Collins standing by test equipment in the MWC’s physiology lab. | Photo by Daniel Young
Within the Marcovich Wellness Center stands the exercise physiology lab where senior student-athlete David Collins is making the lab is home for the course of his graduate research project.
There, he provides students and community members aged 18-26 free tests where individuals can find out their resting metabolic rate, maximum metabolic rate, and body composition. These require about an hour of the individual’s time and provide them with valuable information regarding their health. For the resting metabolic rate test, individuals will be lying down for forty minutes. This is followed by the maximum metabolic rate test (VO2 max).
The maximum metabolic rate test is a multistage treadmill evaluation, where the speed and incline will increase every three minutes. This goes on until the individual reaches complete exhaustion and chooses to step off the treadmill.
“These tests allow you to see the minimum number of calories you need to be able to sustain yourself throughout the day. If you exercise, it will also give you an idea of the maximum number of calories you may burn during that time,” said Collins.
Taking part in Collins’ research project not only helps support a fellow student here at the UWS but it can also help the participants get an idea of their health.
Collins is still looking for more students to take part in his graduate research. If anyone is interested, please contact Collins at dcolli13@uwsuper.edu with the subject line “Research Opportunity.” All tests must be concluded by March 1.
