Advanced Exercise Physiology.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Ph.D. in Rehabilitation and Movement Science with a concentration in applied physiology or by permission of the instructor. Investigates the effect of physiological stressors on human performance and health through lecture and article discussion. Topics to be addressed include exercise in the heat and cold, effects of altitude on physical performance, acute and chronic endocrine responses to exercise, role of adipokines in chronic disease conditions and the use of ergogenic aids in sport.