Senior Scientist, Latin America & Europe
Dr. Luis Aragón-Vargas is a senior scientist at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) in San Jose, Costa Rica, where he oversees the scientific efforts of the institute in Latin America and Europe. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) where he has served in different capacities, including the International Relations Committee.
Before joining GSSI in 1997, Dr. Aragón taught undergraduate exercise and nutrition classes, graduate exercise physiology and biomechanics classes at the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR) and managed his own fitness consulting business.
Born in Costa Rica, Dr. Aragón obtained his bachelor’s in physical education from the UCR in 1980, and later attended the University of Michigan as a Fulbright Scholar, where he worked at the Fitness Research Center and the Center for Human Motor Research. After receiving a master’s degree, (physical education-exercise physiology), Dr. Aragón went on to a doctorate in exercise science and a certificate of graduate studies in worksite health promotion, which he received in 1994.
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