Handbook

Exercise physiology is the study of how the human body functions and responds during exercise, and how it adapts to regular exercise training. Exercise (or lack thereof) is a physiological stressor that leads to many biological adaptations; some of which are specific to the activity and others are systemic (crossover). The purpose of this advanced exercise physiology course is to advance your knowledge from MEDI221 and applying this exercise in stressful environments (whether during training, under environmental conditions or disease states). This course will be taught using a variety of different methods; including case studies, practical labs and assignments, self-choice experiments and traditional lectures. During this course, we will study how the body responds to exercise from the cellular to the whole-body level, including exercise metabolism and cardiorespiratory physiology. In this context, we will discuss the responses to exercise under different conditions (i.e., intensity, mode, environment, disease). Both health and sports performance effects are considered.