Exercise Science Center

Men's and Women's Brannock devices for measuring shoe sizes, arch length, width etc. Comes in handy to have properly fitting shoes when beginning a new exercise regimen.

In instances where dehydration is suspected, the Exercise Science Center is equipped with a Urine Specific Gravity (USG) meter. Collecting a few drops of urine, we can see how heavy the urine is. Tap water shows a value of 1.0000, and typical values for urine is between 1.0050 and 1.0150. Dehydration makes the urine more concentrated, with values that can exceed 1.0200. Elevated numbers are also seen when the body is eliminating excessive amounts of proteins in the urine, (i.e. heavy exercise, calorie restriction and diabetes}.

The Exercise Science Center has medical grade instruments that can precisely evaluate oxygenation of the hemoglobin in the blood. If your red blood cells had 100 slots that could hold oxygen, the oximeter can tell us how many of those slots are filled. A typical value for a healthy individual is 98% oxygen saturation. Lung damage from disease, smoking, environmental toxicity, or more recently the COVID virus, can greatly affect saturation levels. If your oxygen saturation levels drops below 88% at rest, or 85% while exercising or while asleep you would be prescribed supplementary oxygen and be eligible for reimbursement through Medicare. One symptom that can arise is “clubbing”, where the poor oxygenation to the extremities caused a deformation of the fingertips.