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Sport Performance Testing

  • BOD POD is a gold standard testing system that utilizes air displacement plethysmography and whole-body densitometry to determine body composition. BOD POD measures lung volume, weight, body volume, body fat and fat-free mass.

    Relevant for: Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, Volleyball, Football

  • The Wingate anaerobic test is a mechanical exercise bike used to measure the production of the body's immediate and short-term energy systems. The Wingate involves 30 seconds of maximal cycling to determine an individual's maximal power during a full-force, short-term physical effort. Analyzing peak power, average power, total work, and an individual's fatigue rate can help determine maximum performance.

    Relevant for: Volleyball, Hockey, Football

  • The Bruce Treadmill Protocol is used to determine MVO2, which is the greatest rate at which a body can utilize oxygen and provide an indication of the muscle's ability to produce energy. A Bruce protocol test identifies an individual's potential to exercise at moderate intensity for specific periods of time, providing an estimated maximum oxygen consumption when exercising.

    Relevant for: Cross Country, Track and Field, Hockey, Football, Volleyball

  • Biodex isokinetic testing is a muscle isolation testing system that analyzes muscular strength and identifies potential harmful weaknesses. The biodex machine measures the weakest and strongest muscles contributing to overall movement by isolating muscle groups and testing their limits.

    Relevant for: Soccer, Basketball, Football

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Our Facilities

  • The Sport Science Laboratory is lead by Dr. Andrew Perrotta and is housed within the CHPH. His laboratory focuses on sport science and sport medicine and its direct application to enhancing health and sport performance. Graduate students conduct applied research within the daily training environment of the Windsor Lancer varsity programs. Dr. Perrotta's team concentrates on examining the dose-response to exercise using wearable technology to quantify exercise stress, and to examine the response in biological function and athletic performance.

  • The Armoury is the primary space for team training sessions and is also used for fitness testing. It is a massive, 7200 sq. ft open concept facility with windows spanning from the floor to ceiling. It contains a primary floor, a studio, and a mezzanine.

  • The Sport Performance Studio is a dedicated space for our Lancer athletes to perform personalized and supervised training sessions.

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Community Programs

  • The University of Windsor’s Department of Kinesiology’s APEX Research Group supports healthy living of people with disabilities (autism spectrum and intellectual disability (ASD-ID) through physical activity.

    To learn more about opportunities with APEX, research and impact, please click here.

  • RENEW stands for Resources, Education, Nutrition, Exercise, Wellness and is run by Windsor Regional Hospital’s cancer program and the University of Windsor’s Faculty of Human Kinetics. In the RENEW Exercise Program, participants work with specially trained fitness instructors to help them regain strength and confidence. Sessions are held in the Toldo Lancer Centre.

    Thanks to the generous support of the Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation and its donors, participants pay a subsidized fee of $40 for their first 10-week session. Participants attend two, 60-minute exercise sessions each week. Classes include light to moderate strengthening and toning exercises. Classes are led by specially trained instructors who have received Cancer and Exercise Training for Health Professionals certification from THRIVE Health Services (University of Calgary). Exercises are modified to allow participants to work at their own pace and meet their personal goals.

  • The UWorkItOut UWin program is a collaborative effort between the Department of Kinesiology’s SPPARC (Sport Psychology & Physical Activity Research Collaborative) Lab, the CHPH, and UWindsor’s Student Counselling Centre. The program helps low-risk sedentary students improve their mental health, increase their participation in physical activity, and foster positive lifestyle changes. Each participant is paired with a dedicated personal trainer that guides them through exercises and advises them on implementing positive lifestyle changes. Additionally, each participant is given a counselling session every week. The program has been shown to decrease feelings of anxiety and depression in participants, and increase their confidence, motivation, and coping abilities.

    To learn more about SPPARC please click here

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