Fall 2007 Course Description
Class Meets MWF 1:25 - 2:15pm, labs meet M or W or F, 2:30-3:40pm
The purpose of this course is to increase your knowledge about the human body systems and how they integrate during physical fitness, exercise and sports performance. The course is designed to allow you to prepare and meet national standards of certification and advanced study in exercise science. Exercise physiology is designed to allow you to connect physical activity, health and exercise and understand how they are related. Knowing correctly how the cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic and musculoskeletal systems etc. interact during exercise will enhance your ability to be an effective teacher, coach, instructor, athlete or health & fitness professional. Course content focuses specifically on the body's responses and adaptations to exercise, factors regulating exercise performance and the role of nutrition. The class integrates formal classroom teaching with practical laboratory experiences. The laboratory component emphasizes how to correctly select and administer physiological tests that will allow you to maximize your learning experience.Course Objectives
Students will learn:Instructional Methods:
- the integration of various bodily systems including metabolic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, and hormonal systems.
- how these systems adapt under the stress of physical activity and sports specific training.
- how to maximize physical activity to produce a desired outcome.
- how to select and administer appropriate fitness tests for a chosen population.
- how to differentiate between different types of physical activity and the stress they place upon the body.
- how to anticipate and interpret data leading to appropriate intervention.
The classroom lectures are delivered through powerpoint presentations. As a guiding tool the discussion questions will compliment your learning of this material. This approach allows for interactive conversation throughout the lectures. Additional time is allocated following each topic for group discussions on problem questions and practical application.
Laboratory experiences are practically based and allow you to participate in various levels of data collection and personal measurement.Required Readings
Text(s): Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology. Housh et.al Holcomb Hathaway Pubs, 2nd Edition. 2006.
Suggested: Plowman, S.A. & Smith D.L. 2004. Exercise Physiology for Health, Fitness and Performance. Needham Heights, MA. Allyn & Bacon.
You are also required to read "all you ever wanted to know about exercise simplified" by semester's end.Lab Manual: D.A.J. Connolly. Laboratory Experiences in Exercise Physiology. The manual will be available the first week of class for $20.00 or you may print your own by clicking on the link.
For other Sports information check out www.vermontfit.comGrading Format:
1. Two quizzes (30%): Monday September 24th, Friday October 26th. Both quizzes are in class.
2. Lab manual:~ (20%). Completed document due Friday December 7th by Noon. Specific format will be discussed and templates given in lab.
3. Final Exam, (50%). Monday December 10th at 3.30pm.
Notes: Labs are participatory and will require physical exertion. You are required to attend labs in proper exercise clothing (shorts, t-shirts). If you have a concern with any of this please see me to make alternative arrangements.
Lessons Topic Reading 1 Introduction to exercise Physiology: Structure of Muscle Ch 1-2, pp1-22 2 Energy Metabolism Ch 3, pp 21-40, DQ1, 2, 3 3 Nervous system Ch 4, 14, Ch 41-56, 227 - 241 4 Cardiovascular system Ch 5, pp 57-80, DQ 7 5 Respiratory System Ch 6, pp 81-10, DQ 8 6 Flexibility Training Ch 12, pp 207 - 216 7 Nutrition in Sports Ch 15, pp 243 - 257 8 Ergogenic Aids Ch 16, pp 259 - 270 9 Body composition assessment Ch 9, pp 135-151, DQ 4 10 Environment & Fatigue, Ch17, pp 273 - 287, DQ 9 11 Strength & Speed Adaptations Ch 13, pp 219 - 226 12 Aerobic exercise prescription Ch 10, pp 153 - 176 13 Muscle strength & Resistance Ch 11, pp 179 - 204, DQ 5 14 Immune system & exercise Ch 8, pp 117 - 132 15 Aging and Exercise Ch 19, 309 - 320 Laboratory Sessions:
Lab # 1. General health and fitness assessment 2. Aerobic Fitness (Aastrand-Rhyming test) 3a. Aerobic Fitness (shuttle test run) & 1 VO2 max) 3b. VO2 max assessment 4. Caloric Expenditure during Exercise Modes 5. Determining the Anaerobic Threshold 6. Anaerobic Assessment (Wingate test and Vertical jump) 7. Body Composition Assessment. 8. Strength Assessment. 9. Cardiovascular Response to Exercise. 10. Temperature Regulation during Exercise 11. Anthropometric Somatotyping Please Note:
No class on September 4th,November 16thLast updated August 16th, 2007