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).