For several years the USMS Sports Medicine and Science Committee has been arranging presentations that are given during national championship meets. Leading professionals provide information on various sports science and medicine topics.
The committee is interested in finding out what medical and scientific topics related to swimming, training, and health you are interested in hearing about.
Please post your requests and we will design upcoming presentations around the most popular topics.
Thanks for your input.
Jane Moore, MD
Chair, USMS Sports Medicine and Science Committee
Parents
Former Member
Jane, I saw this article today and the subject is probably of interest to all of us (competitors and non-competitors): slowing the aging process.
Link to article:
news.yahoo.com/.../12bummersofagingboomerscanavoid
12 Bummers of Aging Boomers Can Avoid
By Deborah Kotz
U.S. News & World Report
Mon Feb 2, 4:42 pm ET
"....Your chronological age doesn't necessarily correlate with how old your body thinks it is, says Michael Roizen, chair of the Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute and coauthor of YOU: Staying Young. "There are about 191 things that go into calculating your real age," he says, "and 149 of those things are within your control to change...."
Jane, I saw this article today and the subject is probably of interest to all of us (competitors and non-competitors): slowing the aging process.
Link to article:
news.yahoo.com/.../12bummersofagingboomerscanavoid
12 Bummers of Aging Boomers Can Avoid
By Deborah Kotz
U.S. News & World Report
Mon Feb 2, 4:42 pm ET
"....Your chronological age doesn't necessarily correlate with how old your body thinks it is, says Michael Roizen, chair of the Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute and coauthor of YOU: Staying Young. "There are about 191 things that go into calculating your real age," he says, "and 149 of those things are within your control to change...."
