Course Description
Physiological responses to exercise and adaptations to training. Influence of physical activity on health and design of conditioning programs in select populations and conditions. Designed for non-exercise science majors.
Athena Title
Applied Exercise Physiology
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in KINS 3700E
Prerequisite
(CBIO 2200-2200L and CBIO 2210-2210L) or VPHY 3100
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will be able to: 1. Describe the underlying physiological mechanisms needed to exercise. 2. Discuss the physiological effects of acute exercise and training. 3. Discuss the impact of different environment conditions on exercise capacity. 4. Define muscle fatigue and muscle injury and their impact on health and exercise capacity. 5. Discuss the impact of nutrition and drug use (ergogenic aids) on exercise capacity. 6. Disuss the impact of youth, age and gender on exercise capacity and exercise training. 7. Discuss the impact of chronic fatigue syndrome, athletic chronic fatigue syndrome, and overtraining on exercise capacity.
Topical Outline
•Introduction to Exercise Physiology •Muscular Control of Movement •Neurological Control of Movement •Neuromuscular Adaptations to Resistance Exercise •Metabolism and Basic Energy Systems •Hormonal responses to exercise •Measurement of work, Power, and Energy Expenditure •Circulation and exercise •Respiration during exercise •Cardiorespiratory adaptations to training •Thermoregulation and Exercise •Exercise in Different Environments •Quantifying Sports Training •Nutrition and Nutritional Ergogenics •Optimal body weight for performance •Ergogenic Aids and Performance •Growth, Development, and the Young Athlete •Aging and the Older Athlete •Chronic fatigue syndrome •Athletic CFS •Exercise genomics and proteomics
Syllabus