2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
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2018-2019 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PHTH 529 - Exercise Physiology


Credits: Three (3)
Prerequisite: BIOL-394 and HEPR-370; For PT Students
This course provides students the didactic background on the physiological effects of exercise on the human body. This course emphasizes the neural, hormonal, cardiovascular and pulmonary responses with acute and chronic exercise. Additional topics include but not limited to measurement of oxygen uptake/energy expenditure, exercise response in special populations through lifespan and applications of exercise physiology concepts to sports and athletic performance enhancement.