Sport and Exercise Science
Sport and Exercise Science has the following freshly renovated facilities:
1) Three General Teaching and Research laboratories.
- Treadmills
- Monark cycle ergometers
- Velotron electromagnetically braked ergometer
- Expired gas analysis metabolic measurement systems
- 12-lead electrocardiograms
- Computerised nitrogen washout and spirometry (lung function) systems
- Mobile force platform with 5 metre walkway – analyses forces associated with gait, jumping and landing
2) Research Laboratory
- Wireless EMG System
- Power lab advanced teaching system
- State of the art motion capture and movement analysis systems
3) Biochemistry laboratory
- blood gas and pH system
- spectrophotometer
4) Cool room for thermoregulation research
5) Isokinetic muscle function testing room
- KinCom - computerised isokinetic muscle function testing system
6) Weight training gym (recently expanded)
- treadmills
- cycle ergometers
- Rowers
- Power Cage
- Smith Machine
- Numerous free weights and machines
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education
1) Sports gym
2) Sports Science laboratory
- Monark ergometers
- Rowers
- High speed video motion capture