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1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 min. 7 sec.) ; 145239185 bytes |
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Ever wondered what sport your body is built for? How it copes with the rigors of training? Or how it adapts to different sporting techniques? Well it's even more amazing when you consider we use 200 different muscles in taking just one step. Join Dr Rob as he works up a sweat and SCOPES out all the science behind the Sports Body! As once again the ordinary becomes extraordinary, under the SCOPE. PhysiologyHave you ever wondered why our body gets sweaty, or why we get puffed after exercise? Find out from state hockey player and physiologist David Bourke!Lab Breakdown - ATPYour body is like a battery and sometimes it can get flat, but with a chemical called ATP it can recharge itself! Dr Rob breaks it down!Talent SearchWhether you've got short legs and a long body, or long legs and a short body, Elissa Morely, Senior Talent Search Coordinator at the Australian Institute of Sport shows us how your body type can contribute to your success in sport!TrainingFrom flexibility training to weight training to skills training, Gymnastics coach Richard Dean shows us what it takes to become a successful athlete.Junior Scientist Experiment - Chicken Wing DissectionJoin our Double Helix Club Junior Scientist Mac Stafford-Smith as he dissects a chicken wing and finds out how muscles work!BiomechanicsDiscover how you can study the way your body moves by watching yourself on a computer! Dr Damien O'Meara shows us how he uses biomechanics to improve our performance on the field.Thermoregulation PillImagine having a radio transmitter and a thermometer inside your body to measure how hot your body gets! Or a jacket that can keep you cool no matter how hard you exercise! Sports Scientist Nick Sanders explains how this technology works.So grab your water bottle and join Dr Rob as once again the ordinary really does become extraordinary, under the SCOPE! |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2011-02-10 at 08:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Athletes -- Training of.
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Body temperature -- Regulation.
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Human mechanics -- Research.
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Human physiology.
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Science -- Experiments.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Bell, Robert, host
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