ISSN
1097-9743
The
ASEPNewsletter
is devoted to informative articles and news itmes about exercise physiology.
It is a monthly magazine of news, opinions, exercise physiology professionals,
and events that shape exercise physiology. While it contains views and
opinions of the Editor
who
oversees the ASEP Internet Websites, visitors can have a voice as well.
We welcome interested practitioners, researchers, and academicians to e-mail
the Publisher their thoughts and ideas or respond directly online via the
ASEP
Public Forum.
April,
2000
From
the Editor
There Really Isn't
a Choice
Tommy Boone, PhD, MPH, FASEP
Those of us who understand
the passion behind the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP)
have no choice but to reject the sports medicine scene. Ever since
its inception, the transition to ASEP has been swift for some exercise
physiologists and yet slow for others. Learning to adjust to a new
organizational format isn’t easy. It requires a new way of thinking
and trusting, along with new behavior patterns.
Exercise physiologists know
the challenges before the profession, but relatively few have moved beyond
a comfort level to reach out to ASEP. Even when they receive the
brochures and other information about the Society, they still appear reluctant
to take charge of breakthrough possibilities with a new organization.
This is disappointing, and a fact that change has been a challenge but
not necessarily surprising. Creating change and the organizational
structure to support it requires patience and persistence. There
are the intangibles; the feelings driven by “Have I done the right thing?”
Knowing that you made the
right decision is important, if not, essential to managing change.
Added to this mix of emotions is the personalized redefining and integration
of exercise physiology into the ever-growing healthcare community.
In short, both the decision and the integration are related to the assumptions
underlying the infrastructure of the organization. The assumptions
drive the members. They provide a cognitive construct and behavioral
interactions that create opportunities to overcome resistance. The
assumptions allow for an increased emphasis on new beliefs and the importance
of the change process.
The assumption of benefit
must be matched with the perception of loss or otherwise the change process
is resisted. This is probably the biggest challenge before all exercise
physiologists (i.e., the alignment of motive, need, and motivation with
what is believed to be left behind). Once they understand the ASEP
mission and the need for jobs for our professionals, loyalty and caring
for the change process is less a contaminated way of thinking. It
is instead a vision that drives towards solutions and away from problems
embedded in the inertia of tradition. With an effective vision to
guide new behaviors, members are able to unleash strategies for changing
how things are done in exercise physiology.
Change itself is first reflected
in the strength of the members’ decision to “walk the talk.” The
challenge is to walk in the direction exercise physiologists want to go.
That direction has been outlined in the ASEP web site. It isn’t perfection.
Instead, it is a work in progress. It is healthy and essential to
the evolutionary steps required to professionalize exercise physiology.
It is a direction only exercise physiologists can define, organize, and
manage. The importance of professionalism, respect for all exercise
physiologists, and the nurturing of individual and collective responsibility
within the healthcare community are changes brought about through increased
ASEP member communication and trust.
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Research
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FITNESS
AND TRAINING
Heart
Rate Responses and Perceived Exertion for Beginner and Recreational Sport
Climbers During Indoor Climbing
JEFFREY
M. JANOT1, JEFF P. STEFFEN2, JOHN P. PORCARI2
and MARGARET A. MAHER2
1The
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, and 2University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse, WI
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SYSTEMS
PHYSIOLOGY: Neuromuscular
Role
of Fatigue on Proprioception of the Ankle
BURKE
GURNEY, JAMES MILANI and MARYBETH ELIZABETH PEDERSEN
Physical
Therapy Department, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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