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Join Professor Michael Kingsley at this year’s free public Worner Lecture as he discusses his work to optimise exercise prescription for health and performance.
We know exercise is good for us, but how much is too much? For example, elite athletes who perform very large amounts of exercise experience heart remodelling and are at an increased risk of some cardiac arrhythmias - so more of the same is not necessarily better.
Professor Kingsley will present data from recent research, plus ways we can encourage people to begin and maintain well-designed exercise programs.
The lecture will take place on Thursday, October 17 in the Circular Lecture Theatre on campus at 5.45pm, for a 6pm start. Lecture ends at 7.15pm, with refreshments after. Book via link in bio.
Paige Catanese says she was unsure of how she’d juggle full time work and study. It’s early days, but one month into a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and she’s one big step towards becoming a kinder teacher. “At first I was really nervous but it’s actually very manageable and the lecturers are awesome, they go above and beyond to help,” she says.
Paige’s study goals have also been helped along by an $18,000 Victorian Government grant, awarded to childcare workers who wish to further their qualifications. It’s all part of the plan to provide funded kindergarten programs for all Victorian three-year-olds over the next 10 years. “It will help a lot with being able to afford a laptop and books, and if I need to take days off work to study,” Paige says of the scholarship.
She’s currently combining online study with her role at Bendigo’s First Grammar childcare centre. “I’m learning more about children and how to help them develop,” she says on her journey to upskill.
Engineering has a bright future with women like PhD student Emily Goode entering the profession - but there’s still a way to go before she’s the norm.
Read Emily’s story in this season’s @bendigomagazine.
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