH 3011 Exercise Prescription and Delivery 2 (2024)
  • HLTH 3054 Professional Practice in Exercise Science (2024)

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2020 - 2024 Member ESSA South Australian State Chaper Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) Australia

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