Research & Publications
The Fitness Institute has been an integral part of fitness and health education research; providing body composition, aerobic, metabolic and muscular assessments to numerous research projects at the University of Texas.
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- Fat in Android, Trunk, and Peripheral Regions Varies by Ethnicity and Race in College Aged Women
- Functional electrical stimulation cycling improves body composition, metabolic and neural factors in persons with spinal cord injury
- Prediction of aerobic capacity in firefighters using submaximal treadmill and stairmill protocols
- Validation of a 3-Dimensional Laser Body Scanner for Assessment of Waist and Hip Circumference
- Cigarette smoking, regular exercise, and peripheral blood flow
- Acute effects of resistance exercise on arterial compliance
- Resistance training increases basal limb blood flow and vascular conductance in aging humans
- Arterial compliance of rowers: implications for combined aerobic and strength training on arterial elasticity
- Effects of High Intensity Resistance Training on Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection in Women
- Force-Velocity and Power-Velocity Relationships during Maximal Short-Term Rowing Ergometry
- The effect of a carbohydrate and protein supplement on resistance exercise performance, hormonal response, and muscle damage