Monday, January 24, 2000
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Lecture Hall D1.502
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

This program will explore cardiovascular and respiratory responses to exercise.  Included will be a demonstration of techniques used in exercise testing along with ways to use this information in the classroom. 


Scheduled Speakers 

Respiratory Response to Exercise
Tony Babb, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
 
Cardiovascular Response to Exercise
George Ordway, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physiology
 
Exercise Testing
Peter Snell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine.
Dr. Snell's Sports Achievements 

A light meal will be served before the evening's program.  A certificate of completion will be provided for purposes of professional development credit. Please check with your school district to determine if credit will be accepted for this event.

Related Links

Journal of Exercise Physiology Online (http://www.css.edu/users/tboone2/asep/fldr/fldr.htm)
Rob Wood's Guide to Fitness Testing (http://fitness.testing.8m.com/)
NISMAT Exercise Physiology Corner (http://www.nismat.org/physcor/index.html)
Exercise Physiology Digital Image Archive (http://www.abacon.com/dia/exphys/home.html)

Classroom Activities

What Effects Does Exercise Have on You?
This activity was developed by the American Physiological Society as part of a unit on the physiology of exercise.  Students take pulse and blood pressure readings before and after step exercise to determine mean arterial pressure (MAP) and stroke volume.
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Download Word file (120K)

Responses to Static Exercise
Designed to accompany the above activity, this demonstration illustrates some of the differences in cardiovascular response during static exercise as compared to dynamic exercise.
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Download Word file (38K)

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