A Continuing Professional Education Program for Health Professionals
Hydration and Physical Activity
Risks, Challanges, and Benefits
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 pm EDT (noon CDT/11am MDT/10am PDT)
Continuing Education: Approved for 1 (Level 2) CPE hour by the Commission on Dietetic Registration
Format: Webinar (Internet-based slide presentation with audio)
Cost: There is no cost for this program, but registration is required.
Program Overview:
Remaining well hydrated during physical activity - especially activities in warm environments - maintains important physiological functions, reduces the perception of effort, and increases exercise capacity. Consuming too little or too much fluid during physical activity compromises physiological function and jeopardizes health.
In this program, two of the world's leading experts in sports nutrition and hydration, Dr. Ronald Maughan and Dr. Bob Murray, will review the key elements related to the science of hydration and physical activity with special emphasis on the benefits of remaining properly hydrated and the risks of drinking too little or too much.
Educational Objectives:
At the conclusion of this program, attendees will be able to:
- Describe how small changes in the hydration status of the human body affect important cardiovascular and thermoregulatory functions;
- Use research to explain how drinking enough fluid during physical activity to minimize loss of body weight (i.e., minimize dehydration) sustains physiological functions and improves performance;
- Explain how consuming too much fluid during physical activity increases the risk of hyponatremia, a potentially life-threatening electrolyte imbalance;
- Discuss how remaining well hydrated throughout the day has important implications for optimizing health and minimizing the risk of various diseases.
Speakers:
Ronald Maughan, PhD
Dr. Ron Maughan is Professor of Sport and Exercise Nutrition at Loughborough University and a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. His research interests are in the physiology, biochemistry and nutrition of exercise performance, with an interest in both the basic science of exercise and the applied aspects that relate to health and to performance in sport. Professor Maughan established the Masters Degree program in Sport and Exercise Nutrition and a distance learning MSc program in Sports Nutrition at Loughborough University. He has chaired the Human and Exercise Physiology group of the Physiological Society and the Sports Nutrition Working Group of the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In addition, he has served as an adviser to UK Sport, UK Athletics, the FA, FIFA, the Irish Sports Council and to various other sporting bodies. In 2006-07 he was adviser to the House of Commons Select Committee enquiry on Human Enhancement Technologies in Sport.Professor Maughan obtained his BSc (Physiology) and PhD from the University of Aberdeen, and held a lecturing position in Liverpool before returning to Aberdeen where he was based for almost 25 years. He is a member of the Physiological Society, the Nutrition Society, the Biochemical Society, and the Medical Research Society. He has served as editor or associate editor to the journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, the International Journal of Sports Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism, the Journal of Sports Sciences, Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, Nutrition, the British Journal of Sports Medicine (1990-2005), Experimental Physiology (2000-2005), and the European Journal of Applied Physiology (1991-2003).
Bob Murray, PhD, FACSM
Dr. Bob Murray is founder and principal of Sports Science Insights, LLC. A native of Pittsburgh, Dr. Murray earned his B.S. and M.Ed. degrees in Physical Education at Slippery Rock University. He served as Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Swimming Coach at Oswego State University from 1974-1977 before returning to graduate school for his Ph.D. in exercise physiology from The Ohio State University. He served as Assistant/Associate Professor of Physical Education at Boise State University from 1980 to 1985 before relocating to Chicago to help found the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. An author of numerous publications in scientific texts and journals, Dr. Murray is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and served on the ACSM Board of Trustees. After leaving GSSI in April 2008, Dr. Murray founded Sports Science Insights, LLC to help companies and organizations maximize the value and impact of scientific knowledge in exercise science and sports nutrition.
Accreditation:
The Beverage Institute For Health & Wellness of The Coca-Cola Company is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) -- provider number: BF001.