Exercise Physiology/Prescr

Catalog description

This course focuses on the fundamental physiology of exercise and in introduction to clinical exercise prescription. Physical therapists must understand the acute and adaptive physiological and metabolic responses to endurance and resistance exercise in normal and clinical populations. Proper understanding of cardiovascular, pulmonary, neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, endocrine, thermoregulatory, and renal system responses facilitate implementation of safe exercise testing and prescription.