KNS 403 Advanced Exercise Physiology

Advanced study of exercise physiology including metabolic calculations, physiologic and metabolic responses to acute and chronic exercise and exercise testing, basic ECG reading, understanding abnormal response to exercise and effects of common medications on exercise response. Environmental conditions will also be discussed. (Exercise Science/Biology majors.)

Credits

3

Prerequisites

BIOL 208; BIOL 209

Corequisites

KNS 404

Offered

Fall

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the structure and function of skeletal muscle.
2. Describe how the body adapts to aerobic and anaerobic training.
3. Explain the principles of thermoregulation, describe how the body responds to exercise in hot & cold environments.
4. Describe how the body responds to exercise at altitude.
5. Explain sound principles for optimizing body composition/nutrition for sport.
6. Explain the benefits and risks involved with using ergogenic aids within the sport environment.
7. Determine sound exercise prescriptions for health and fitness.
8. Explain the risk factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease, & describe how physical activity affects them.
9. Explain the risk factors that contribute to obesity and diabetes, and describe how physical activity affects them.
10. Explain the metabolic and hormonal control of fuel for exercising muscle.
11. Describe the neural control of exercising muscle.
12. Explain how energy is expended during exercise and its effect on fatigue.
13. Describe the components that control the cardiovascular system.
14. Describe the structure and function of the respiratory system and regulation.
15. Explain the body's cardiorespiratory response to acute exercise.
16. Explain the principles of exercise training.
17. Describe how the body adapts to resistance training.