Applied Exercise Physiology: a serendipitous personal journey toward a place that didn’t exist when the journey started

Authors

  • Carl Foster University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21664/2238-8869.2016v5i3.p172-187

Abstract

Applied exercise physiology is a rich profession in much of the developed world in the early 21st century.  However, in the early 1970’s there was no such profession, just the scientific discipline of exercise physiology.  Linked to the 1975 publication of the first edition of ACSM’s Guidelines for Graded Exercise Testing and Exercise Prescription, the authors career has been linked to a serendipitous series of events that have seen the development of the profession of applied exercise physiology.  Taken as a whole, these parallel stories inform us of the importance of serendipity within the process of scientific discovery.

Author Biography

Carl Foster, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States.

PhD from the University of Texas (Austin). Professor of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse – Department of Exercise and Sport Science; Director of Human Performance Laboratory, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States.

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Published

2016-12-20

How to Cite

FOSTER, Carl. Applied Exercise Physiology: a serendipitous personal journey toward a place that didn’t exist when the journey started. Fronteiras - Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 3, p. 172–187, 2016. DOI: 10.21664/2238-8869.2016v5i3.p172-187. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unievangelica.edu.br/index.php/fronteiras/article/view/2048. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.