Yuri Feito

Dr. Feito obtained his Ph.D in exercise physiology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and holds master degrees in clinical exercise physiology and public health. He is certified by ACSM as a Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist (RCEP) and Clinical Exercise Specialist (CES) and has been involved in the medical fitness industry since 2001, as a practitioner and administrator. As a professor, Dr. Feito’s emphasis is to provide a ‘bridge’ between scientific knowledge and skill application by incorporating clinical applications to all the courses he instructs. His current research interests include physiological adaptations to high-intensity training, the use of objective measures to promote and measure physical activity and the role of physical activity/exercise to prevent and manage chronic disease.