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| Photo by Chris Hammond Dr. David Behm, here with Allison Leonard, kinesiology laboratory instructor, is chairing the annual meeting of exercise physiologists. |
Many of the top minds in the field of exercise science have congregated
at the Fairmont Newfoundland. St. John’s is playing host to the
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) conference until Oct.
19. Held annually since 1967, this is the first time the CSEP is meeting
in Newfoundland.
The conference, entitled Come Rant and Roar on the Rock, has brought
about 150 academics and practitioners of exercise physiology from throughout
Canada, the USA, and as far away as Italy, Iran and Japan.
In addition to conventional academic papers, the conference is holding
a series of symposia to present scientific information at the applied
level. Papers presented will focus on exercise science, fitness, health,
environmental physiology and lifestyle. Some topics to be featured will
include childhood activity levels, back rehabilitation, power training
for elite athletes and obesity.
Dr. David Behm, associate professor at Memorial’s School of Human
Kinetics and Recreation, is the chair of the CSEP 2002 Organizing Committee.
He sees the dual focus of the conference to be one of interest to many
health care practitioners in Newfoundland. He hopes that by disseminating
information to professionals in the field, they will then be inspired
to further their own education, research and reading.
Further, Dr. Behm believes that bringing those in the field from afar
will give Memorial added exposure.
“I think this conference will highlight how Memorial has progressed,”
said Dr. Behm. “We’re a secret across Canada, especially in
applied physiology. This conference will expose the good work and good
research that is being done here.”
Come Rant and Roar on the Rock is open to the public, provided individuals
register in advance. For more information, or to register for the conference,
please contact Dr. David Behm at dbehm@mun.ca or at 737-3408. Information
on the CSEP conference can also be found at www.ucs.mun.ca/~dbehm/csep.htm.
