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Learning outcomes |
At the end of the Curricular Unit, the student must be able to:
1. Understand the physiological bases of various diseases, as well as the repercussions and tolerance to exercise;
2. Recognize exercise as a non-pharmacological therapy in the prevention, treatment or delay of disease;
3. Understand the importance of multidisciplinary work in the treatment of these diseases;
4. Understand the main effects of regular exercise, associated mechanisms, repercussions and tolerance in each disease;
5. Understand the risks, contraindications and benefits of physical exercise in treatment and prevention, in the context of each disease;
6. Demonstrate competence to use specific assessment methodologies for each disease;
7. Demonstrate the ability to design and apply exercise programs, based on scientific evidence, appropriate to the specificity of each disease;
8. Demonstrate the ability to critically analyze the suitability of exercise programs in concrete situations.
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Main Bibliography |
- Bayles, M. P. (2023). ACSM's exercise testing and prescription. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Ehrman, J. K., Gordon, P. M., Visich, P. S., & Keteyian, S. J. (Eds.). (2022). Clinical Exercise Physiology: Exercise Management for Chronic Diseases and Special Populations. Human Kinetics.
- Garber, C. E., Blissmer, B., Deschenes, M. R., Franklin, B. A., Lamonte, M. J., Lee, I. M., ... & Swain, D. P. (2011). American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Quantity and quality of exercise for developing and maintaining cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and neuromotor fitness in apparently healthy adults: guidance for prescribing exercise. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 43(7), 1334-1359.
- Gibson, A, Wagner, D., & Heyward, V. (2018). Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription 7th ed. Human Kinetics
- Thompson, W. R., & Ozemek, C. (2023). ACSM's clinical exercise physiology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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