The School of Health and Human Performance laboratories extend over an area of 1,100 m2. These laboratories cater for teaching, research and consultancy in the fields of both

• sport science and
• physical activity for health.

 Laboratories:

Exercise and Sport Physiology

The exercise and sport physiology laboratories cover an area of 192 m2. It includes a Human Performance Laboratory, a Clinical Exercise Physiology Laboratory, a Clinical Exercise Research Laboratory, a Biochemistry Laboratory and an Examination/Procedure Room.

Equipment

• Sensormedics Vmax 29d metabolic system
• Sensormedics Vmax 229 metabolic system
• Marquette treadmill series 2000
• Woodway treadmill ELG 55
• Monark cycle ergometers, models 824E, 828E
• Monark rehabilitation ergometer
• Sensormedics ergoline 900 electronically braked cycle ergometer
• Marquette Case 8000 ECG monitoring system
• Body composition assessment instrumentation
• Field fitness testing equipment
• YSI 2300 Glucose/Lactate analyser (dual channel capability)
• Microcentrifuge Sigma 1-15

Exercise and Sport Biomechanics

The exercise and sport biomechanics laboratory extends over 160m2.

Equipment

Motion analysis

• Eight Camera VICON 512 M series camera system [Vicon Polygon & Body Builder]

• HUMAN 3D motion analysis
• Three Canon XM1 Mini-dv camcorders (20x optical zoom)
• Matrox 2000 Real-time video editor (Adobe Premier 6RT, Cool3D)
• Video Projector

Force plate

2 AMTI force plates and Biosoft force plate software [600x900mm and 600x400mm]

Others

• Treadmill
• Newtest power timer with large box (timing gates)
• Stability Platform Model
• Various skeletal and muscle models.

Exercise and Sport Psychology area

The exercise and sport psychology area includes a fully equipped human interaction and qualitative research laboratory. It is over 70 m2 in area. On the motor skills side there is a range of assessment and measurement devices for recording motor learning and control. These include:

• 2 Arm Co-ordination Test Model
• Reversible Pencil Maze Model
• Deluxe Multichoice Reaction Time Apparatus
• Stability Platform Model
• Multifunction Timer Counter for Stability Platform model 54035A*C
• Complete Minnesota Dexterity Test (32023A)
• Grooved Pegboard Model 32025
• Mirror Tracer (31010)
• Bassin Anticipation Timer (50575*C)

Muscle Core Laboratory: laboratory for the analysis of human tissue. 

Equipment

• -20 and -80 degree freezers,
• ACTDiff2 Cell Blood Count Analyser,
• Randox Daytona, 
• Refrigerated centrifuge, 
• ELISA spectrophotometer, 
• electrophoreses gel rig and Western Blot equipment. 

Metabolic Research Unit: unit dedicated to the study of metabolic disorders such as diabetes type 2 and the effect of exercise on these disorders. 

Equipment 

• autoclave system
• glucose analysers

Postgraduate room:

90 sq metres office space for postgraduates students. 

Performance assessment room (blue room):

100 sq metres area for fitness assessment. 

Weights room:

Dedicated space for weight equipment.

Pedagogy Lab:

• Video analysis area
• Projector
• Scanner
• Printer
• Resource storage area

Pedagogy/motor skills practical area:

• Gymnastics mats
• Kicking net
• 2 pendulums