Luke Peddie

Luke is a first year M.Sc. student in the School of Kinesiology under the supervision of Dr. Eli Puterman. He graduated with a B.Kin. while also competing on the Canadian national team and as a varsity athlete for 5 years, acting as team captain in his final year. His career in competitive swimming has shaped his research goals and has driven him to examine the relationship between athletes’ performance and their physical and mental health. This research will involve the examination of psychophysiological mechanisms and models that predict the relationship between stress, performance, and health. His current research project involves assessing the physical and psychological health benefits of exercising outdoors compared to exercise performed indoors. Luke’s thesis will examine the effect of chronic and acute stress on exercise performance in elite athletes in comparison to the general population.