Advanced Exercise Physiology

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Course
SPSC 3275
Discontinued
No
Course code
SPSC 3275
Descriptive
Advanced Exercise Physiology
Department
Sport Science
Faculty
Science & Technology
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
30
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Contact hours

Lecture: 2 hours/week

and

Lab: 2 hours/week

 

Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Lab
Learning activities

Class time will be used for lecture, case studies, and problem-based learning. The lab component of the course will be used for applied learning activities, which may include assessments of substrate utilization, force production, and indirect calorimetry. During labs, students will use equipment common to exercise physiology laboratories, which may include a metabolic cart, lactate metres, and electromyography sensors. 

Course description
This course examines how metabolic, neuromuscular, and cardiorespiratory physiology responds and adapts to exercise stress. The course provides theoretical and practical laboratory-based learning experiences. Students develop a robust understanding of how metabolic, neuromuscular, and cardiorespiratory physiology operate independently, and in an integrative manner, during exercise.
Course content
  • Metabolic physiology
    • Aerobic metabolism
    • Anaerobic metabolism
    • Metabolic adaptations to exercise training
  • Neuromuscular physiology
    • Skeletal muscle and the neuromuscular junction
    • Muscle action
    • Neuromuscular adaptations to exercise training
  • Cardiorespiratory physiology
    • The cardiorespiratory system
    • Acute cardiorespiratory responses to exercise stress
    • Exercise at altitude and in pollution
    • Cardiorespiratory adaptations to exercise training
  • Thermoregulation
    • Autonomic thermoregulation
    • Behavioural thermoregulation
    • Heat conservation in cold stress
    • Heat loss in heat stress
Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to

  • utilize advanced terminology of metabolic, neuromuscular, and cardiorespiratory physiology as it relates to exercise;
  • summarize how metabolic, neuromuscular, and cardiorespiratory physiology responds acutely to exercise stress;
  • explain how metabolic, neuromuscular, and cardiorespiratory physiology adapts to exercise stress;
  • explain the interrelationships of metabolic, neuromuscular, and cardiorespiratory physiology during exercise;
  • apply concepts of autonomic and behavioural adjustment to describe the regulation of core body temperature during thermal stress;
  • conduct assessments of metabolic, neuromuscular, and cardiorespiratory physiology in a laboratory context;
  • analyze data collected during laboratory assessments;
  • compose comprehensive laboratory reports.
Means of assessment

Assessment will be in accordance with the swagÂ鶹 Evaluation Policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the term. Evaluation will be based on the following:

Laboratory reports (minimum of 2)        10-45%
Laboratory exam(s) 10-30%
Research project 0-30%
Quizzes 0-30%
Test(s) 10-45%
Final exam 

10-30%
Total

100%

 

 

 

 

Textbook materials

Consult the swagÂ鶹 Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Example textbooks and materials may
include:

McArdle, W., Katch, F. & Katch, V. (Current Edition). Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy and Human Performance. Wolters Kluwer.

Prerequisites

60 credits, including SPSC 2275

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

None

Which prerequisite

SPSC 4161