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West Midlands Branch - The Biochemical Basis for the Health Consequences of Exercise and Inactivity

Start/Finish date: 4th October 2011 - 7:30pm


Location: The University of Birmingham, Lecture Theatre 1 - Sports Exercise and Science

Member Price: £0.00

Non-Member Price: £0.00


Event type: Lecture

Available Places: 100


CPD information: This lecture awards 2 CPD points per hour


Event Summary

In celebration of the Centenary of the Biochemical Society: "The Biochemical Basis for the Health Consequences of Exercise and Inactivity" by Dr Christopher Shaw, Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham.

Event description

We'd like to invite you to join us for a fascinating lecture:-

"The Biochemical Basis for the Health Consequences of Exercise and Inactivity"

being given on the 4th October, 7.30pm by Dr Christopher Shaw, a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, School of Sport & Exercise Sciences.

couch potatoeThe lecture will comprise of a comparison of the two extremes of muscle metabolism, obese v. athletes, the muscle metabolismunderlying mechanisms responsible and how these adaptations link to the subsequent protection of susceptibility to disease risk factors.  How recent exercise studies in obese populations show the benefits of exercise will also be discussed.


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Debbie Dixon
Email: deborah.dixon1@mypostoffice.co.uk

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