Exercise Physiology I

Code:

232

Acronym:

232

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	299	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	2	-	3	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To develop knowledge on exercise physiology by using them in the creation, design and discussion of problems in Sport Sciences.

Students with success in this Curricular Unit should present the following skills: i) to understand the different acute and chronic organic adaptations induced by an acute bout of exercise and by exercise training, respectively; (ii) to comprehend distinct limitations motivated by different characteristics of the subjects; (iii) to understand the mild frontier between the increased physical function and pathology induced by physical exercise.

Program

I. Physiology of Exercise – Past, present and future
1. Europe influence
2. Harvard Laboratory fatigue
3. From Physical Education to the Sport Sciences
4. Exercise physiology and Sports Physiology

II. Skeletal muscle: Structure, function and exercise adaptation
1. Skeletal muscle structure
2. Neuromuscular junction
3. Muscle contraction
4. Fiber type
5. Fiber type alterations with training
6. Muscle contraction and relaxing velocities
7. Force regulation
8. Force/velocity relationship
9. Physiological effects of strength training
9.1. Increased strength
9.1.1. Neural factors
9.1.2. Muscle growth
9.1.3. Strength and endurance training

III. Hormonal response to exercise
1. Neuroendocrinology
2. Hormones: regulation and action
2.1. Hypothalamus and hypophysis
2.2. Thyroid
2.3. Parathyroid
2.4. Adrenals
2.5. Pancreas
2.6. Testis and ovaries
3. Hormonal regulation by exercise

IV. Exercise in pediatric ages
1. Research limitations
2. Exercise in health vs. improving performance
3. Trainability
4. Aerobic and anaerobic capacity
5. Neuromuscular capacity

V. Applied physiology to exercise training and health
1.Case study
1.1.Performance improvment
1.2. Body weight control


Practical classes

I. Physical and physiological evaluation

II. Assessment of muscular strength
1. Types of strength
2. Purposes
3. Methods
3.1. Free weights (maximal repetition)
3.2. Variable load devices
3.3. Isometric dynamometers
3.4. Isokinetic dynamometers
3.5. Stretch-shortening cycle
4. Importance of force in sports performance
5. Importance of force in injury prevention
6. Design of specific protocols of force evaluation

III. Assessment of flexibility
1. Types of flexibility
2. Purposes
3. Methods
3.1. Direct
3.2. Indirect
4. Importance of flexibility in sports performance
5. Importance of flexibility in injury prevention
6. Design of specific protocols of flexibility evaluation

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes for theoretical learning
Seminars and laboratory classes for practical learning

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	42,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are submitted to a final exam containing all the contents and topics exposed during the classes. The maximal possible grade is 20 and the minimal is 0. Students are approved when a grade of 9.5 or higher is obtained in the final exam.

Calculation formula of final grade

The obtained score on the Curricular Unit corresponds to that obtained in the final exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

No alternative and complementary evaluation works are considered in addition to the final exam

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Examination scheduled by the Pedagogic Council

Classification improvement

In accordance with the general regulation of the University of Porto for evaluation.