Panteleimon Ekkekakis
Chairperson and Professor, Department of Kinesiology
Panteleimon Ekkekakis's research examines pleasure and displeasure responses to exercise,
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Panteleimon ("Paddy") Ekkekakis is a professor of exercise psychology and chair of the Department of Kinesiology at Michigan State University. His research examines pleasure and displeasure responses to exercise, including their underlying psychobiological mechanisms, and their implications for exercise behavior.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.: Ph.D.,
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Negative memories of gym class may last into adulthood
CBC News | 2018-09-04
"The most surprising thing about our research was the vividness of [memories and the] emotional impact. This tells us these were transformative experiences," senior author Panteleimon Ekkekakis of Iowa State University in Ames told Reuters Health by phone.
High-intensity workouts won't work for most people
Daily Mail | 2017-10-04
Dr Panteleimon Ekkekakis, a professor of kinesiology at Iowa State University, studies how our bodies and brains respond to exercise.
He says the entire premise of HIIT – which involves alternating between intense bursts of exercise and fixed periods of less-intense activity – guarantees a level of displeasure and therefore does not encourage people to stick to it.
'If you can take an hour of exercise and squeeze it into one minute, there's a price to pay,' he said.
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