Stephan Geisler (sports scientist)
Stephan Geisler (born April 4, 1977 in Solingen ) is a German sports scientist and professor of fitness and health at the IST University in Düsseldorf. He is Vice President of the IST University for Research and Teaching and heads the Fitness and Health Department. At the German Sport University in Cologne he teaches Olympic weightlifting and leads advanced training in the field of fitness and athletic training.
Career
Geisler studied rehabilitation and prevention at the German Sport University in Cologne and, after graduating, was given a teaching position in the field of strength training. He wrote his diploma thesis on "Injuries and overuse injuries in fitness sports". His doctorate in the field of molecular sports medicine is entitled: "Analysis of molecular mechanisms of training-related skeletal muscle adaptation". The work focuses on the growth factor myostatin .
In 2013 he was appointed professor (FH) when the IST University of Management was founded. There he developed the course "Fitness Science and Fitness Economics", which consists of a mixture of sports science and economic content. In an effort to establish the concept of fitness science as a recognized sub-area of sports science, he organized the first German fitness science congress in Düsseldorf in February 2018 .
In addition to his work as a professor, Stephan Geisler is an expert for various media such as Men's Health , Fitbook , ARD , ZDF , RTL , VOX , N-TV , WDR and operates an educational channel on the social media platform YouTube under the name "Der Fitness professor ".
Functions and offices
- Vice President of the IST University for Management in Düsseldorf
- Dean of the Faculty of Fitness and Health
- Lecturer at the German Sport University Cologne since 2002
- Member of the American College of Sports Medicine
- Member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association
- Reviewer of the Scientific-Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
- Reviewer of the scientific journal Frontiers in Physiology
- Adviser to the BVDG (Federal Association of German Weightlifters)
- Head of the Men's Health Camp (Andalusia)
- Head of the certificate course in athletic training at the DSHS
Web links
- Stephan Geisler's website
- Stephan Geisler on the website of the IST University
- Website of Fitness Science Congress
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geisler, Stephan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sports scientist and professor for fitness and health at the IST University in Düsseldorf |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4th 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solingen |