Testing Lab

Metabolic Measurements

  • Parvo Medics Metabolic Cart
    • Maximal Oxygen Consumption
    • Ventilatory Threshold
    • Non-Invasive Cardiac Output
    • Resting Metabolic Rate

Electrocardiography

  • MAC 5000-Resting ECG
    • Resting 12-Lead ECG Tracings
  • Case Exercise ECG
    • Exercise 12-Lead ECG Tracings
  • Physio-Control Lifepak 9A
    • Cardiac Monitor Defibrillator

Body Composition Assessment

  • Life Measurement Inc. BOD POD 
    •  % Body Fat Measures
  • GE Lunar Prodigy Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometer
    • % Body Fat and Bone Density Measures
  • Lange Skinfold Calipers
    •  % Body Fat Measures
  • SECA stadiometer and
  • Health-O-Meter - Medical Balance Scale
    • Body Mass Index Measurement

Pulmonary Function Testing

  • KoKo Trek Pneumatic Spirometer
    • Forced Vital Capacity
    • Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second
    • Maximum Voluntary Ventilation

Exercise Ergometrics

  • GE Medical - Case T2100 Treadmill
    • Motor Driven Treadmill
  • Lode Corival Cycle
    • Magnetically Braked Cycle Ergometer
  • Monark Cycle Ergometer
    • Mechanically Braked Cycler Ergometer

Blood Testing

  • "Standard" Lipid Profile 
    • Total Cholesterol
    • LDL
    • HDL
    • Triglycerides
    • VLDL
  • Fasting Blood Glucose 
  • "Advanced" Lipid Testing
    • LDL Subfractions and Size Pattern
    • Lp(a)
    • HDL Subfractions
    • VLDL
  • Emerging Risk Factors For Heart Disease
    • C-Reactive Protein
    • Homocysteine

Physical Activity Assessment

  • Actigraph GT1m Accelerometers
    • Daily physical activity in categories of intensity [Inactive, Light, Moderate, Vigorous] and estimates of energy expenditure
  • Lifecorder Plus
    • Daily physical activity in categories of intensity [Inactive, Light, Moderate, Vigorous] and estimates of energy expenditure
  • New Lifestyles (NL) 2000 Pedometers 
    • Steps per day and estimate of calories expended in moderate to vigorous activity
  • New Lifestyles (NL) 1000 Pedometers
    • Steps per day and estimate of minutes expended in moderate to vigorous activity
Clinical Exercise Physiology Program
Human Performance Laboratory HP230
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana 47306

Phone: 765-285-1140
Fax: 765-285-4139