Colvin, Lisa C., Ph.D.

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Colvin, Lisa C., Ph.D.

Professor of Kinesiology
Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine

College of Education and Human Development

Kinesiology

Administration 1-141

O: (318) 342-1324

C: (318) 366-4782

lcolvin@ulm.edu

Childhood obesity: Louisiana’s obesity epidemic and how it affects individual's health and wellbeing; practical solutions for individuals, parents and schools

Physical activity: Surgeon General’s Report summary, guidelines for physical activity, benefits and risks associated with exercise

Exercise testing, prescription and programming: guidelines from American College of Sports Medicine

EKG for health care professionals: electrocardiography for resting and exercising patients

Body Composition Measurements (BCM) for medicine and schools: How to use Body Mass Index (BMI) as an indicator of obesity; how to obtain BMI and what the number values mean; use of skin fold calipers for the measurement and estimation of body composition; discussion of DEXA, MRI, NIR and BIA