Health status and physical performance of master athletes

Target Oriented Research Project
Project Manager: Boštjan ŠIMUNIČ, Ph.D., Rado PIŠOT, Ph.D., Igor MEKJAVIĆ, Ph.D., Joern RITTWEGER, Ph.D.
Duration: 2008 –

Longitudinal project was carried out in European Athletics Championships of Master Athletes in Ljubljana (EVACS 2008) Twelve research groups from six European countries collaborated in this study. All together of twenty-four tests were performed in competitors. Pre competition an information system application was built to collect data from different tests, generate reports and offer longitudinal concept of the study. Next measurement will be performed in their future competitions in Finland 2009 and Hungary 2010. The results are very important for understanding of impact of regular sport activity on human ageing.