The Lugnet Institute for Sport Science

LIVI is a foundation established 1988 by Falu Council, County Council of Dalarna and Dalarna University. The main tasks for LIVI are:

* To provide education and information about sport,
exercise and health care to athletes and recreational
athletes. To be involved in sports-related education
at Dalarna University.

* To offer physiological performance tests

* To manage research in sports medicine and
healthcare.

* To provide medical service to athletes with
sports related injuries.

LIVI is a place both for elite athletes and recreational athletes. LIVI can through different kinds of physiological performance tests give qualified advice on how to improve the athlete’s sporting ability.

LIVI also work with health care, which includes education, healthcare advice, fitness tests etc. The education is given as lectures, seminars and courses to companies, athletic clubs and other organisations. Covered topics are health, health care, exercise, diet, stress management, antidotal treatment for smokers and management of sports-related injuries.

The medical service is run by orthopaedic doctors who have specialised in sports-related injuries. The medical service also includes a physiotherapist.

LIVI has a well equipped test laboratory with equipment’s for both strength and endurance tests.
In the test laboratory oxidative capacity can be measured while athletes are cycling, rollerblading, cross country skiing or running.

LIVI, Box 1992, Sweden-791 19 FALUN. adress: Selma Lagerlöfsplatsen Lugnet Falun.
Phone +46 23-220 00. Fax +46 23 227 05. Email: livi@livi.se.

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