Description
This course will cover the physiological mechanisms, including metabolism, cardiovascular, muscle, and respiratory physiology, underlying sport and exercise performance and prescription. Professionals in the area of physical education, coaching, and other exercise professionals need to use scientifically based information to develop appropriate unit plans in PE, organize effective practice sessions for athletes, and prescribe safe and effective training programs. It will include lectures in principles of sport physiology and laboratory activities with an emphasis on application of physiological theory to
sport and exercise. Three hours of lecture and two hours of lab. Offered every fall. Prerequisite: EXS 110 and EXS 210.