PE 112 - Introduction to Exercise Physiology

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: This course will introduce the student through lecture and practical demonstration to the fundamentals of exercise physiology. The topics will include cardiorespiratory, neuromuscular and endocrine anatomy; systems physiology; basic nutrition; metabolic pathways; and energy expenditure.

Prerequisites: None.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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Course Competencies

Explain the roles of the macronutrients and micronutrients found in food.
Summarize carbohydrate, protein and lipid dynamics during exercise.
Differentiate between the energy metabolic pathways.
Explain energy expenditure at rest and during exercise.
Explain the measurement of human energy expenditure.
Describe the principles of gas exchange and transport.
Differentiate the anatomy and physiology of the central and peripheral cardiovascular system at rest and during exercise.
Differentiate the anatomy and physiology of the neuromuscular system at rest and during exercise.
Differentiate the anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system at rest and during exercise.
Conduct a basic nutrition review.
Describe how the physical demands of a sport/position helps focus the conditioning program design for an athlete.
Describe adenosine triphosphate (ATP) dynamics in energy transfer.