HPE-227 Physiology of Exercise
This course is a requirement for all students enrolled in the AS Kinesiology and Human Performance or AS Physical Education program. In addition, this course is appropriate for students intending to transfer to pursue a degree in sports medicine, including exercise science and athletic training. This course provides students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the body's responses and adaptations to exercise. Each of the body's systems will be reviewed with a focus on the influences of activity. Laboratory experiences will allow students to integrate and apply the concepts of exercise physiology through investigative experiments.
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Course Outline
Department
Health Science and Human Performance
Course Description
This course is a requirement for all students enrolled in the AS Kinesiology and Human Performance or AS Physical Education program. In addition, this course is appropriate for students intending to transfer to pursue a degree in sports medicine, including exercise science and athletic training. This course provides students with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the body's responses and adaptations to exercise. Each of the body's systems will be reviewed with a focus on the influences of activity. Laboratory experiences will allow students to integrate and apply the concepts of exercise physiology through investigative experiments.
Credit Hours
4Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered
Fall, Spring
Prerequisites
BIO-110 or BIO-171
Course Learning Outcomes
- Discuss metabolic principles necessary for meeting energy needs during various intensity physical activities.
- Explain how exercise causes both acute physiological adaptations and long term changes as a result of consistent physical activity.
- Outline the health benefits of consistent physical activity as well as the health risks of physical inactivity.
- Demonstrate accepted practices in evaluating an individual's physical performance (e.g. aerobic fitness, anaerobic fitness, cardiorespiratory fitness, neuromuscular performance, and body composition).
Topic Outline
- 1. Nutrition concepts
- a. Role of macronutrients in physical activity
- i. Carbohydrates
- ii. Lipids
- iii. Proteins
- b. Role of micronutrients in physical activity
- i. Vitamins
- ii. Minerals
- iii. Water
- c. Optimal nutrition for physical activity and training
- d. Methods of assessing body composition
- i. Types of physiques and physical activity
- ii. Principles of weight control
- 2. Metabolic concepts
- a. Energy value of food
- b. Fundamentals of human energy transfer
- i. Energy transfer in the body
- ii. Energy transfer in exercise
- c. Measurement of human energy expenditure
- i. At rest
- ii. During various forms of physical activity
- iii. Aerobic and anaerobic metabolism
- 3. Cardiorespiratory system concepts
- a. Pulmonary structure and function
- i. Gas exchange in the lungs and tissues
- ii. Oxygen transport
- iii. Carbon dioxide transport
- iv. Regulation of pulmonary ventilation at rest and during exercise
- b. Concepts of pulmonary function testing
- c. Cardiac structure and function
- i. Cardiovascular regulation and integration
- ii. Functional capacity of the cardiovascular system
- d. Concepts of cardiac function testing
- e. Training methods to improve cardiovascular and pulmonary function
- 4. Neuromuscular concepts
- a. Neural basis of muscular contraction
- b. Neuromuscular function testing
- c. Training methods to improve muscular strength and power