Physical Activity for Health & Well-Being
Physical Activity for Health & Well-Being
Many of our labs investigate how physical activity affects the body and mind on all levels: From maintaining the integrity of DNA, to improving mental health and glucose metabolism, to managing Type 2 Diabetes.
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Affiliated Labs
Promoting inclusive mobility across the lifecourse
Implementing and evaluating health behavior interventions for cancer survivors to reduce health disparities
Exploring glucose, fat, and protein metabolism in healthy and disease states
Optimizing physical performance and health across all ages and abilities
Discovering how exercise maintains the structure and integrity of DNA
Understanding how movement and environments shape molecular mechanisms and health across the life course
Evaluating evidence-based strategies for improving arterial health in ways that work for real people
Developing tools to engage people in the ordinary behaviors that have an extraordinary impact on health and well-being
Understanding neurodivergent and neurotypical motor and visual development
Evidence-based training, rehabilitation, and health promotion across the lifespan
Promoting physical activity across the lifespan for health and well-being
Preventing dementia, one step at a time
Understanding how exercise and diet improve metabolic health
Implementing physical activity interventions for people with chronic conditions
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Affiliated Faculty
Andrew Ludlow, PhD
Areas of Interest
Telomeres, telomerase, alternative splicing regulation, chromatin biology, miRNAs, RNA biology, diseases of aging, and cancer.
Jeffrey Horowitz, PhD
Areas of Interest
Regulation of fuel mobilization and oxidation and the impact of this regulation on human health.
Jacob Haus, PhD
Areas of Interest
Protein metabolism and skeletal muscle function with aging, as well as glucose and lipid metabolism with obesity, diabetes, and aging.
David Conroy, PhD, FACSM, FSBM
Areas of Interest
Motivation, habit formation and automaticity, behavioral intervention, digital health, adherence to behavior change, healthy aging
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