PT 611CP I:Exercise Physiology

Catalog

Covers the short- and long-term responses to exercise emphasizing the mechanisms underlying these responses or adaptations. Topics include overview of homeostasis, bioenergetics, metabolism, endocrinology and neuromuscular, circulatory and respiratory exercise physiology. Basic theories underlying exercise prescription for training of specific energy systems or performance factors and changes that occur in response to exercise across the lifespan are also covered.