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Muscle fatigue: Does age impact performance?
March 11, 2020 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am
FreeA PARTNERSHIP IN RESEARCH PRESENTATION
Sponsored by the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention
Presenter:
Alex Yacyshyn, PhD Candidate
School of Health and Exercise Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Development, UBC Okanagan
Abstract: Fatigue that develops within muscles during physical activity can impact quality of daily living, particularly in older adults. This presentation will cover an overview of age-related changes to the nervous and muscular systems and the effects on muscle fatigue. Data from a recent UBCO study investigating the differences in muscle fatigue for males and females across the human lifespan will also be presented.
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