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Dan Ogilvie

With a master’s degree in exercise physiology, Dan Ogilvie, ACSM-EP, teaches kinesiology courses and leads lab sections at a two-year college in Montgomery, Alabama. His academic work centers on demonstrating the physiological responses to strength and endurance conditioning for undergraduate students. In addition to his classroom and lab instruction, he writes for Biology Insights.

What Muscles Are Used for Sprinting and Why?Fitness
Why Does Working Out Legs Increase Testosterone?Hormones
Does Exercise Reverse the Effects of Alcohol?Substances
Muscle Function and Growth: The Science of Exercise Fitness
What Is Heat Tolerance? Factors and Acclimatization Biology
The Lactate Shuttle: Fueling Athletic Performance Fitness
Aerobic Capacity Training: Intensity and Duration Levels Fitness
How Much Can Exercise Lower Your A1C?Hormones
What Is the Relationship Between Heart Rate and Time During Exercise?Fitness
How Fast Does Muscle Deteriorate From Inactivity?Bones & Muscles
Fast Twitch vs Slow Twitch Muscle Fibers: Key Differences Bones & Muscles
Why Do Men Run Faster Than Women? A Biological Explanation Fitness
How Fast Can a Human Move? The Limits of Human Speed Physics
How Does Football Relate to Science and Biology?Biology
Does Exercise Raise Your Body Temperature?Fitness
What Exercise Lowers Blood Sugar the Fastest?Hormones
How Soon After Stopping Training Does Muscle Atrophy Occur?Bones & Muscles
Are High Knees Cardio? The Science Explained Fitness
Does Cardio Make You More Vascular?Fitness
What Are Type 1 Muscle Fibers and How Do They Work?Bones & Muscles
Are Fast Twitch Muscles Bigger Than Slow Twitch?Bones & Muscles
How to Increase or Inhibit Myostatin for Muscle Growth Bones & Muscles
Why Is There Such a Huge Variation in Athletic Ability?Fitness
Does Massaging Muscles Help Them Grow?Bones & Muscles
Does Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Mean Muscle Growth?Fitness
How Long Does ATP Last During Exercise?Fitness
What Does Alcohol Do to Your Muscles?Substances
Does Cardio Increase Vascularity?Fitness
What Is the Ventilatory Threshold and Why Does It Matter?Fitness
Do Fast Twitch Muscles Have More Mitochondria?Biology