Discussion, seminar, and research project reports are required as students select from topics such as metabolism and exercise, blood lipids, body composition and energy expenditure, and physiological performance. The focal topics will include energetics of muscular activity, recovery from exercise, and the biomechanical basis for muscular fatigue. Students review and analyze current research. Selected laboratires are conducted to illustrate concepts. Topics include ergogenic aids, heat and cold stress, attitude, and the role of exercise in various disease states.
Students review and analyze current research.
Students study biomechanical considerations of various sport and exercise activities to determine optimal movement patterns for performance enhancement and injury reduction. Emphasis is placed on calibration theory and collection and analysis of data. Students study research techniques, data gathering, and intensive interpretation of results as they apply to the performance of complex occupational tasks as commonly found in the workplace. Students study research techniques, data gathering, and intensive interpretation of results as they apply to the performance of activities of daily living. Students study research techniques, data gathering, and intensive interpretation of results as they apply to the performance of complex sport and exercise skills such as throwing and striking.