The Program boasts an extensive laboratory infrastructure at both Universities, fully supporting the development and sustainability of its research lines. Operating as a unified course, materials from each institution are made available to the other, multiplying equipment capacity for research use, regardless of the principal investigator’s home institution. The laboratory descriptions are as follows:
– Clinical Investigations, Experimental and Exercise Physiology:
Conducts testing, analysis, and storage of samples from research projects linked to clinical practice and physiology. The facility is approximately 80m², featuring laboratory benches, dual-voltage electrical installations, sinks, and cabinets. Equipment includes: -80°C ultra-low temperature freezer, conventional freezer, biochemical analyzer, refrigerated centrifuge, NIRS muscle oxygenation monitor, and cycle ergometer.
– Laboratory of Functional Assessment, Imaging, and Movement (LAFIM):
Dedicated to investigations regarding kinanthropometry, biochemistry, and exercise physiology. The 64m² climate-controlled space includes student seating, a whiteboard, and three storage cabinets. Equipment includes: two incline treadmills, one flat treadmill, three upright stationary bikes, one recumbent bike, anthropometric equipment, photocells, linear encoder, Wells sit-and-reach box, biochemical analyzer (glucose, lactate, and triglycerides), and dynamometer.
– Muscle Strength Assessment Laboratory (LabFor):
Assesses muscle strength, energy expenditure in different populations, exercise on various stability bases, subjective perception of effort, and electromyographic activation of different muscle portions.

• Structure: Full weight room (150m²), meeting room, multimedia classroom (40-person capacity), functional assessment sector, and kinanthropometric assessment sector.
• Equipment: Handgrip dynamometer, ERGO JUMP platform, photoelectric cell set, camcorders, anthropometric assessment tools, Omron HBF306 Bioimpedance body composition analyzer, EMG, electrogoniometer, load cell, portable open-circuit expired gas analysis system with 1000m telemetry data transmission, integrated GPS, indirect calorimetry, integrated oxygen saturation (SpO2), and VO2000 metabolic analyzer (MedGraphics).

– Motor Evaluation Laboratory (LAM):
Conducts anthropometric and functional assessments of athletes and non-athletes. Studies related to Athletics utilize an official-size synthetic track equipped with all standard competition gear. The 70m² area is organized for testing, research, meetings, and internet access. Equipment includes: anthropometric tools, heart rate monitors, blood pressure monitors, ECG and defibrillator, ECAFIX ATL treadmill (up to 24 km/h), electromagnetic cycle ergometer and Computrainer (cycle simulator), and Cosmed K4 portable gas analyzer with telemetry.
– Exercise Biology Laboratory (BioEx):
Research focuses on the effects of different exercise models and protocols on the morphology and contractility of isolated cardiac myocytes, thermoregulation, and physical performance in experimental animals.

• Structure: Two 20m² rooms for rat housing; one 26m² exercise room with 4 swimming tanks and 3 treadmills for rats/mice; one 10m² room for thermoregulation/energy consumption experiments; one 10m² room for anesthesia, surgery, and blood pressure measurement; laundry/sanitization area; warehouse; 15m² euthanasia and sample prep room; 15m² isolated cardiac cell experimentation room; and a 40m² study/meeting room.
• Equipment: Animal treadmills (3 units), metabolic treadmills (2 units), metabolic cages for resting animals (3 units), swimming tanks (4 units), conventional and metabolic racking systems. Contractility and fluorescence measurement system for isolated cardiomyocytes (inverted microscope, image capture system, electrical stimulator, CCD camera, PC). Heating water circulator, Milli-Q water purifier, cardiac cell isolation system, pH meter, precision electronic scales, magnetic stirrers, portable lactate/glucose monitors, heart rate/ECG/blood pressure monitors (direct and indirect), and telemetry system for temperature and cardiovascular data. The lab also utilizes UFV infrastructure from Nutrition, Biology, and Medicine departments, including shared equipment like DEXA, confocal microscopes, and echocardiographs.

– Psychomotor Stimulation Laboratory:
Investigates the effects of psychomotor stimulation in individuals with disabilities and establishes anthropometric, nutritional, and health profiles.

• Outreach: Provides intervention space for habilitation/rehabilitation with emphasis on psychomotor stimulation and systematic physical activity, including support for caregivers.
• Teaching: Offers permanent training in interdisciplinary care for undergraduate and graduate health students.
• Physical Space: Two ~80m² rooms, gender-neutral bathrooms, study room, warehouse, indoor heated pool, two locker rooms, and a functional assessment room (Total: 400m²).
• Equipment: Full anthropometry (Biodynamics 310e bioimpedance), cycle ergometer, various psychomotor tools (balance discs, Pilates rings, Bobath balls, medicine balls, vibrating platform, suspension trainers, proprioceptive boards, parallel bars, hospital stretchers, and adapted sports equipment). Multimedia equipment for data collection and classes.

– Body Studies Laboratory (Labesc):
Investigates exercise-related aspects for quality of life in the Brazilian population, serving as a national reference for Body Image and psychological health variables.

• Structure: 36m² space with meeting tables, 12 chairs, workstations, and multimedia equipment.
• Equipment: InBody bioimpedance analyzer, two digital scales, and two scientific skinfold calipers.

– Gender & Physical-Sporting Activities Studies Laboratory (LEGAFE):
Hosts weekly research group meetings, seminars, interview recording/transcription, and pedagogical material development.

• Structure: 30m² room with meeting tables and archives.
• Equipment: IT materials for data collection (Datashow, digital recorders, 6 notebooks, microphones, and digital cameras).

– Human Performance Laboratory (LAPEH):
Investigates acute and chronic effects of exercise in healthy individuals, athletes, and special populations (diabetic, hypertensive, obese). Focuses on energy expenditure, thermoregulation, nutritional ergogenic aids, and coronary risk factors.

• Structure: Faculty office, reception, 50-capacity multimedia seminar room, functional, neuromuscular, and kinanthropometric assessment sectors (Total: 120m²).
• Equipment: Professional ECG (Ecafix), defibrillator, mercury/aneroid sphygmomanometers, goniometers, electronic/mechanical bikes, treadmills, Wells boxes, step simulator, Jamar handgrip dynamometers, VO2000 and Ultima Medgraphics gas analyzers, rowing ergometers, upper limb ergometers, and 100 heart rate monitors.
• Advanced Tools: Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA), 60 accelerometers (Actigraph software), 45 pedometers, thermal imaging cameras, Fluke laser guns, weather stations, and blood analyzers (i-STAT, Reflotron Plus).

– Physical Education, Body, and Society Study Group (NECO):
Interdisciplinary study of Physical Education intersecting with Human and Social Sciences (culture, gender, Olympism).

• Structure: ~64m² area with whiteboard, projection area, and 40 seats.

– Soccer Research and Study Center (NUPEF):
Research focused on soccer to develop “smarter and more creative” players and train qualified human resources.

• Structure: 5 rooms (student study area, game analysis room, cognition/action room, sports psychology room, and coordinator’s office).
• Equipment: FUT-SAT game analysis computers, TACTICUP decision-making software, Eye Tracking system, Vienna Test System (basic cognitive skills), Biofeedback, and GPsports for physical/physiological tracking.

– Cardiovascular Investigation and Exercise Physiology Unit (InCFEx):
Evaluates the acute and chronic effects of exercise on cardiovascular and autonomic variables, primarily in populations with cardiometabolic diseases.

• Physical Space 1: Located at the UFJF University Hospital (~87m²).
• Physical Space 2: Located at the UFJF Faculty of Physical Education (~200m²), including 8 data collection booths and study offices.
• Equipment: Finometer (continuous blood pressure monitoring), Biopac signal integration, venous occlusion plethysmograph, handgrip, mental stress test tablets, 5 upright bikes, upper limb ergometer, Yellow Spring lactate analyzer, Manovacuometer, Powerbrief (inspiratory training), and CardioMapa (24h BP/ECG monitoring).

Libraries
The physical collection is housed in the Central and Sectoral libraries of the Department of Physical Education at UFV. Students can locate works and check availability via the University’s online system. Recent acquisitions have been funded by FAPEMIG, the Arthur Bernardes Foundation, CAPES, CNPq, and donations.
At UFJF, there is a Central Library and an online access system covering all areas of the Graduate Program. As a user of the ProQuest/CAPES partnership, UFJF provides access to over 4,500 full-text publications. The Knowledge Diffusion Center (CDC) manages the UFJF Library System, comprising the Central Library and 13 satellite/sectoral libraries.
The UFV Central Library is a modern four-story building (12,816.59m²) offering over 1,500 study stations, individual and group rooms, videoconferencing, rare books, and multimedia spaces. Additionally, the CAPES Periodicals Portal is widely used via CAFe (Federated Academic Community) or proxy access. Together, both Universities offer over 700 specific technical books related to the program’s research lines.