Exercise Physiology 2

Overview

This unit applies principles of exercise physiology to environmental conditions, ergogenic aids or technologies to understand the implications for enhanced performance and maintenance of health. Students will continue to develop their proficiency in lab-based physiological testing.

Unit learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

1. Select an appropriate research design, critically evaluate scientific literature and correctly interpret physiological data
2. Articulate the multifaceted components associated with fatigue and recovery
3. Design and select appropriate equipment and conduct a safe and ethical evidence-based project to demonstrate an understanding of how ergogenic aids, technologies or environmental conditions can affect physiological outcomes associated with health or sport
4. Apply knowledge of the physiological responses to acute exercise and the adaptations to chronic exercise to provide a rationale for the provision of exercise programs to improve and maintain specific aspects of health, fitness and performance

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• The effects of acute and chronic responses to exercise on exercise prescription for health, fitness and performance
• Environmental effects on exercise and performance
• Ergogenic aids and performance/health
• Exercise physiology for disease
• Fatigue and recovery
• Application of research methods and statistical analysis to a physiological project
• Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
• Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
• Graduate Attribute 3 (Teamwork 1 - Collaboration and negotiation)
• Graduate Attribute 4 (Teamwork 2 - Teamwork roles and processes)
• Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)
• Graduate Attribute 6 (Digital Literacies 2 - Technical literacy)