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UCT RESEARCH REPORT 2012
Physical activity and exercise are the fulcrums around
which the UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and
Sports Medicine (ESSM) research is conducted, and the
unit adopts an integrated approach to research. Broadly,
the unit’s research falls into three focus areas, covering
the spectrum from physical activity for health, to clinical
sports medicine, to exercise for performance. These focus
areas are inter-linked by a multidisciplinary approach that
borrows from the disciplines of, among others, genetics,
molecular science, nutrition, physiology, biochemistry and
biomechanics to better understand every aspect of physical
activity and exercise. That broad strategy, delivered through
the application of basic and applied sciences, has resulted
in a number of key research projects in 2012.
The importance of
Exercise