Human Performance Laboratory

06/25/2020

Discover Exercise - First paper published outlining team organization and science goals. Off to a great start - much more to come.

Exercise provides a robust physiological stimulus that evokes cross-talk among multiple tissues that when repeated regularly (i.e., training) improves…

01/08/2020

Our recent lifelong exercise research highlighted by APS. Protective benefits at the cell level for slow and fast muscle fibers. Exercise wins again 👍

Rockville, Md. (January 7, 2020)—Exercising throughout a woman’s life may help preserve muscle power during the aging process, according to recent research. The study, the first to examine the effects of lifelong aerobic exercise on a woman’s muscles as she ages, is published in the Journal of...

12/13/2019

‪Another lifelong exercise paper from the HPL - this one highlights the benefits for whole muscle health. https://www.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00426.2019‬

12/07/2019

‪Muncie 10 race - 53rd edition of this classic grass roots event. Great representation by the HPL 🏃👍‬

12/04/2019

‪HPL research on benefits of lifelong exercise and inflammation highlighted by NYTimes . https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/well/move/exercise-aging-inflammation-muscles-age-seniors-elderly-older.html‬

The muscles of those who worked out looked like those of 25-year-olds and showed less of the inflammation that is tied to health problems as we age.

11/22/2019

‪New HPL paper on lifelong exercise and inflammation. More evidence that an active lifestyle is good for you. https://www.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00495.2019‬

11/09/2019

Team HPL after the Monumental half marathon 🏃 Good day for everyone 👍

11/01/2019

‪New HPL paper on the benefits of lifelong exercise at the single muscle fiber level. https://www.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00459.2019‬

11/01/2019

New metabolic cart for VO2max testing at the lab 🏃🚴👍

11/01/2019

Colleen isolating DNA from adipose tissue for her masters thesis. She’s got a great coach (Bridget).

10/25/2019

Monte studying human single muscle fiber strength, speed and power for a new lab project 👍

10/25/2019

Happy 86th Birthday, Bill. Still pumping out solid watt loads on the bike. Inspirational 👍