Toivo Jurimae, PhD
About the Speaker
Toivo Jurimae, PhD, Full Professor of the Faculty of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia. His research interests include kin anthropometry, sport pedagogy, coaching science, sport physiology. He is the author or co-author of over 150 scientific papers on anthropometry and body composition, motor development and puberty, and of several textbooks, the leading one being "Growth, Physical Activity, and Motor Development in Pre-pubertal Children."
Title of Presentation
Physical Activity and Bone Health in Children
Objectives for Presentation
- 1. To present a new methods for measurement bone parameters
- 2. To discuss the influence of puberty and different intensity and duration of physical activity on the bone mineral density and content
- 3. To present a possible influence of different hormones on the bone parameters
