Prof. Christopher Ring is a professor of psychology at the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, where he has worked since 1995. He studied psychology at the University of Hull, graduating with a first-class degree in 1987. He then studied psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook under the supervision of Jasper Brener, completing his doctorate in cardiac psychophysics in 1993. This was followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in respiratory psychophysiology at Ohio University.  Professor Ring's research interests are wide-ranging. He has published over 200 research publications, with many papers on sport, exercise, and cognitive performance. To address the problem of mental fatigue impairing performance, he has pioneered combined cognitive and exercise interventions, such as Brain Endurance Training (BET) and combined exercise plus cognitive priming. These cognitive-exercise protocols have proved to be effective performance enhancers and promise new opportunities to optimize performance and facilitate learning.