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Research
In general, research in the Department of Health and Exercise Science focuses on the health benefits of exercise and physical activity. Faculty members have a variety of specific research interests including
Exercise Physiology
- the influence of exercise on endocrine responses and bone metabolism.
- age related changes in neuromuscular function and body composition.
- cellular and biochemical adaptations to exercise and nutritional interventions.
- understanding the patterns of response of the EMG and MMG signals may provide information regarding the interactions between motor unit recruitment and firing rate that are necessary to modulate skeletal muscle force production, which may be unique for healthy young, middle-aged, older adults, and those with neuromuscular diseases.
- effects of nutritional intervention on metabolism, exercise performance, muscle function and body composition in trained and untrained men and women.
Health Promotion
- measurement of physical activity and changes in physical performance,
- instrument development,
- socio-behavioral determinants of lifestyle physical activity patterns,
- health promotion program evaluation,
- health outcomes associated with lifestyle modification (particularly level of physical activity),
- assessment of functional ability and physical performance in older adults
Department of Health
and Exercise Science • University of Oklahoma
1401 Asp Avenue, Room 104 • Norman, OK 73019
Phone: (405) 325-5211 • Fax: (405) 325-0594
1401 Asp Avenue, Room 104 • Norman, OK 73019
Phone: (405) 325-5211 • Fax: (405) 325-0594
DisclaimerPage last updated
September 15, 2009