MICHAEL GLEESON

EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGIST

Michael is Emeritus Professor of Exercise Biochemistry at Loughborough University. He retired in 2016 after 40 years of research and teaching mostly related to the diet, metabolism, health and performance of athletes.

He has a particular interest in the effects of diet and exercise on the function of the immune system and has provided advice on minimising risks of infection and nutritional strategies to maintain immune function and optimise performance to numerous sports clubs and organisations.

He has published several books on exercise biochemistry, sport nutrition, exercise immunology and healthy lifestyle behaviours as well as over 200 research papers and has contributed to recent IOC and UEFA consensus reviews.

Since his retirement he has published a trilogy of healthy lifestyle books: ‘Eat, Move, Sleep, Repeat’ (2020), ‘Beating Type 2 Diabetes’ (2020) and ‘The Pick ‘n Mix Diet’ (2021). In 2022 he published ‘Nutrition for Top Performance in Football’ (2022) and in 2024 he published the 4^th edition of ‘Sport Nutrition’ the best-selling textbook that he coauthors with Professor Asker Jeukendrup.