Laboratory Facilities

The Human performance laboratory is located in the Student Health and Physical Education (SHAPE) facility at JSC.  The Human Performance Laboratory is a "hands on" environment where students can learn about human physiology by directing and participating in laboratory projects.  The lab is also used for research and a project is currently underway investigation the relationships between lifetime physical activity, aging, and the development of muscle power.  The Human Performance Laboratory contains the most up to date equipment for assessing physical performance (see below).

Laboratory equipment:

ParvoMedics True One Metabolic Measurement System with Pulmonary Function Testing

Cybex Norm isokinetic dynamometer

BIOPAC MP30 Data Acquisition System                                                                      

electromyography, force measurement, reaction time, 12 lead electrocardiogram, galvanic skin response, skin and body core temperature, pulse plethysmography...

Velotron Computerized Cycle Ergometer

Digitimer D7AHS Muscle Stimulator

Tracmaster TMX425C Treadmill - Controlled by Metabolic Cart

BIOPAC Muscle Stimulator

Accu-trend Blood Lactate Analyzer

Accu-check Blood Glucose Meter

Monark Cycle Ergometer

Microhematocrit Centrifuge

Braun Thermoscan Infrared Ear Thermometer

Heart rate monitors

Stethoscopes and Blood Pressure Cuffs

Skinfold Calipers

Urine Analysis