The heterogeneity and efficacy of pre-operative high-intensity interval training in cancer patients

The heterogeneity and efficacy of pre-operative high-intensity interval training in cancer patients

Speaker: Dr Bethan Phillips, University of Nottingham 

Beth Phillips is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Metabolic and Molecular Physiology in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham. Since graduating in Sport & Exercise Sciences from Loughborough University and then completing her PhD at the University of Nottingham, Beth’s research has focussed on the pathophysiology of age-associated musculoskeletal morbidities (sarcopenia, cachexia, arthritis, disuse, metabolic syndrome etc.) and interventions to mitigate their progression and consequences. Combining molecular biology, stable isotope methodologies and detailed in vivo human physiology, Beth and her team have uncovered fundamental parameters governing alterations in musculoskeletal metabolism with ageing and disease. Beth’s current research focus is aimed at investigating the mechanisms of and developing predictors for, the heterogeneous metabolic and physiological alterations in response to exercise-for-health interventions and conversely, skeletal muscle disuse. In this session Beth with present recent work from her group, exploring the heterogeneous efficacy of time-efficient, reduced-intensity high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for improving cardiorespiratory fitness and muscle mass in different groups of older individuals, including cancer patients, with a discussion of potential metabolic mechanisms limiting adaptive capacity.

Seminar organised by Dr Federico Formenti