SP2007:03
Physiological Basis for Exercise and Sport
Townsville
HECS Band 2
39 hours lectures, 13 hours tutorials, 39 hours practicals. Semester 2.
Staff: Assoc. Professor W Spinks.
This subject is designed to examine the influence of physical exercise on the various physiological systems of the human body. The emphasis will be on the knowledge and practical understanding of the short- (acute) and long-term (chronic) physiological responses to exercise of various form, intensity and duration.
Learning Objectives:
- describe the acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic, hormonal, muscular and neural responses to exercise of various form, intensity and duration;
- describe the physiological principles of detraining, overtraining, gender, age and health on exercise responses and adaptations;
- demonstrate an ability to administer and interpret basic physiological tests of exercise capacity.
Assessment by a 1 1/2-hour mid-semester examination (30%); three-hour end-of-semester examination (40%); practical reports (30%).