Exercise in health, disease and rehabilitation
The Sport and Exercise Sciences (SES) Research Group at Leeds brings together researchers from 10 separate Institutes in the University.
The group incorporates both multi- and inter-disciplinary research aimed at improving the understanding of the relationship between physical activity patterns, health and the predisposition to chronic diseases.
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Research Themes
Exercise, Health & Ageing
Including
Exercise and the Cardiovascular System;
The Ageing Heart and Skeletal Muscles
Motor Control
Including
Perception and Action
Upper and Lower Limb Coordination;
Neural Control of Movement
Rehabilitation
Exercise, Health & Ageing
Research in this theme is performed in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre (MCRC) at the University of Leeds. The MCRC was established in 2008 with the mission of advancing our understanding of cardiovascular disease and thereby improve human life in health, ageing and chronic disease. Here we focus on:
- How integrated cardiovascular and neuromuscular function supports the ability to maintain exercise
- The mechanisms by which the cardiovascular system adapts to exercise training stimuli
This research in this theme has received support from BBSRC, MRC, BHF, Wellcome Trust, NIHR, British Council and The University of Leeds MCRC. Visit the Research page to learn about some the current projects in this theme.
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Research Highlights
Jones SA, Boyett MR, Lancaster MK. Declining into failure: the age-dependent loss of the L-type calcium channel within the sinoatrial node. Circulation 115:1183-1190, 2007.
Esformes JI, Norman F, Sigley J, Birch KM. The influence of menstrual cycle phase upon postexercise hypotension. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 38:484-491, 2006.
Rossiter HB, Howlett RA, Holcombe HH, Entin PL, Wagner HE, Wagner PD. Age is no barrier to muscle structural, biochemical and angiogenic adaptations to training up to 24 months in female rats. Journal of Physiology 565:993-1005, 2005.