Editing Exercise physiology (section)

== History ==
{{See also|Exercise#History|Aerobic exercise#History}}

British physiologist [[Archibald Hill]] introduced the concepts of [[VO2 max|maximal oxygen uptake]] and oxygen debt in 1922.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hale |first=Tudor |date=2008-02-15 |title=History of developments in sport and exercise physiology: A. V. Hill, maximal oxygen uptake, and oxygen debt |journal=Journal of Sports Sciences |language=en |volume=26 |issue=4 |pages=365–400 |doi=10.1080/02640410701701016 |issn=0264-0414 |pmid=18228167 |s2cid=33768722}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bassett |first=D. R. |last2=Howley |first2=E. T. |date=1997 |title=Maximal oxygen uptake: "classical" versus "contemporary" viewpoints |journal=Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise |volume=29 |issue=5 |pages=591–603 |doi=10.1097/00005768-199705000-00002 |issn=0195-9131 |pmid=9140894 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Hill and German physician [[Otto Fritz Meyerhof|Otto Meyerhof]] shared the 1922 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] for their independent work related to muscle energy metabolism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1922 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1922/summary/ |access-date=2018-10-11 |website=NobelPrize.org |language=en-US}}</ref> Building on this work, scientists began measuring oxygen consumption during exercise. Notable contributions were made by Henry Taylor at the [[University of Minnesota]], Scandinavian scientists [[Per-Olof Åstrand]] and [[Bengt Saltin]] in the 1950s and 60s, the Harvard Fatigue Laboratory, German universities, and the Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre  among others.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Seiler |first=Stephen |date=2011 |title=A Brief History of Endurance Testing in Athletes |url=http://www.sportsci.org/2011/ss.pdf |journal=Sportscience |volume=15 |issue=5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Exercise Physiology |url=https://uk.humankinetics.com/products/history-of-exercise-physiology |access-date=2018-10-11 |website=Human Kinetics Europe}}</ref>

In some countries it is a Primary Health Care Provider. Accredited Exercise Physiologists (AEP's) are university-trained professionals who prescribe exercise-based interventions to treat various conditions using dose response prescriptions specific to each individual.{{cn|date=April 2025}}