The effect of chronic exposure to endurance exercise on the skeletal muscle of distance runners

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorCollins, Malcolmen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorLambert, Mikeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRae, Dale Elizabethen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-28T18:14:22Z
dc.date.available2014-07-28T18:14:22Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 244-259)
dc.description.abstractIt is likely that masters runners may experience an intolerance to exercise primarily due to the age-related changes in their bodies, and specifically of those systems and organs most utilised during running. A more disturbing phenomenon, however, is that of younger runners becoming exercise intolerant. One study described exercise intolerance in athletes who were only 40 +/- 10 years old. The muscle of these athletes had greater levels of markers of structural pathology and showed evidence of having undergone more regeneration compared to age- and mileage-matched apparently healthy athletes. The authors attributed their intolerance to exercise to their large volumes of endurance training and racing which compromised their skeletal muscle. Therefore, the objective of this thesis was to examine the effects of chronic exposure to endurance running on the athlete, with particular emphasis on skeletal muscle.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRae, D. E. (2007). <i>The effect of chronic exposure to endurance exercise on the skeletal muscle of distance runners</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3196en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRae, Dale Elizabeth. <i>"The effect of chronic exposure to endurance exercise on the skeletal muscle of distance runners."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3196en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRae, D. 2007. The effect of chronic exposure to endurance exercise on the skeletal muscle of distance runners. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Rae, Dale Elizabeth AB - It is likely that masters runners may experience an intolerance to exercise primarily due to the age-related changes in their bodies, and specifically of those systems and organs most utilised during running. A more disturbing phenomenon, however, is that of younger runners becoming exercise intolerant. One study described exercise intolerance in athletes who were only 40 +/- 10 years old. The muscle of these athletes had greater levels of markers of structural pathology and showed evidence of having undergone more regeneration compared to age- and mileage-matched apparently healthy athletes. The authors attributed their intolerance to exercise to their large volumes of endurance training and racing which compromised their skeletal muscle. Therefore, the objective of this thesis was to examine the effects of chronic exposure to endurance running on the athlete, with particular emphasis on skeletal muscle. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - The effect of chronic exposure to endurance exercise on the skeletal muscle of distance runners TI - The effect of chronic exposure to endurance exercise on the skeletal muscle of distance runners UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3196 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3196
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRae DE. The effect of chronic exposure to endurance exercise on the skeletal muscle of distance runners. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Human Biology, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3196en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Human Biologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherHuman Biologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe effect of chronic exposure to endurance exercise on the skeletal muscle of distance runnersen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.filetypeImage
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceThesisen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
thesis_hsf_2007_rae_d_e.pdf
Size:
13.48 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Collections
PhD / Doctoral