Human Performance Laboratory

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

Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium (MoTrPAC): Mapping the Dynamic Responses to Exercise Exercise provides a robust physiological stimulus that evokes cross-talk among multiple tissues that when repeated regularly (i.e., training) improves…

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

Lifelong Female Exercisers Benefit from Better Muscle Function 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...

‪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

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

‪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

25 Again? How Exercise May Fight Aging 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.

‪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

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

‪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

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

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

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