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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This course is a survey of topics included under the broad umbrella of sports medicine, representing both scientific and clinical branches of the field. Emphasis is placed on factors which can enhance performance, promote, and protect the welfare of participants in exercise, dance, recreational, and competitive sport.
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3.00 Credits
This course treats the research and theoretical consideration of the psychological variables in human performance, with special reference to the body self in movement, and the psychology of sport.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the study of basic physical laws relative to human motor performance. Factors such as equilibrium, linear motion, angular motion, ballistic movement, and fluid mechanics are considered as they affect internal body mechanics of the human and his/her interaction with environmental objects.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis is given to study of metabolism and cardiovascular and respiratory human physiology.
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1.00 Credits
The course is designed to provide exercise physiology laboratory experiences related to the metabolic, cardiovascular and respiratory systems. Laboratory experiences will include advanced measurement techniques in maximal exercise testing, supramaximal exercise, lactate and glucose measurement, and anaerobic assessment.
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3.00 Credits
This course includes a study of the physiological responses of the human body to maximal and submaximal exercise in various environmental conditions including: heat, cold, varying humidity, air pollution, altitude (hypobaria), and hyperbaria. Focus will be on general and specific mechanisms of adjustment of circulation, respiration, fluid regulation, and metabolism. Both theoretical and laboratory experiences will be provided.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide the student with the advanced knowledge and understanding of contemporary topics in sports nutrition and exercise metabolism as they relate to sports and exercise performance. Topics will include macronutrients, micronutrients, sports drinks, hydration, disordered eating, herbal and commercial nutritional supplements, meal planning, and exercise metabolism as they relate to sports competition and physical activity.
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2.00 Credits
This workshop provides a theoretical and practical framework for measurement and evaluation of aerobic fitness across the lifespan. Field tests that can be administered by exercise professionals are practiced, analyzed, discussed, and validated by laboratory demonstration and participation. Concepts and application of aerobic fitness principles are viewed in light of present-day and future needs.
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2.00 Credits
This workshop will focus on the role of exercise in regard to its positive influences on weight control. The hazards and implications of being overweight will be studied. Techniques for evaluating energy balance and planning for weight loss programs are discussed in light of established scientific principles and procedures. Exercise along with its dietary counterpart are analyzed to determine their relative importance in the weight-loss regime. Facts and fallacies are discussed, and opportunities for self-evaluation of leanness and fitness provides practical as well as theoretical experience.
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2.00 Credits
This workshop examines exercise as a means of evaluation, prescription, and diagnosis of the major threat to health in the United States today: heart disease. Recent studies with their findings and implications will be reviewed. The scientific basis for recommended exercise and associated behavior will provide information with regard to children and adults of both sexes on reducing heart disease risk. Rehabilitative exercise programs for heart victims will focus on accepted training principles and the necessity for changing life styles. Prevention rather than treatment for heart disease will be stressed.
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