Exercise Sciences

Pat Roy Vehrs

Associate Professor

Department of Exercise Sciences

College of Health and Human Performance

 

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Courses: EXSC 369, EXSC 463, EXSC 669 and EXSC 670.
Office: 116A RB

Phone: (801) 422-1626
Email: pat_vehrs@byu.edu

 

Area of Discipline / Professional Expertise:

• Cardiopulmonary exercise testing
• Body composition
• Energy expenditure and pedometry
• Physical activity in children
• Development and validation of models to predict cardiorespiratory fitness
• Validation of new technologies in exercise science

Research:

• Validation of body composition assessment techniques in adults and children.
• Development and validation of submaximal exercise models to predict maximal cardiorespiratory fitness (VO₂max) in adults and children.
• Validation of new technology such as heart rate monitors, metabolic carts, and body composition analyzers.
• Energy expenditure of walking.
• Physical activity in children.

Education:

• Ph.D, Exercise Physiology, Brigham Young University, 1991
• M.S., Physical Education - Exercise Physiology, Northern Illinois University, 1986
• B.S., Marketing, Northern Illinois University, 1984

Affiliations:

• AAHPERD - Primary
• American College of Sports Medicine - Primary
• Human Performance Research Center - Primary
• Scouting Education - Primary

Selected Publications:

• Florence, L. W., Fellingham, G. W., Vehrs, P. R., and Mortensen, N. P. Skill Evaluation in Women’s Volleyball. Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, 4(2), Article 14. 2008.
• George, J.D., Bradshaw, D., Hyde, A., LaMonte, M.J., Vehrs, P.R., Hager, R.L., & Yanowitz, F.G., A maximal graded exercise test to accurately predict VO₂max in 18-65-year-old adults. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science 11(3), 149-160, 2007.
• Vehrs, P.R., George, J.D., Fellingham, G.W., Plowman, S.A., Dustin-Allen, K.  A submaximal treadmill exercise test to predict VO₂max in fit adults.  Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science 11(2), 61-72, 2007.
• Vehrs, P.R., Keller, D.M., Hoyt, G.H., George, J.D., Hager, R.L., Fellingham. G.W.  Monitoring changes in VO₂max during 14 weeks of endurance training using the cardio coach^®.  Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 21(1), 62-66, 2007.
• Vehrs, P.R. and Hager, R.  Science, assessment and interpretation of body composition in physical education.  Journal of Physical Education Recreation and Dance, 77(7), 46-51, 2006.
• Vehrs, P.R. and Fellingham, G.W.  Heart rate and VO₂ responses to cycle ergometery in White and African American men.  Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Sciences, 10(2); 109-118, 2006.
• Bradshaw, D., George, J.D., Hyde, A., LaMonte, M.J., Vehrs, P.R., Hager, R.L, & Yanowitz, F.G. An accurate VO₂max non-exercise regression model for 18 to 65 year-old adults. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 76 (4), 426-432, 2005.
• Vehrs, P.R.  Strength training in children and adolescents - Part One.  ACSMs Health and Fitness Journal, 9(4) 8-12, 2005.
• Vehrs, P.R.  Strength training in children and adolescents - Part Two.  ACSMs Health and Fitness Journal, 9(4), 13-18, 2005.

Languages:

• Spanish

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