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Robert Harvey and the science of the ageing athlete
–– Expert available for comment ––
How has the AFL’s oldest player, St Kilda’s Robert Harvey, continued to perform at
such a high level?
What are the developments in sports science that have helped Harvey last?
What does the research say about ageing athletes?
How can science help young footballers stay at their peak for longer and slow
down the natural decline in performance?
RMIT University’s Professor Stephen Bird is an exercise physiologist and an expert
on exercise and the ageing athlete.
Professor Bird has published widely on physical activity and older people and has
studied how athletic performance declines with age.
The Discipline Head of Exercise Sciences in the School of Medical Sciences,
Professor Bird is available for interview.
For interviews: RMIT University’s Professor Stephen Bird, (03) 9925 7257 or
0418 419 700.
For general media enquiries: RMIT University Media and Communications,
Gosia Kaszubska, (03) 9925 3176 or 0417 510 735.
16 September, 2008
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