Graduate Studies in Exercise Physiology
Exercise physiology is the study of the effects of exercise on the various systems of the body, particularly the cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular, skeletal, and endocrine.
The effects of exercise encompass both the acute responses of the physiological systems during a bout of exercise as well as the long-term adaptations of the body to an exercise regimen. The study of exercise physiology may have one of several orientations:
- The health benefits of exercise, with respect to such diseases as coronary artery disease and other cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, and obesity.
- Factors that relate to athletic performance, such as the assessment of physiological capacities (aerobic and anaerobic power, muscular strength and endurance), modulators of performance (nutrition, environmental factors, drugs), and the effects of specific training regimens.
- The study of physiological controls, responses, and functions using exercise as the stimulus.
The first two orientations are referred to as applied exercise physiology, which is the primary focus of the program at Oregon State University. The third orientation is referred to as basic exercise physiology, which seeks an understanding of physiological mechanisms.
Exercise Physiology Laboratory
Faculty
- Anthony Wilcox, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
- Russell Turner, Director of the Bone Research Laboratory
- Christine M. Snow, Professor
- Jeffrey Widrick, Assistant Professor
- Gianni Maddalozzo, Senior Instructor
For additional information, or to discuss graduate work in exercise physiology, contact Anthony Wilcox or one of the faculty listed above.
