Exercise Prescription for Clinical Populations

Catalog description

Introduction to theories and techniques of exercise prescription for a variety of special populations. Emphasis is placed on pathophysiology, clinical exercise testing, and the acute and chronic effects of exercise on clinical populations. Populations will include cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, and neuromuscular disease among other diseases and chronic conditions. Guidelines to appropriate cardiovascular and resistance training protocols for these and other populations will be discussed in detail.