Muscle Performance & Exercise Training Laboratory
The laboratory, funded by the Medical Research Council and is
one of the only clinically qualified research laboratories for the
evaluation of muscle performance, physical fitness and
physical activity in the UK. All staff are fully accredited by the
American College of Sports Medicine.
Services Offered
The facility combines state of the art measurement
equipment for physical fitness, cardiac function,
muscle strength and body composition alongside a
physical activity and exercise intervention delivery
team.
The laboratory has three main focuses;
- Assessment of physical function
- Assessment of everyday physical activity
- Delivery of standardised physical activity and exercise interventions
The laboratory is being used by studies funded by the Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health Research, the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry. These groups use the laboratory to provide clinical trial grade outcome measures for interventions and assessment of habitual physical activity.
Services Offered include:
- Maximal exercise testing
- Sub-maximal exercise testing
- Muscle strength testing
- Habitual physical activity
- Physical activity and exercise prescription
Specialist Services
- Exercise ergometers (Lode treadmill and cycle [arm and leg])
- Online gas analysis with integrated ECG assessment (Cortex)
- Cardiac output measurement (Nicom)
- Body composition (Bodpod / DEXA)
- Muscle function (isokinetic dynanometer, Biodex)
- Standardised lifestyle intervention (Movement as Medicine)
Further information:
- Contact: Dr Mike Trenell
- E-mail: m.i.trenell@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)191 248 1158
