The Human Energy Research Laboratory (HERL) is located in the Department of Kinesiology on the campus of Michigan State University. Our graduate and undergraduate students have many opportunities to become involved with the HERL. Some of these opportunities include research projects, laboratory classes, and providing service to the University and surrounding communities.

Check out the new HERL

View recent abstracts and papers by visiting the Center for Physical Activity and Health

Check out the Exercise Physiology Instructional Classroom (EPIC) by clicking here

Take a look at some pictures of HERL group outings by clicking here

To see a HERL blast from the past, click here

Click here to see fitness testing of MSU Spartan athletes in our lab

MSU students can learn more about the HERL by clicking here

Meet HERL faculty members Joe Eisenmann, Karin Pfeiffer and Jim Pivarnik

Read the history of the HERL by clicking on the

Take a look at our new Center for Physical Activity and Health (CPAH) by clicking HERE

Related Links:

• American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE)
  
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  
• Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research
  
• HKP Job Listings
  
• Kinesiology/Health Science Links
  
• North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM)
  
• U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee
  
• U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health
  

This is a picture of Sparty during the Spring on the beautiful Michigan State University campus

For further information related to the HERL, please contact
James M. Pivarnik, PhD; (517)353-3520 (office); (517)355-4734 (lab); (517)353-2944 (fax); jimpiv@msu.edu

This HERL page was last updated on 01/14/10