Assistant Professor | School of Health and Sciences
Ext. 5230
reynaldo.soler@sagrado.edu
The professor holds a master's degree in Exercise Science from the Interamerican University and a bachelor's degree in Physical Education from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. He has more than twenty years of experience in exercise science, research projects and evaluation. He also works on issues related to the measurement of health-related fitness and motor capacity in young sports participants and their parents. In addition, he performs physiological evaluations on athletes during training sessions and controlled protocols. His responsibilities include the preparation of field and laboratory tests, the organization of a permanent measurement program and the evaluation of physical and body biotype indicators in early age groups.
Peer-reviewed publications
Hodge SR, Vigo A, Soler R, Del Rio, LO. Puerto Rico In Shape. Evaluation Project Report: A Profile of Physical Activities and Foods Behaviors of the people of Puerto RicoDepartment of Recreation and Sports, Ohio State University and University of Puerto Rico. 2008.
Soler R, M Echegaray & M A Rivera. Thermal responses and body fluid balance of competitive male swimmers during a training session. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 17 (2): 362-367, 2003.
Soler R, MA Rivera & E Lopategui. Thermoregulation and Fluid Balance During Rest and During Exercise in Air and Water Environments. Physical Activity Sciences. 2(1): 1-10, 1995.
Lopategui E, Soler R & M.A. Rivera. The Evaluation of the Physiological and Metabolic Response Using Ergometric Procedures: Air Environment and Water Environment. Archives of Sports Medicine, 12(45): 29-38. 1995.
Lopategui E, Soler R & M.A. Rivera. The Physiological and Metabolic Response of the Competitive Swimmer during Exercise in Air and Water Environments. Puerto Rico Health Science Journal 12 (2): 133-141, 1994.
Soler R & LO Del Río. The Bilateral Transfer Phenomenon applied to Fine Skill Learning in Graduate Students. Association of Physical Education and Recreation of Puerto Rico. Annual Meeting Bulletin- 1993.
Conference papers
Soler R, & H. Sanchez. Prevalence of Health-Related Fitness. Components in middle-lower- and upper-class male Puerto Rican Adolescents. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 35(5): S62, 2003.
Soler R, JA Barreto & R. Lind. Prevalence of Health-Related Fitness Components in Athletically Gifted Male Puerto Rican Adolescents. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 33(5): S33, 2001.
Soler R, MA Rivera, A Rivera-Brown, WR Frontera & E Lopategui. Thermoregulatory and Body Fluid Balance responses during a swimming training session. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 28(5):S157. 1996.
Soler R, MA Rivera & E Lopategui. Effects of Taper on Stored Elastic Energy in Adolescent Swimmers. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 27(5):S90, 1995.
Soler R, JA Barreto & R Lind. Somatotypical Characteristics of Central American Youth Handball Players. Association of Physical Education and Recreation of Puerto Rico. Annual Meeting Bulletin. 1996.
Rivera MA, E Lopategui, A Rivera-Brown, R Soler & WR Frontera. Elastic Energy of Knee Extensor in Adolescent Swimmerp. 25th FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine. 1994.
Soler R, MA Rivera, & E Lopategui. Stored Elastic Energy in Knee Extensor Muscles on Adolescents as a Predictor of Sprint Swimming Time. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 26 (5): S209, 1994.