Robert Kertzer Exercise Physiology Laboratory

The Robert Kertzer Exercise Physiology Laboratory serves a primary role in training undergraduate and graduate students for professions in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, clinical exercise physiology, medicine, sports physiology, and health promotion. The laboratory is a 3,500 square foot area that has metabolic, cardiopulmonary, biochemistry, vascular, and environmental facilities linked on a wireless computer network. This space is used by faculty, undergraduate and graduate students for laboratory activities, in-class projects, and research related to health and exercise. The lab will enter a new facility in the renovated New Hampshire Hall in 2009 including upgrades to both teaching and research space.

The lab is equipped with an environmental chamber for studying the effects of heat and cold on exercise performance, SensorMedics indirect calorimeter to measure aerobic capacity and caloric expenditure, Kistler Gaitway force sensing and gait analysis treadmill, hydrostatic weighing tank for body composition, twelve lead electrocardiographs, Ultramark 9 Ultrasound Machine and SphygmoCor Pulse Wave Monitoring system to research vascular stiffness, numerous treadmill and cycle ergometers, and a well equipped biochemistry laboratory for the study of blood and urine markers of hydration, lactate, lipid status, muscle damage, and oxygen carrying capacity.

Also, the Biomechanics and Motor Control Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire occupies an additional 1,000 square feet of space. It has an eight camera, three-dimensional, real-time Motion Analysis system for biomechanical studies, a three-dimensional AMTI in ground force plate, a Cybex Norm Isokinetic Dynamometer, and a Biopac MP100 data acquisition system used to record the electromyogram, mechanomyogram, joint position, and reaction time measures.

A list of major equipment includes:

METABOLIC

SensorMedics Vmax Metabolic Measurement Cart
Harris Environmental Systems Environmental Chamber
YSI 1500 Sport Lactate Analyzer
Computrainer Pro Professional Electronic Cycle Ergometer
Two Quinton Q65 Research Grade Treadmills
Six Monark Cycle Ergometers
HQInc Wireless Core Temperature system

CARDIOPULMONARY

SphygmoCor Pulse Wave Monitoring
Vascular Profiling System VP-2000/1000
UltraMark 9 UltraSound System
Omron IntelliSense Digital Blood Pressure
Quinton Q4500 and PC-based Electrocardiographs
Armstrong RhythmSim Patient ECG Simulator
Anaeroid and Mercurial Sphygomomanometers
Micro Direct. Inc. Micro Plus Spirometer
Collins 13.5L Bell Respirometer
Lifepak Automated External Defibrillator

NEUROMUSCULAR

Kistler Gaitway force sensing and gait analysis treadmill

BioPac Systems MP100 Data Acquisition System

Preamplified Surface Electromyogram

Electrogoniometers

BIOCHEMISTRY

SpectraMax 340PC Microplate Spectrophotometer

AutoGamma 5000 Series Gamma Counting Systems
BIO-RAD Smart Spec 3000 Spectrophotomter
Bausch & Lomb Spectronic 21 Spectrophotometer
Cholestech LDX
Captair Filtair Fume Hood
Revco Scientific Inc. Ultra-low Temperature Freezer
Centrifuges including microcapillary and refrigerated
Corning 345 pH meter
Precision Systems Micro Osmometer
YSI Precision 4000A Thermometer and 2100 Tele-Thermometer
Fisherbrand and Autoclavable Oxford Benchmate pipettes
Hot plates, magnetic stirrers, vortex mixers, mixing plates, water baths
Mettler-Toledo Electronic Balance

BODY COMPOSITION