Alumni Magazine Issue 4

Breakthrough results for triathletes Kate Luckin SCHOOL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY, FREMANTLE CLASS OF 2013 Olympic level triathletes can cut up to 45 minutes off their times by simply adding strength training into their fitness regimes. In a 26-week study and the first of its kind in Australia, PhD candidate Kate Luckin enlisted 30 half-ironman and ironman triathletes between the ages of 24 and 57 to produce the ground-breaking results. While often shunned in favour of cardiovascular fitness, strength training undertaken by professional and amateur triathletes resulted in improved times of up to 45 minutes for those participating in the gruelling Ironman Triathlon. Kate’s work was recognised at the 2018 Sports Medicine Australia Conference in October, where she won the John Sutton Award for Best Paper in Sport and Exercise Science. Age discrimination in the workplace Colin Brown SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, SYDNEY CLASS OF 2018 Inspired by personal experience, Colin Brown embarked on a study of age discrimination in the workplace, specifically among older male professionals. Key outcomes of his research highlighted damage to health, emotional states of depression, shame, frustration and low self-esteem, with flow-on effects to family and friends. He also found that negative patterns of discrimination exist among recruitment agencies, both public and private sectors, and even among older workers themselves. Alumni Magazine – Page 15 R E S E A R C H