NorthStar Virtual Office: Mark Pierson
Director of Program Development and Recruitment

Undergraduate/Postgraduate Degrees:

• Exercise Physiology
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• International Business

Job Responsibilities:

• Exercise Science Program Development
• Personnel Recruitment and Support

EID: MP0961
Phone: (800) 878-9438 ext: 5
Submit a resume: [email protected]

Mark Pierson offers over 30 years of cumulative experience in exercise science, strategic human resources management, and team leadership. With a career that spans extensive contributions to program development, consultant training, and operational excellence, Mark has proven his capabilities within pioneering educational programs at NorthStar AES, academic settings, and the broader fitness industry.

Mark has been an integral member of our NorthStar AES team, collaborating effectively on a series of transformative projects that have significantly advanced the field of exercise science technology. His contributions across multiple initiatives have consistently enhanced the scope and impact of our wellness services.

He helped develop NorthStar AES's Rest Between Sets Analytics (RBSA). He contributed greatly in the areas of muscle physiology and biochemistry. Anyone who has studied these fields can attest to the trickiness of trying to pinpoint rest intervals to the point of optimizing training efficacy and recovery. His was equally pivotal in the creation of our Dynamic Tension Optimization Model (DTOM). This model is one of our most unique. It enables us to align time-under-tension with rest periods, which as everyone knows is the key to muscle performance optimization.

Mark also played a key role in the formulation of NorthStar AES's Recovery Interval Optimization Model (RIOM). This model, which determines optimal rest intervals between different exercises, benefits from his ability to integrate cumulative fatigue assessments with energy system demands, ensuring holistic training effectiveness.

His expertise extended to the development of our Energy System Replenishment Model, where he helped match rest periods with the energy systems predominantly taxed during workouts. Mark’s ability to apply complex data on muscle oxygenation and recovery rates was instrumental in the Adaptive Modulation Based on Physiological Feedback, which dynamically adjusts training regimens based on real-time physiological feedback. Incidentally, this data was the beginning of exercise sequencing.

Mark's ability to work collaboratively was a big influence on those of us who were used to being the one and only top dog in the office. It was humbling to watch such a brilliant person take a team spirit approach to ideas of which many were his alone. His work on the Exercise Metric Rhythm System (EMRS) and the Priority Time Allocation Formula (PTAF) was a big part to these techs coming to market. Mark's work on each project has showcased his passion for wellness. His efforts sync well with our company's mission of providing everybody access to scientifically supported fitness solutions. We are truly fortunate to have Mark on our team as we expand the limits of what can be accomplished in the field of exercise science.

Approved by J. White