MMU wants some Veteran Runners for a Study

[MikeG]

Folks,
Discovered the following (from ParkRun Newsletter):
"Manchester Metropolitan University are conducting a nationwide study into bone health in master athletes. The formal name of the study is known “VIBE” (Vertical Impact on Bone in the Elderly).

The aim is to have an understanding of physical activity patterns in older athletes and the effects of regular exercise on muscle and bone health. The study requires around 300 master athletes over the age of 60 years. Volunteers must have been competing at regional standard in sprint/middle/long distance running in the past 12 months.

What would you need to do?

All that is asked is that you simply wear a monitor for a week and then return it via a freepost facility. The study is being managed by former European Cross Country Champion Jessica Coulson who has competed numerous times for Great Britain at both track and cross country championships. Jess has suffered numerous issues with bone health during her career including a career-saving operation to unite a fractured bone in her foot and therefore has a real passion to improve bone health for others in anyway possible.

parkrun has established an encouraging attitude towards the positive effects of physical activity. The Manchester Metropolitan research team share such an attitude and have teamed up to try and recruit as many people to partake in the study as possible to help contribute to a better physically active nation.

If you would like to support the research and get involved please contact Jess at j.coulson@mmu.ac.uk and she can supply more details. Alternatively find more info at http://www.healthresearch.mmu.ac.uk/master-athlete.