Program Schedule

18 October 2023. Workshop Day 1
  • 08:30-09:00 - Welcome by the Directors of The International School of Ethology, Stefano Parmigiani and Paola Palanza (University of Parma, IT) and by the directors of the workshop
Morning session.
  • 09:00-10:00 - Keynote. Daniel Lieberman: Why does lifelong physical activity -particularly during middle and older age- promote health?
  • 10:30-11:30 - Jay Stock: Life history, repetitive loading, and the mechanobiology of cortical and trabecular bone among athletes
  • 11:30-12:30 - Marcello Maggio: Physical activity, health and aging
  • 12:30-13:30 - Daniela Caporossi: Epigenetics of physical exercise
Afternoon session.
  • 14:30-15:30 - Frank Marino: Exercise limitation or regulation?
  • 15:30-16:30 - Arran Davis: The effects of social support and integration on fatigue, energy expenditure, and outputs during physical exercise
  • 17:00-18:00 - David Raichlen: An evolutionary perspective on physical activity and brain health
  • 18:00-19:00 - Lewis James: Hydration and endurance performance: time to rethink hydration guidelines for athletes?

19 October 2023. Workshop Day 2
Morning session.
  • 08:30-09:30 - Grazyna Jasienska: Evolutionary human biology, physical activity and reproductive health.
  • 09:30-10:30 - Kirsty Elliott-Sale: Physical activity and reproductive health
  • 11:00-12:00 - Davide Ponzi: The evolutionary basis of sex differences in sports competition: from performance to vulnerability.

20 October 2023. Workshop Day 3
Morning session. Life history perspectives
  • 8:30-9:30 - Danny Longman: Human athletic paleobiology, life history and energy allocation
  • 9:30-10:30 - Eimear Dolan: Energetic Trade-offs, Constraints and Compensation - Insights from Endurance Athletes.
  • 11:00-12:00 - Ann Caldwell: Life history, physical activity, and body weight management
  • 12:00-13:00 - Short communications
Afternoon sessions.
  • 15:00-16:00 - Short communications
  • 16:00-17:00 - Poster session and coffee
  • 17:00-18:00 - Closing overview - Jonathan Wells: Evolutionary public health
  • 19:30 - Social dinner