History of Exercise Physiology Flashcards

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What was AV Hill's relevance to Exercise Physiology?
Focused on lactate removal after strenuous exercise
August Krogh's relevance to Exercise Physiology
Known by some as the father of Exercise Physiology, studied how O2 diffuses through tissue from blood (cappilary difusion)
Bud Getchell's relevance to Exercise Physiology
Basketball Coach at BSU and founder of Human Performance lab at BSU
Bengt Saltin's relevance to Exercise Physiology
Leader in muscle metabolism and one of the most influential men of exercise physiology for all of his research which he won an Olympic prize for
DB Dill's relevance to Exercise Physiology
40-40-40 and environmental studies
Who do you consider to be the "Father of Exercise Physiology? Why?
I consider August Krogh to be the "Father of Exercise Physiology" for his 1920 noble prize winning study of O2 diffusion through tissue from blood.
Why was Exercise Physiology known as "Work Physiology" in it's early day?
Because they would study the employees at industrial jobs while they did manual labor
What is the influence of the Harvard Fatigue Laboratory on the development of Exercise Physiology in the U.S. include notable personalities.
The Harvard Fatigue Laboratory was influential because it was the first lab in the U.S. that began studying Exercise Physiology. DB Dill and L.J. Henderson both were notable personalities that came from the Harvard Fatigue Laboratory.
What was the Scandinavian influence on the development of Exercise Physiology? Include notable personalities.
Scandinavia is considered the birth place of Exercise Physiology. Christensen and Hansen conducted several studies on nutrition and exercise performance in the 1930's, while Astrand examined human performance. Saltin who was a student of Christensen conducted lots of research and was a leader in muscle metabolism.
When was the first exercise physiology textbook written?
1888
When was the muscle biopsy technique reintroduced for studies of human based exercise research?
1960's
Who were Joe and Sally and why are they notable?
Joe and Sally were "Lab Dogs" and they were in a study about hot and cold effects of cardio
Who were the only two graduates of the Harvard Fatigue Lab?
Sid Robinson and Steven Horvath
What year was the term "Physiology" 1st introduced?
1500's
What year was the term "Physiology of Exercise" first used?
1855