Fatigue, aging and the neuromuscular system

The aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationship between chronic exercise activity, aging, the neuromuscular system and the symptom of fatigue in a series of studies. The hypothesis of the thesis was that in contrast to the accepted dogma that exercise is beneficial to an individual, increasing longevity and improving quality of life, excessive or chronic exercise activity may accelerate the aging process, lead to neuromuscular damage, and cause the development of pathological symptoms or levels of fatigue.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Human Biology

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• St Clair Gibson, Alan

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Noakes, Tim
• Lambert, Mike

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3205

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/3205