Research

Infrastructure: 

All successful academic centers are built on the commitment and productivity of their faculty members. Services are funded by grants and contracts of the faculty who need the services.

The following is a listing of the primary services that are provided by the Center:

  • Space, equipment, technical expertise and medical supervision for graded exercise testing to medically screen individuals for participation in exercise programs.
  • Space, equipment and technical expertise for exercise training research interventions.
  • Space, equipment, and technical expertise for measurement of health and physical fitness status including aerobic capacity, body composition, strength, balance, flexibility and physical function testing.
  • Equipment and technical expertise for various approaches for measuring free-living physical activity, such as with accelerometers, pedometers, heart rate monitors, and physical activity recall.
  • Assistance in forming collaborative teams (study groups) for research involving physical activity and health.
  • Research expertise for studies involving physical activity and physical and mental health outcomes; adoption or adherence to exercise programs; biomechanics, gait, and injury prevention; cognition, mental processing, learning of motor skills; skeletal muscle metabolism and function; cardiovascular and metabolic responses to exercise; and, exercise in various environmental conditions.
  • Expertise for developing individual, group and community physical activity programs for healthy individuals, and individuals with chronic diseases and disabilities throughout the lifespan.
  • Custom database programming and management for clinical trial research involving physical activity and health.

Currently Funded Projects: