Chronic Diseases: Implications for Sport and Exercise
This SSISA Research Digest series, Chronic Diseases: Implications for Sport and Exercise, offers an in-depth exploration of how chronic diseases affect athletic performance, physical activity, and overall health. Participants will learn evidence-based strategies for exercise prescription, disease management, and enhancing quality of life through tailored fitness programs.
What's included?
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4 Chapters
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1 Certification
Purpose of understanding Chronic Diseases
Fitness trainers, physiotherapists, sports scientists, healthcare professionals, and enthusiasts seeking to deepen their knowledge of chronic disease management through exercise and sport.
What's in-store?
Course Lessons
Meet our SSISA Research Digest team
Warren Lucas
Warren Lucas is an Accredited Sport Scientist (SASMA), completing a PhD in Exercise Science at the University of Cape Town. His research is focused on designing patient-centred exercise interventions for youth with substance use and mental health conditions in treatment settings. His supervisors are Dr. Sharief Hendricks and Prof. Vicki Lambert (HPALS UCT).
Evan Knight
Evan Knight is an Exercise Scientist with an MSc in Exercise Physiology from the Stellenbosch. University. He works as a Research Consultant at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, and his research is focused on biomarkers and the intercellular adaptation and communication following different endurance running training regimes in elite runners.
Devon Da Costa
Devon Da Costa is a Qualified Biokineticist completing a PhD in Exercise Science at the University of Cape Town. She works as a Research Consultant and Lecturer at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. Her research is focused on fuelling endurance sports performance through a variety of different dietary and supplementation strategies. She is supervised by Associate Prof Andrew Bosch (HPALS UCT).