The Institute of Myology and the AFM-Téléthon are launching the 3rd edition of Muscle Week, which will take place from 2 to 8 June. The aim is still to raise awareness of the importance of muscle for overall health and the need to preserve muscle capital throughout life.
‘Our muscles do it all for us, their science is our ally!’
Muscle is much more than just the motor of our movements: it is essential to our ability to move, breathe, digest, communicate through smiling and speaking, and many other functions essential to our daily lives.
In addition to its motor role, it interacts with numerous organs, and its condition has a significant impact on a number of vital functions. It helps to maintain our independence over time, strengthens our immune system, and prevents a wide range of illnesses such as obesity, hypertension, recurrence of cancer and musculoskeletal disorders. What’s more, it can help delay the onset of degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Despite its vital importance to public health, understanding of its biological role is often poorly understood, and the scientific and medical discipline dedicated to it, myology, remains insufficiently recognised and taught. To find out more about the benefits of muscle, visitwww.lemuscle.fr the reference French website! (in French)
Open house at the Institute of Myology
As part of Muscle Week, the Institute is opening its doors on Saturday 7 June to enable you to meet our scientific experts, doctors and researchers and discover muscle in all its forms, understand how it works and how it interacts with our bodies.
On the programme: lectures, exhibition, lab visits, workshops, strength tests, games, quizzes… A real dive into the heart of our centre of expertise that you won’t want to miss!
Detailed programme to follow: stay tuned!
