The UWA Exercise and Performance Centre (EPC) is a leading provider of athletic testing and training services in WA conducted by a integrative team of leading sport scientists and high performance trainers.

Located within the School of Human Sciences at UWA the specialised equipment, facilities and expertise allows EPC to cater for professional, aspiring or amateur athletes looking to gain a competitive edge or understand more about their performance.

Service packages can be tailored for teams and individuals catering for a variety of goals, performance levels and competitive seasons. See an outline of our available services:

Athletic performance

  • Physiological testing (i.e., aerobic capacity, anaerobic threshold, efficiency, strength, power and body composition)  Strength and conditioning
  • Environmental training (altitude training and heat acclimation)
  • Injury screening and prevention
  • Athlete education and development
  • Exercise rehabilitation and return-to-sport
  • Athletic recovery

Corporate and occupational performance

  • Physical performance/capacity assessment
  • Environmental and physical stress assessment
  • Workplace health assessment
  • Education

UWA High Performance in Sport and Industry Research Group

The UWA EPC works closely with the School's High Performance in Sport and Industry Research Group to ensure translation of the latest research into practice. This relationship ensures ongoing research opportunities, and allows cutting-edge sports science research findings to be disseminated to our clients using the EPC services. This interdisciplinary research theme encompasses the School?s research activity over five decades, related to maximising human performance at the highest level in sporting and industry settings.

Example sport-specific packages

Endurance athletes
Testing and training packages can be tailored for individuals and groups based on the sport and performance goals. See examples below of a package tailored for endurance athletes.
Team performance testing and training
Testing and training packages can be tailored for individuals and groups based on the sport and performance goals.
Injury prevention
Injury prevention is a key element of athlete performance in not only ensuring athletes are available to compete but also to allow maximum benefits from training and competition time.
Athlete recovery and preparation
Recovery is a term to describe adaptation to workload after being exposed to training or competition. These sessions are catered to prevent these maladaptive conditions from occurring.