Exercise & Sports Science Laboratory

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine has an extensively equipped Exercise & Sports Science Laboratory designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of our Exercise Science, High Performance Science and Sports Science students.

Industry-standard Equipment

Our Exercise & Sports Science Laboratory is fitted with the latest industry-standard equipment including:

• GPSports Systems
• Timing gates
• Mortara 12-lead ECG system for exercise testing
• Vertec device for testing vertical height jump
• Core Temp measurement system
• Polar S625X heart rate watches with foot pods
• Fittech squat rack with weights
• Fittech force plate
• Fittech braking system
• Parvomedics O2/CO2 analyser measuring oxygen consumption
• Holter 24 hour ECG Monitors
• Kistler force plate
• Vivid-i echocardiography (General Electric) for ultrasound assessment of cardiac function
• Flow volume loop spirometry

The Exercise & Sports Science Laboratory is frequently used by some of Australia’s most elite athletes, including professional ironwoman Hayley Bateup and Olympic gold medalist rower Duncan Free.

By utilising equipment such as the Mortara 12-lead ECG, Vivid-i and Parvomedics O2/CO2 analyser systems, athletes can participate in exercise testing to improve their performance and sporting results.

State-of-the-art Technology

The Exercise & Sports Science Laboratory is also fitted with high-tech exercise equipment including:

• Research specification ergometry including treadmills, rowing and arm cranking ergometers
• Velotron bike with Wingate software
• Monark bikes
• Lode bike

The bikes are used in various capacities, for example, the Velotron Bike is used to conduct the Wingate Test which measures short-term power in athletes.  

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