This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

This course builds on students¿ knowledge of exercise physiology, studying the importance of exercise physiology in understanding sport performance. The course emphasises: understanding the physiologic requirements of sport; evaluating the importance of physiology systems in athlete performance; sport-specific adaptations to physical training and comparisons of different forms of training. The course examines advanced principles underlying physiological exercise testing, with emphases on sport specificity, laboratory-based and field-based testing. The course will also examine the important role of exercise physiology in sustaining and enhancing sport performance. This course is available for Study Abroard/Exchange students.