The training activities of the Physical Education and Exercise Laboratory include many research dissertations and postgraduate and Ph.D. theses on issues related to the disciplines it is involved in.
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The Physical Education and Exercise Laboratory has become involved in new areas of activity relating to exercise and health issues and created new prospects for special physical exercise regimens for fit persons as well as persons with chronic diseases of all ages. Initially, activities were organised for groups of school age children featuring basketball, handball and badminton. In 1997, funds from the Community Support Framework enabled the implementation of special exercise programmes for persons suffering from cardiovascular diseases diabetes, obesity, asthma, kidney diseases, osteoporosis, pain in lumbar region and the elderly, while systematic evaluation of the participants' functional skill were made in order to improve their physical condition and health. Thus far 840 individuals in total have benefited from these programmes and have been evaluated at the Physical Education and Exercise Laboratory with specialised measurement equipment based on their individual case characteristics.
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The Physical Education and Exercise Laboratory has cooperated with various sport federations (the Hellenic Athletics Federation, the Hellenic Gymnastics and Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, the Hellenic Canoe kayak Federation, the Hellenic Volleyball Federation), Sport Unions and Clubs conducting laboratory measurements and field tests on the playing field to evaluate athletes in various sports (athletics, football, basketball, volleyball, swimming, gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics, tennis, badminton, table tennis, tae kwon do, kick boxing etc).
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 Soccer player |
 Table tennis player |
The Democritus University of Thrace DPESS Laboratory participated in preparation of National Teams for the Olympic Games 2004 by conducting laboratory measurements and field tests on the playing field in order to evaluate the physical condition of athletes in the canoe kayak, wrestling, women's football and basketball national teams, as well as the men's goal-ball national team that participated in the Athens Paralympic Games. Pictures from these measurements being taken are presented below.
 Women's football national team |
 Women's basketball national team |
 Men’s goal ball national team |
