The Physiology, Exercise, Diet, And Locomotion Laboratory (PEDAL) was established to tackle research projects involving training methodologies, equipment, and diet's effects on mechanics and exercise performance.
Much of the laboratory's focus is on the role these variables play in endurance athletic performance, but student projects have explored anaerobic or resistance exercise as well. Intramural and extramural grant funding has allowed a group of students under Dr. Meyers to explore a wide variety of topics with researchers all over the globe.
The Exercise Performance Laboratory was established to examine methods to improve various types of exercise performance such as rowing, cycling, and lifting. In addition, the laboratory contains equipment to measure body composition, blood pressure, flexibility, and other markers of overall health and fitness.
Equipment includes (but is not limited to):
The Physiology Lab has a range of equipment to measure body composition, blood health, aerobic and anaerobic fitness capacity, and cardiovascular health.
Equipment includes (but is not limited to):
Forefoot Varus Correction and Hip Abduction/Adduction Motion in Recreational Cyclists
Hip Stability and Strengthening Effects on Cycling Mechanics and Performance (With Harvard Medical School)
IMU Calibration Methodology for Novel Tasks
Comparative Analysis of Performance Between Two Rowing Ergometer Types
Unilateral and Bilateral Training Effects on Bilateral Back Squat Strength