Human Performance Laboratory & Facilities

The Saginaw Valley State University Human Performance Lab (HPL) and Movement Analysis Lab (MAL) are housed in the Bachand Hall building on SVSU’s main campus.

The HPL and MAL is the Department of Kinesiology's primary academic and research space.  

Courses taught in HPL include Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology Functional Anatomy, Athletic Rehabilitation, and Therapeutic Exercise.

The lab houses state-of-the-art equipment to assess a wide array of exercise training parameters. These include VO2max by treadmill and Lode cycle ergometer, spirometry, resting metabolic rate, body composition (BODPOD), blood glucose or lactate, electrocardiogram, and surface electromyography.

Courses taught in MAL include Basic Life Support and First Aid, Emergency Response, Fitness Testing and Assessment, Health Education, Methods of Teaching Health and PE K-12, Sports and Games

In addition to academics, the HPL and MAL offers university and community-wide exercise testing and performs interdisciplinary research integrating fields of biomechanics, exercise physiology, anatomy, and rehabilitation.

Course not taught in the HPL or MAL are taught in a traditional classroom in the College of Health and Human Services.