Einat Kodesh is an associate professor at the Physical Therapy department at the University of Haifa. She is an exercise physiologist and physical therapist, and her research involves and integrates both fields. Her professional and academic background includes research in the field of performance and physiological response and adaptation to acute and prolonged training within the context of both health and disease. Currently, she serves as the head of the M.Sc-PT program and the head of the program "Physical Activity, Exercise, and Health" which aims to promote specialized knowledge in the areas of clinical exercise physiology and health-related physical fitness and physical activity.