Exercise Physiology

Code: DES14900L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Human Kinetics

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

1. Understand effort's physiological foundations, including muscle function, bioenergetics, and metabolism
2. Explain cardiovascular and respiratory principles in exercise physiology
3. Analyze adaptations from resistance, aerobic, and anaerobic training
4. Identify factors impacting sports performance and consider special considerations
5. Apply knowledge to design exercise programs for diverse individuals and sports
6. Use measurement techniques to evaluate physiological exercise responses
7. Analyze and interpret research findings in exercise physiology
8. Develop strategies for enhancing athletic performance and addressing unique sport and exercise considerations
9. Synthesize complex information to make informed exercise-related decisions
10. Communicate effectively in sport and exercise science
11. Demonstrate problem-solving skills in addressing challenges in sport and exercise
12. Foster a lifelong commitment to health and fitness, tailored to individual needs.

1. Introduction to the physiology of effort
2. Muscle function, bioenergetics and metabolism in effort
3. Cardiovascular and respiratory function
4. Physiological adaptations to resistance training
5. Physiological adaptations to aerobic and anaerobic training
6. Optimization of sports performance
7. Special considerations in sport and exercise:
a. Thermoregulation and exercise
b. Exercise in hypobaric and hyperbaric environments
c. Growth and aging in sport and exercise
d. Sex differences in sport and exercise

Teaching Methods

Teaching methodologies for this unit include:
1. facilitating discussions, critical thinking, and problem-solving (Student-Centered Learning)
2. promoting problem-based learning to enhance discipline-specific knowledge and teamwork skills
3. assigning research projects to bridge teaching and research
4. leveraging digital resources for blended learning (Digital Learning Resources)
5. encouraging online collaboration and effective communication (Digital Tools for Communication)
6. implementing formative assessments for student self-regulation (Self-Regulatory Assessment Practices)
7. engaging in service-learning projects to link exercise physiology with community health (Relationship with the Community).

Assessment

To pass the continuous assessment, the student must obtain a final grade equal to or greater than 9.5 in the weighted sum of the proposed assessment tasks. Continuous assessment comprises 2 theoretical-practical moments in work groups, with the measurement of physiological responses to exercise of different intensities (learning objectives 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 25% each moment) and two individual written tests on adaptations to types of training and individualized exercise prescription (learning objectives 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 - 25% each test). Assessment by exam and appeal includes carrying out an individual written test on the theoretical constructs of effort physiology, adaptation to types of training and exercise prescription. In this theoretical test, questions are also asked regarding the measurement of physiological responses to exercise of different intensities and the prescription of individualized training.

Teaching Staff

Jorge Duarte dos Santos Bravo [responsible]

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