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PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE LABORATORY
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PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE LABORATORY

Head of Laboratory: Dr. Yoav Meckel

Teachers: Prof. Arieh Rotshtein, Dr.Sharon Zuk, Dr. Chen Yamin

Lab Assistant: Aya Eckstein

General Background

The Physiology of Exercise Lab at the Zinman College fulfills two main functions: 1. For learning and practicum as part of Bachelor and Master’s studies in Physical Education, and 2. For conducting tests and evaluations of bodily functioning during exercise for research.

To this end, the lab is in use 12 months a year for tests, exercises and demonstrations with students and other subjects. These tests are conducted as part of Physiology of Exercise courses – in core studies, seminars, specialization studies and electives.

The lab contains two halls: the main one, which is used as a lecture hall, is furnished with a number of basic pieces of equipment on which demonstrations are given as part of the lessons. The second hall serves for research testing conducted by students, as part of their curriculum of studies, and by faculty.

Main areas of research

The main areas of research in the lab are connected to the curriculum:

–          Identifying methods and means of measuring physical fitness among athletes and amateurs

–          Comparing the efficacy of various training methods for developing aerobic and anaerobic fitness

–          Monitoring the energetic expenditure of various athletic activities and determining the mechanical efficiency of running and walking

–          Monitoring the energetic cost of routine activities of daily living and determining the mechanical efficiency of running and walking

–          Developing norms for the athletic performance of children, adolescents and adults

–          Identifying indicators of the athletic and clinical potential of individuals

–          Developing methods for monitoring metabolic and hormonal responses of athletes and amateurs to various types of physical effort.

Lab equipment

Metabolic systems

COSMED Quark CPET metabolic system

COSMED K4b2 portable metabolic system

Sensor Medics Vmax 29 metabolic system

Treadmills

2 Woodway PPS Med treadmills

Bicycle ergometers

Ergoline 800 electric bicycle

2 Monark E824, E834 mechanical bicycles

4 Monark 818E mechanical bicycles

Pulse monitors

2 Polar FS2C heart rate monitors

20 Garmin 310XT heart rate monitors with GPS

Measurement systems

ALGE PR1 photoelectric cells

ALGE 30x40cm take-off surface

Anthropometry

Seca 707 scale

Seca 208 height meter

C. Juatiss Co. Skyndex electronic caliper

Creative Health Slimguide manual caliper

Additional apparatus

2 Arkray Lactate Pro lactic acid meters

4 Sphygmomanometers

Wittner Maelzel System metronome

Tests that can be conducted in the laboratory

The tests that can be conducted in the lab pertain to the areas dealt with in the lessons and the equipment that is available. In general, the tests can be divided into three main areas: aerobics, anaerobics, and anthropometrics.

In the aerobics domain the following can be tested:

  1. VO2max
  2. Anaerobic threshold
  3. Static and dynamic lung capacity
  4. Monitoring oxygen uptake during field running
  5. Mechanical output of field running
  6. Movement efficiency in running and walking

In the anaerobics domain the following can be tested:

  1. Maximal anaerobic output – anaerobic power
  2. Mean anaerobic output – anaerobic endurance
  3. Anaerobic fatigue
  4. Explosive power
  5. Electronically measured running speed

In the anthropometrics domain the following can be tested:

Body composition: fat %, fat weight and LBM

BMI

 

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