Grant Award View - GA224146

Three academic staff members of the School of Medical and Health Sciences (SMHS) at Edith Cowan University (ECU) will provide workshops at five different locations across Japan in December 2022 with the Japan Association of Training Instructors (JATI), the largest organisation of training instructors in Japan (>7000 members). Professor Ken NOSAKA and two other researchers in SMHS will provide a 5-hour workshop consisting of 3-hour lectures and 2-hour exercise sessions about “eccentric exercise.” “Eccentric exercises” are performed when prompting the body’s muscles to absorb force while lengthening them by a greater external load. Typical examples are sitting slowly on seats, walking downstairs, and lowering a dumbbell slowly. Professor Nosaka’s research team has shown many beneficial effects of eccentric exercise training and leads the world in eccentric exercise research. The workshop entitled "Let's Get Eccentric!" targets exercise practitioners, including fitness instructors, coaches, trainers, and physiotherapists. Participants will gain knowledge on eccentric exercise, which has not been disseminated in Japan as yet. The workshops aim to introduce eccentric exercises to Japanese exercise providers and develop a long-lasting collaboration between JATI and ECU. This relationship could be extended to other universities and organisations in Australia and will strengthen the Australia-Japan relationship.