Exercise Physiology

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

There will be a final written test, multiple choice, which will contribute 50% of grade. The other 50% will be obtained through the tasks and ongoing evaluation.     

Learning Outcomes

Justify physiologically the training and exercise prescription, in different situations of health and the environment.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Physical exercise, the body's reaction and adaptation: energy pathways - general; Characterization of the exercise, evaluation of exercise intensity.

Measurement of aerobic and anaerobic exercise in children and adolescents: VO2 peak and VO2max. Aerobic capacity. Anaerobic threshold. Determination of the anaerobic capacity. Output and O2 debit. Restoration of glycogen levels. Rehydration. Elimination of lactate.

Aerobic exercise: growth and maturation.

Cardiovascular and pulmonary response to exercise. VO2max and age, sex, level of maturity, corpulence. Anaerobic threshold. Anaerobic Exercise: growth and maturation. Anaerobic capacity and age, sex, level of maturity, corpulence. training and anaerobic process.

Thermoregulation - exercise in the cold and heat. Pathophysiology of central and peripheral fatigue. Implications of physical exercise on hematological and immunological parameters.

Cardiovascular adaptations to exercise. 

Head Lecturer(s)

Carlos Alberto Fontes Ribeiro

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency: 25.0%
Synthesis work: 75.0%

Bibliography

- Exercise Physiology – Human Bioenergetics and Its applications, Brooks, Fahey & Baldwin eds, McGraw-Hill.

- Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Wilmore & Costill eds, Human Kinetics.

- Principles of Exercise Testing and Interpretation, Kwasserman et al. Eds, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

- Young People & Physical Activity, Armstrong & Welsman eds, Oxford University Press.

- ACSM´s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 8th ed., Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2009.