Title: Physical activity in childhood and adolescence to promote cardiovascular health in adulthood

Abstract: Physical activity (PA), particularly exercise training, is beneficial for cardiovascular (CV) health but the long-term benefits of undertaking PA throughout childhood and adolescence on adult CV health are poorly understood. In this presentation I aim to describe the rationale, methods and pilot analyses from a recently submitted research proposal that incudes analyses using longitudinal PA data and CV health outcomes measured in G1 ALSPAC participants.

Biography: I am a Senior Post-doctoral Research Fellow at UCL in the MRC Unit of Lifelong Health and Ageing. I have a background in cardiovascular physiology and a specialist interest in the role skeletal muscle plays in cardiometabolic health. I have developed non-invasive methods for assessing skeletal muscle oxidative capacity and local muscle haemodynamic changes during exercise using optical imaging. I have applied these techniques in various studies to better understand skeletal muscle adaptations in health and disease. UCL Profile.

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