Open AccessTeaching Applied Exercise Physiology Using a Prototype Energy Expenditure Measurement Device
Author(s) -
James W. Navalta,
Dustin W. Davis,
Bryson Carrier,
Jacquelyn Sertic,
Peyton Cater
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the interdisciplinary journal of problem-based learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1541-5015
DOI - 10.14434/ijpbl.v15i2.31525
Subject(s) - energy expenditure , medical education , exercise physiology , energy metabolism , undergraduate research , undergraduate student , graduate students , cycling , psychology , physical therapy , medicine , archaeology , history
Undergraduate and graduate students in courses designed to introduce research techniques in exercise physiology were provided the novel opportunity through Project-based Learning (PBL) to utilize a prototype device to measure energy expenditure (EE). This report summarizes how EE measurements were incorporated via PBL into course-required experiments and determined perceived understanding of exercise and metabolism. Undergraduate experiments included measurement of EE following high intensity cycling preceded by a motivating yell, and EE after upper-body and lower-body exercise performed at simulated altitude. Graduate experiments included evaluation of the EE cost of skipping, and EE during longboard skateboarding. Undergraduate students perceived greater increases in competencies while graduate students seized the opportunity to design more creative experiments that pushed the boundaries of their education.