Synthesis of Modern Exercise Physiology & Evolutionary Theory | James Steele Ph.D.

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The approach of Ancestral Health utilises an evolutionary framework to explore interdisciplinary means of optimising health and fitness. Within its disciplines Ancestral Health often looks to partly inform practices based upon the Hominid fossil record and observation and emulation of extant hunter gatherers.

However, within the discipline of exercise prescription there has been a lack of corroboration of anthropological data with evidence from modern exercise physiology. A more appropriate approach would be to learn from, as opposed to automatically accept emulating, hunter gatherer physical activity patterns.

Thus this chapter will seek to examine and identify exercise variables (i.e. mode, intensity of effort/load, volume, frequency) common to extinct and extant hunter gatherers and then critically evaluate them with comparison to evidence from modern exercise physiology. From this, similarities and differences with regards to optimality for health and fitness outcomes will be highlighted and recommendations offered for exercise prescription.

About James Steele Ph.D. :

James Steele is a Lecturer in Applied Sport Science in the Health, Exercise and Sport Science department at Southampton Solent University. His job involves furthering research in the areas of health, exercise and sport science in addition to teaching on physiology, biomechanics and research methods on the Universities Sport Science, Sport Coaching and Health and Fitness related courses.

James graduated with a first class BSc (Hons) in Applied Sport Science from Southampton Solent University in 2010 and has recently completed his PhD researching the effects of isolated lumbar extension resistance training for chronic low back pain and its symptoms. In addition to his academic qualification James has gained extensive applied experience working as a strength and conditioning provider with a wide range of elite athletic populations including; international Ironman triathlete’s, Paralympic wheelchair basketball and rugby, semi-professional muay thai fighters, University American football and professional soccer. In addition he has worked with non-athletic populations including the elderly, diseased, and a population that he continues to conduct research with; sufferers of chronic low back pain.

James has also authored several peer reviewed papers on resistance training, low back pain and the scientific method and continues to prepare research outputs with many more in the pipeline from his PhD research and post-doctoral research plans.

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