Prof. Dr. Christina Spengler

Area of Interest

Physiology and Exercise Physiology in the context of performance, health and technology

Tutor for Majors MSc HST:

  • Human Movement Science and Sport
  • Human Health, Nutrition, and Environment
  • Medical Technology
  • Rehabilitation and Inculsion
Christina Spengler

Contact

Prof. Dr. Christina Spengler
Lecturer at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology<br>Deputy head of Institut of Human Movement Sc. and Sport
  • GLC G 15.2
  • +41 44 632 50 07

Inst. f. Bewegungswiss. und Sport
Gloriastrasse 37/ 39
8092 Zürich
Switzerland

Prerequisites a student should comply with

Students should be interested in broadening and deepening their knowledge in one or more of the following areas: physiological, e.g. cardio-respiratory and neuro-muscular, limitations to physical activity, from athletes to patients, from young to old age, from slim to obese; adaptations to physical activity and training and their modification by nutritional interventions or motivational aspects; development of new physical / muscular training technologies.

Recommended master courses (Electives I+II of Learning Agreement of the Major)

376-0223-00     Advanced Topics in Exercise Physiology
376-0224-00     Clinical Exercise Physiology
376-0905-00     Funktionelle Anatomie

Research projects of the group·     

  • Cluster of projects: Effects of different exercise modalities on the respiratory and cardio-vascular system, on muscle and brain oxygenation, metabolism and development of fatigue in healthy subjects and patients
  • Cluster of projects: Effects of new training modalities on the respiratory and cardio-vascular system, on muscle and brain oxygenation, metabolism and development of fatigue in healthy subjects and patients
  • Development of new testing protocols
  • Development of a new training device
  • Estimation of task-specific energy expenditure by a new combination of wearable sensors
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