Dr. Tanya Holloway

Dr. Holloway is currently a Professor in the Kinesiology and Health Promotion degree program within the Faculty of Applied Health and Community Studies. Dr. Holloway brings a breadth of experience to Sheridan, as both a clinician and leading researcher in her field. Following her Honours BSc and MSc in Kinesiology from the University of Waterloo, Dr. Holloway pursued a clinical career at the Peter Munk Cardiac Center at the University Health Network (UHN). During this time, as the sole exercise physiologist, she led the implementation of exercise prescription for a myriad of complex cardiovascular patients, served as the Clinical Co-Chair of the Employee Wellness Committee, an accreditation team member for Cardiology, and a student mentor.  Subsequent to her 10-year clinical career, Dr. Holloway returned to the University of Guelph to complete her PhD in Exercise Physiology investigating the effects of high intensity versus endurance exercise in heart failure. Following her PhD, Dr. Holloway completed two NSERC funded post-doctoral fellowships (the University of Maastricht, the Netherlands and McMaster University) investigating the effects of exercise and inactivity on protein metabolism.

Selected Publications:

• Holloway TM, McGlory C, McKellar S, Morgan, A, Hamill M, Afeyan R, Comb W, Confer S, Zhao P, Hinton M, Kubassova O, Chakravarthy MV, Phillips SM. A Novel Amino Acid Composition Ameliorates Short-Term Muscle Disuse Atrophy in Healthy Young Men. Fron Nutr 2019 July 10.

• Holloway TM, Morton R, Oikawa S, McGlory C, Phillips SM. Microvascular adaptations to resistance training are independent of load in resistance-trained young men. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2018.

• Holloway TM, Snijders T, Kranenburg J, van Loon LC, Verdijk LB. Temporal response of angiogenesis and hypertrophy to resistance training in young men. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 Aug 25.

• Holloway TMand Spriet LL. Last Words for Crosstalk Opposing View: High intensity interval training does not have role in risk reduction or treatment of disease. J Physiol. 2016 Mar.

• Holloway TMand Spriet LL. Rebuttal from Dr. Holloway and Dr. Spriet. J Physiol. 2015 Dec 15;593(24):5225.

• Holloway TMand Spriet LL. Crosstalk Opposing View: High intensity interval training does not have role in risk reduction or treatment of disease. J Physiol. 2015 Dec 15;593(24):5219-21.

• Holloway TM, Bloemberg D, da Silva ML, Simpson J, Quadrilatero J, Spriet LL. High intensity interval and endurance training cause divergent skeletal muscle adaptations in a rodent model of hypertension. AJP-Reg Integrative Physiology 2015 Jun 1;308(11).

• Holloway TM, Bloemberg D, da Silva ML, Simpson J, Quadrilatero J, Spriet LL. High intensity interval and endurance training have opposing effects on markers of heart failure and cardiac remodeling in hypertensive rats. PlosOne. Feb 12, 2015. 10(3)

• Holloway TM, Chessex C, Grace SL, Oechslin E, Spriet LL, Kovacs AH. A call for adult congenital heart disease patient participation in cardiac rehabilitation. Int J Cardiol. 2011;150(3):345-6.