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Dr. Robert Holly

Lecturer Emeritus

  • NPB

Research Interests

Clinical exercise physiology; adult fitness and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, exercise and health.

Grad Group Affiliations

  • Exercise Science

Specialties / Focus

  • Exercise Physiology

Courses

  • EXB 101 Exercise Physiology, Fall
  • EXB 112 Clinical Exercise Physiology, Winter
  • EXB 117 Exercise and Aging in Health and Disease, Spring

Professional Societies

  • Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine

Degrees

  • 1966 BA (Math-Physics) Macalester College
  • 1979 PhD (Physiology) Unviersity of California, Davis

Publications

Casazza, G.A., R.G. Holly, A. van Alstine and E.A. Amsterdam. Exercise Training and Reduction of Some Coronary Risk Factors in Female Cigarette Smokers. American Journal of Cardiology 75:85-87, 1995.

Richardson, M.T., R.G. Holly, E.A. Amsterdam and M.Q. Wang. The Value of Ten Common Exercise Tolerance Test Measures in Predicting Coronary Disease in Symptomatic Females. Cardiology 86:243-248, 1995.

Holly, R.G. and K.E. Krstich. Clinical Exercise Testing Procedures. In: S.O. Roberts, R.A. Robergs and P. Hanson, eds. Clinical Exercise Testing and Prescription: Theory and Application, CRC Press, New York, 1997.

Holly, R.G., E.A. Amsterdam and J.D. Shaffrath. Electrocardiographic Alterations Associated with the Athletic Heart. Sports Medicine 25:139-148,1998.

Holly, R.G. and J.D. Shaffrath. Exercise Programming. In: American College of Sports Medicine, Resource Manual for Graded Exercise Testing and Prescription, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. 1998.

Holly, R.G. and E.A. Amsterdam. Physical Activity and Fitness in the Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. Preventive Cardiology 1:33-43, 1998.

Holly, R.G. and J.D. Shaffrath. Exercise Programming. In: American College of Sports Medicine, Resource Manual for Graded Exercise Testing and Prescription, Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. 2001

Tran M.D., R.G. Holly, J. Lashbrook and E.A. Amsterdam. Effects of Hatha Yoga Practice on the Health-Related Aspects of Physical Fitness. Preventive Cardiology 4:165-170, 2001.