Exercise Physiology

Foundational course in Human Exercise Physiology where physiological adaptations to exercise and energy requirements are explored and applied for both athletic and special populations. This is a lecture course designed to correspond with laboratory exercises in order to create both a didactic and practical understanding of the information covered. Specific topics include: Nervous System with Relation to Skeletal Muscle Control, Physiology of Skeletal Muscle Contraction and Fiber Type, Providing Energy for Muscular Contraction (bioenergetics), Body System Response and Adaptation to Exercise, Physiology behind exercise programming under the FITT framework (Frequency-Intensity-Time-Type) for health/fitness, athletic, and special populations, Physiology behind nutritional requirements for health/fitness, performance, and body composition, and future research in the field. Prerequisites: BIOL 1075/1175, BIOL 1085/1185, and either CHEM 1001/1002 or CHEM 1010/1110.Corequisite: EXSC 2021.