Prof. Yuval Heled
Ph.D, LLB, FACSMA world-renowned expert in integrative and exercise physiology – scientist, consultant, author and sought-after lecturer in Israel and abroad.
Science that keeps body and mind young
Professor Yuval Heled is a world-renowned expert in the sciences of integrative physiology and exercise physiology, a scientist, consultant, author and lecturer. In the past, he served as the Chief Physiologist of the IDF Medical Corps.
Today he is a full professor at the School of Medicine, Reichman University, where he heads the Laboratory of Human Physiology and Exercise Physiology. He also serves as the Chief Physiologist at the Medix Sports Medicine Center in Tel Aviv and as a consulting physiologist at the National Institute of Sports Medicine, Sheba Medical Center.
Professor Heled has published over 100 scientific articles and book chapters, and authored three books: Health Outside the Comfort Zone – The Science of Hormesis, which deals with improving resilience through exposure to "healthy stress"; How Long Until Only 120?, which deals with the science of longevity; and The Future of Old – Decoding the Science of Staying Young.
His extensive and integrative education and experience have made Professor Heled a sought-after lecturer and consultant in academia, various organizations and companies, as well as in personal counseling settings.
- Full Professor, School of MedicineReichman University – Head of the Laboratory of Human Physiology and Exercise Physiology
- Former Chief PhysiologistIDF Medical Corps
- Chief PhysiologistMedix Sports Medicine Center, Tel Aviv
- Visiting ProfessorTel Aviv University and USUHS, Maryland, USA
- Limits of human performance
- Survival in extreme conditions
- Physical training
- Sports medicine
- Adaptation to stress
- Health promotion
- Longevity science
