School for Health, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
FH30156 Integrative exercise physiology |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: EX70CW30 |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take FH30054 |
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Aims: To examine acute and chronic adaptations to exercise and physical activity at all levels (i.e. from changes at the whole-body level through to cellular and molecular adaptation) and to understand the impact of such adaptation on health and performance.
Learning Outcomes: On completion of this unit, students should be able to: * Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms involved in health-related and performance-related adaptations to exercise and physical activity. * Demonstrate an understanding of gene-environment interaction in terms of understanding how an individual's environment (e.g., lifestyle, age, diet, geographical location etc) and genotype influence the adaptive responses to exercise and physical activity. * Demonstrate an understanding of the role for bespoke and individualised exercise prescription for health-related and performance-related adaptation. Skills: Knowledge and Understanding - taught, facilitated and assessed Intellectual Skills - facilitated and assessed Written Communication - facilitated and assessed Information Technology - facilitated Problem Solving - facilitated and assessed Working Independently - facilitated and assessed. Content: Characterisation and quantification of exercise and physical activity (e.g., exercise energetics, spontaneous physical activity versus structured exercise, dose-response issues). Physical inactivity and loss of adaptation or maladaptation (bed rest, immobilisation, sedentarism). The evolutionary basis for exercise, physical activity and adaptation. Gene-environment interaction related to exercise and physical activity. Impact of genetics on adaptation for health and performance (e.g., polymorphisms and performance, polymorphisms and health). Physical environment and adaptation (e.g., altitude and performance). Whole-body adaptation (e.g., fat distribution and mass), cellular and molecular adaptation (e.g., protein and enzyme expression). Population-specific adaptation (older people, children, people with diseases such as Type 2 diabetes). |