The LaVonne Johnson Peterson Health and Physical Education Center is named for Lavonne Johnson Peterson '50, one of the pioneers of women's sports at Augsburg. Peterson taught for 30 years at Augsburg, as director of physical education for women and as associate professor of physical education. "Mrs. Pete," as she was known by her students, also coached a pioneering women's basketball team, the "Auggiettes," for 18 seasons (1950-68), producing a tremendous 154-6 record in games against other local colleges and Minneapolis Park Board teams. In fact, Augsburg had a 13-season unbeaten streak during Peterson's tenure as coach.
In 1979, Augsburg awarded Peterson the first Women’s Distinguished Athletic Service Award, and a year later, the Distinguished Faculty Award. In 1989, she was part of the first class of women inducted into Augsburg’s Athletic Hall of Fame. When the women’s locker room was competed at Si Melby Hall in 1979, a coaches’ suite in the facility was named in Peterson’s honor.
Equipment:
- Two free standing industrial treadmills
- Two Monark 828E exercise testing bicycle ergometers
- Bod Pod - The BOD POD is an Air Displacement Plethysmograph (ADP) that uses whole body densitometry to determine body composition (fat vs. lean). Similar in principle to underwater weighing, the BOD POD measures body mass (weight) using a very precise scale, and volume by sitting inside the BOD POD.
- AVo2000 - The VO2000™ metabolic measurement system provides health care professionals with true, clinical metabolic measurement for resting and exercise testing. The small, portable system can be used as a stand-alone analyzer or with an optional telemetry package for diagnostic testing purposes. The VO2000™ metabolic measurement system maximizes performance using the preVent® flow sensor and patented preVent® face mask.
- Quinton Cardiac Stress Testing – THE GOLD STANDARD IN CARDIAC STRESS TESTING SYSTEMS: Cardiac stress testing is an important diagnostic and prognostic tool in the evaluation and management of patients with known or suspected coronary heart disease. The level of mechanical stress is progressively increased by adjusting the difficulty (steepness of the slope) and speed. The test administrator or attending physician examines the symptoms and blood pressure response. With use of ECG, the test is most commonly called a cardiac stress test, but is known by other names, such as exercise testing, stress testing treadmills, exercise tolerance test, stress test or stress test ECG.
- Blood Pressure - Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries. Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers—the systolic pressure (as the heart beats) over the diastolic pressure (as the heart relaxes between beats). Cuffs are filled with air to squeeze the artery in your upper arm while a “gauge” (measuring tool) records your blood pressure as the air is released from the cuff. Most home devices use digital (electronic) gauges.
- Blood Glucose - The method of testing your blood sugar involves pricking your finger with a lancet (a small, sharp needle), putting a drop of blood on a test strip and then placing the strip into a meter that displays your blood sugar level.
- Blood Cholesterol - The method of testing your blood cholesterol involves pricking your finger with a lancet (a small, sharp needle), putting a drop of blood on a test strip and then placing the strip into a meter that displays your blood cholesterol level.
- Sit and Reach Flexion - The sit and reach test is a common measure of flexibility, and specifically measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles.
- Function Movement Screening (FMS) - The FMS is a ranking and grading system that documents movement patterns that are key to normal function. By screening these patterns, the FMS readily identifies functional limitations and asymmetries. These are issues that can reduce the effects of functional training and physical conditioning and distort body awareness.
- Y-balance Assessment - As an integral part of the Functional Movement Systems, the Y Balance Test is an easy way to test a person’s risk for injury as well as demonstrate functional symmetry. The Y Balance Test Protocol was developed through years of research in lower extremity injury prevention using the Star Excursion Balance Test.
- Hand-grip Dynamometer - to measure the maximum isometric strength of the hand and forearm muscles. Handgrip strength is important for any sport in which the hands are used for catching, throwing or lifting.
Serves courses of:
- Exercise Physiology
- Exercise Testing and Prescription
- Kinesiology
- Senior Research Keystone
- Components of Fitness
- Advanced Fitness Training
