SP3001 - Exercise and the Environment
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
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Physiological and biochemical adaptations to exercise. Fatigue, lactate threshold, blood pressure, respiratory quotient. Physiological and biochemical acclimitisation to exercise in conditions of heat and high humidity, extreme cold, altitude, aquatic environments and microgravity.
Learning Outcomes
- gain a thorough understanding of the various affects of different environmental conditions on the physiology of the human body, both at rest and during exercise;
- to solve problems related to these topics;
- to understand the theoretical concepts covered in lectures;
- to undertake experimental work and write laboratory reports.
| Prerequisites: | PP2101 or PP2230 or SP2007 |
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| , , Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2005 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Melissa Crowe. |
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| Assessment: | (55%); (45%). |
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