| Course ID: | KINS 3700E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Applied Exercise Physiology |
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. |
| Oasis Title: | Applied Exercise Physiology |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in KINS 3700 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | (CBIO 2200-2200L and CBIO 2210-2210L) or VPHY 3100 or VPHY 3100E |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| 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 |