Sports Medicine and Human Performance over the past 10 years has become a topic of increased interest in our military forces.  So we are pleased to have Dr/Lt. Patrick Dougherty of the US Navy with us today in the podcast to talk about aerospace physiology and exercise physiology.  This is a great podcast about the career paths in the military for exercise scientists and about the real-world, life and death impact that these folks can have.  Enjoy! LISTEN NOW!

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. Huffines Institute Director's Blog: Speed - Faster Than You Think 2013 Boston Marathon Statistics Wikipedia: Marathon World Record Progression 60 Minutes Feature: Hometown favorite, Shalane Flanagan, aims to win Boston MarathonBe sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio    (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday...

Check out this weeks article titled "Where "Wnt" The Bone! Resistance Exercise Prevents Bone Loss" by Brandon Macias. "The estimated lifetime risks of an osteoporotic fracture are about 50% in women and 22% in men. Fractures in the elderly lead to large, often irreversible loss of quality of life and are associated with an increased risk of death. Furthermore, annual direct-care costs attributable to osteoporotic fractures are estimated to cost up to $18 billion in ...

 Our Huffines' Discussion Scholars video podcasts wrap-up today with a great talk from Dr. and Astronaut Richard Linnehan, who talks about "Living, Working & Exercising in Space: An Astronaut's Perspective".  This is a great talk that shows some of the stresses on astronauts as they complete their space missions.