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Exercise Physiology

Code	17206
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(15H)/T(15H)/TP(15H)
Scientific area	Sports Sciences
Entry requirements	None.
Learning outcomes	Knowledge: Know and explain the specificities of chronic and acute physiological adaptations to effort; Identify aerobic and anaerobic metabolic processes; Know the main ventilatory, cardiorespiratory, hemodynamic, neuromuscular and neurohormonal adaptations in different sports; Know physiological evaluation procedures and load quantification, being able to substantiate the evaluation methodologies; Know the effects of training in high temperature and humidity conditions. Competences: Control and evaluate the general characteristics of the exercises, through the parameters: oxygen consumption, heart rate, blood pressure and subjective perception of effort scale; Identify fatigue screening methodologies; Know the pre-competition optimization techniques of neuromuscular function; Understand the key concepts related to supplementation and doping
Syllabus	A. Theoretical and Practical Content A1. General understanding of exercise physiology A1.1. Muscle (Muscle contraction and energy) A1.2. Energy for physical exercise A1.3. Oxygen (Exercise transition and recovery; Cardiovascular and ventilatory responses to exercise) A2. External load vs. internal load A3. Main indicators of internal load and their interrelationship A4. Measurement of physiological indicators and their use in exercise prescription A5. Energy cost in physical activity B. Content / practical applications: B1. Evaluation of effort economy in cyclic exercise (ergometer) B2. Evaluation of effort economy in resistance exercise B3. Bioenergetic evaluation in high-intensity interval training B4. Bioenergetic evaluation in resistance exercise B5. Practical Cases (Fatigue; Sleep Study; Recovery Methods; Altitude Training; Thermal and Hydroelectrolytic Balance; Tapering; Post-Activation Potential).
Main Bibliography	1.Armstrong, N., Mechelen, W. (2000). Paediatric exercise science and medicine. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 2.Australian Sports commission (2000). Physiological tests for elite athletes. Human kinetics, Champaign. 3.Bangsbo, J. (1996) “Entrenamiento de la condición Física En El Fútbol”; Editorial Paidotribo 4.Bar-Or, O., Rowland, T. (2004). Pediatric Exercise Medicine: From Physiologic Principles to Health Care Application. Human kinetics, Champaign 5.Hausswirth, C.; Mujika, I. (2013) Recovery for Performance in Sport. INSEP 2th ed. ISBN-13: 978-0736074841 6.Hoffman, J. (2014). Physiological aspects of sport training and performance. Human kinetics, Champaign. 7.Ivy, J. (2007). Exercise Physiology: A Brief History and Recommendations Regarding Content Requirements for the Kinesiology Major, Quest, 59:1, 34-41. 8.Kreider, R., Fry, A., O’Toole, M. (1998). Overtraining in Sport. Kreider, R., Fry, A., O’Toole, M, Editors Human Kinetics, Champaign). 9.Lars, P. (2017). Sports injuries
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	The assessment of the course unit, as in previous years, includes two formal assessment moments: (i) a mini-test (individual) without bibliographic support, with a weighting of 50% in the final grade; (ii) a group work, contextualized in the content of the reference bibliography, with a weighting of 50% in the final grade.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.