The
health & fitness assessments offered through the HPL can assist individuals
reach their athletic potential or understand their risk of developing chronic
medical conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, and
diabetes. Many such conditions can be more effectively prevented, managed
or even reversed with detailed physical assessments and appropriate pre-emptive
actions. Through detailed assessments and direction, HPL staff can provide
individuals with a path toward optimum health and aging.
Mission
To assess, evaluate,
and disseminate knowledge of human performance as it relates to health, wellness,
physical fitness, and athletic ability through education, research, and
service.
Vision
The HPL is a
teaching laboratory that provides assessments of health and physical fitness to
the faculty, staff, and students of Saint Francis University and residents of
the surrounding communities through proficient skills attained by
Professionally Certified Exercise Physiology Faculty and undergraduate Exercise
Physiology students.
Facilities/Equipment
We offer access to equipment & technology
not found at any other location in this region, including:
- A BOD POD, an egg-shaped
module used by hospitals and research centers world-wide to measure total
body fat and lean body mass, and estimate resting energy expenditure.
- A Cardiovascular-Metabolic
system that can analyze the exercise capacity, energy expenditure, and
risk of developing chronic disease for any individual.
- An Anaerobic Testing Cycle
Ergometer that is capable of testing your sprinting ability, your fatigue
resistance, and estimates your muscle fiber type distribution.
- A Biodex Isokinetic
Dynamometer that evaluates specific deficiencies in strength in all the
major muscle groups of the body, comparing one side to the other through
varying speeds of resistance.
- A Motion Analysis system
that provides a detailed evaluation of human movement by showing how each
joint moves, the timing and coordination of your muscles, and the forces
that affect movement.
- A NeuroCom Dynamic
Posturography unit that analyzes the reasons for a balance problem and
provides useful information in diagnosing the reasons for lack of balance
or a tendency to fall. This equipment is commonly used for assessing
concussions and return-to-play status in athletes or fall risk in the
elderly.
Assessments:
- Body Composition (Bod Pod)
- Aerobic Capacity (VO2max)
- Anaerobic Power &
Fatigue
- Lactate Threshold
- Muscular Fitness &
Flexibility
- Resting Metabolic Rate
- Metabolic Efficiency
- Personal Fitness Package
- Runner/Cyclist Package