Heikki Kyröläinen

Heikki Kyröläinen received the Ph.D. degree with the University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland. He is a Professor with the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä. He was found competent for professorships in exercise physiology in 2003, biology of physical activity in 2005, kinesiology in 2006, and biomechanics in 2007. He has authored or coauthored over 180 peer-reviewed international scientific articles and about 300 chapters in books, abstracts, proceedings, and domestic publications. His research interests are wide in the field of biology of physical activity but, however, a major research line has been mechanical efficiency and economy during human locomotion since 1987.