Main description:

Laboratory Experiences in Exercise Physiology guides students through engaging lab activities, teaching advanced concepts with clarity and approachability. This book includes step-by-step lab procedures, practical applications, historical perspectives, and an Electronic Lab Report System (eLabs) that streamlines assessment for Instructors. This material is intended to demonstrate and reinforce concepts in undergraduate Exercise Physiology curriculum. The unique eLabs offer Instructors the ability to conduct many labs virtually. Instructors have access to a community web portal to share ideas and 'sample data sets' with other Exercise Physiologists from around the world.

Contents:

Lab 1 - Introduction to the Laboratory
Lab 2 - Anaerobic Power: The Wingate Cycle Test
Lab 3 - Indirect Calorimetry: Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR)
Lab 4 - Oxygen Uptake (VO2) Kinetics: Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Uptake (EPOC)
Lab 5 - Neuromuscular Activation & Fatigue: Electromyography (EMG)
Lab 6 - Muscle Performance: Strength & Endurance
Lab 7 - Cardiovascular Response to Exercise: Heart Rate & Blood Pressure
Lab 8 - Estimating Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Lab 9 - Cardiorespiratory Fitness: Maximal Oxygen Consumption (VO2max)
Lab 10 - Pulmonary Response to Exercise: Ventilatory Threshold (Tvent)
Lab 11 - Body Composition
Lab 12 - Energy Balance: Nutrition & Physical Activity
Lab 13 - Blood Glucose Homeostasis
Lab 14 - Lactate Threshold (Tlac)
Lab 15 - Economy of Movement: Hiking & Backpacking
Lab 16 - Environmental Physiology: Exercise in the Heat
Lab 17 - Muscle Physiology: 3D Muscle Fiber Imaging