Metabolism
Workshop teaches why of weight
- posted: 04 Dec. 2007
- scrollsports@byui.edu
The BYU-Idaho Activities Program hosted a workshop on metabolism on Tues., Nov. 27, as part of an ongoing series of lectures on health and fitness.
Professor Eli Lankford of the Department of Exercise and Sports Science spoke to students about the biological basis of metabolism. Lankford answered students’ questions on topics such as training strategies and which foods are the best sources of energy for certain physical activities.
Kristi Toponce, a junior studying theater and speech education, attended the workshop.
“What I’ll take away most [from the lecture] is the importance of carbohydrates, the importance of building muscle and how that helps raise my metabolism so that at a resting rate I can burn more calories,” Toponce said.
Mike Bishop, a freshman studying English, also participated in the event.
“My minor is biology, so it was interesting to learn about the biological processes involved in metabolism,” Bishop said.
Lankford has been teaching exercise and sports science at BYU-I for two-and-a-half years.
“My goal for the lecture tonight was for students to get a little better scientific understanding of exercise — the ‘whys’ of what’s going on inside,” Lankford said.
The Activities Program will be scheduling fitness workshops throughout the academic calendar year. The next event is Tues., Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Joseph Fielding Smith Building room 240. Marie Parkinson, a professor in the Department of Health Science, will lecture on the general benefits of exercise. 
