Guest(s)
Gary Hunter, Ph.D., FACSM
Topic
Body Composition
Topic Info
In physical fitness, body composition is used to describe the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in human bodies. Because muscular tissue takes up less space in our body than fat tissue, our body composition, as well as our weight, determines leanness. Two people at the same height and same body weight may look completely different from each other because they have a different body composition. Dr. Gary Hunter joins the show to discuss body composition and what it means to our health!
Guest Info
Gary R. Hunter, PhD -
Dr. Hunter obtained his PhD in Exercise Physiology from Michigan State University in 1978. Currently he directs the Exercise Physiology program in the Human Studies Department as well as the Exercise Physiology labs for the Physiology/Metabolism Core in the Department of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has been involved in coaching Olympic weight lifting, teaching, and research for over 30 years. During that time he has published over 200 peer reviewed papers and book chapters concerning metabolism, exercise training, fat distribution, and exercise training. He has also made over 200 international and national presentations and been PI or Co-PI on 7 NIH funded grants and 2 foundation grants, 2 of which are currently active. In 1994, he was selected Sport Scientist of the Year by the NSCA, and in 2007, was awarded the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Mentorship, and the President’s Award for Outstanding Teaching by University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2000, he was visiting professor at University of Lausanne in Switzerland, and in 2005 visiting research professor at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
Dr. Hunter obtained his PhD in Exercise Physiology from Michigan State University in 1978. Currently he directs the Exercise Physiology program in the Human Studies Department as well as the Exercise Physiology labs for the Physiology/Metabolism Core in the Department of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has been involved in coaching Olympic weight lifting, teaching, and research for over 30 years. During that time he has published over 200 peer reviewed papers and book chapters concerning metabolism, exercise training, fat distribution, and exercise training. He has also made over 200 international and national presentations and been PI or Co-PI on 7 NIH funded grants and 2 foundation grants, 2 of which are currently active. In 1994, he was selected Sport Scientist of the Year by the NSCA, and in 2007, was awarded the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Mentorship, and the President’s Award for Outstanding Teaching by University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2000, he was visiting professor at University of Lausanne in Switzerland, and in 2005 visiting research professor at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
Host
Melanie Cole, M.S.
Original Air Date
10 / 6 / 2009
