Mathematics
Cafe Scientifique: Breathing - the secret weapon in sporting performance
Start date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:00:00 BST
Finish date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:00:00 BST
Tuesday, 28 June, 2011
8-10 pm
Le Café Parisien, 1 Lord Montgomery Way, Portsmouth, PO1 2AH
Breathing: the secret weapon in sporting performance
We will be hearing from Dr Mitch Lomax from the University of Portsmouth's Department of Sport and Exercise Science. She will be talking about 'Breathing: the secret weapon in sporting performance'. Dr Lomax will cover the role of how the breathing muscles, which are generally overlooked by sports performers and coaches alike, can limit exercise performance. She will also explain how these muscles can be targeted to improve sporting performance. While she will mostly cover these topics in relation to fit and healthy individuals, she will briefly touch on some relevant breathing diseases/disorders.
Our chairman that night, Dr Bridget Waller, has been invited to be on the panel with Dr Simon Fisher at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition's Cafe Scientifique discussion on 10 July - more details on this webpage http://royalsociety.org/events/talking-primates/
Further Information
Participation is free and open to all. No booking is necessary.