Introduction
By engaging with this unit, you will develop the ability to critically explain and apply the physiological principles that underpin human responses and adaptations to exercise. You will build the skills to analyse respiratory, cardiovascular, muscular, neural, and endocrine contributions to exercise performance, as well as evaluate mechanisms of fatigue, thermoregulation, and acid–base balance. You will strengthen your capacity to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical contexts, enabling them to assess exercise limitations, consider the role of ergogenic aids, and make evidence-based recommendations for performance and health.
Summary
| Unit name | Exercise Physiology |
| Unit code | CXA237 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Health School of Health Sciences |
| Discipline | Health Sciences |
| Coordinator | Associate Professor Darren Henstridge |
| Available as an elective? | Yes |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Intermediate |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Describe and evaluate the normal metabolic, cardio-respiratory, endocrine, neural and musculoskeletal responses to exercise and the physiological mechanisms that control these variables.
- Describe and evaluate the external factors that influence exercise performance.
- Collect, analyse and interpret information (data) that describes physiological responses to acute and chronic exercise.
- Communicate and summarize exercise physiology concepts with figures and tables in a scientific manner.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
(CZZ101 and CZZ102) or CXA107Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Practical (2 hours x 7 times); Tutorial (1hr x 4 times); Online content (2-5hrs x 12 times) |
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| Assessment | Mid-Semester Test (10%)|Final Examination (40%)|Practical Reports (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
McArdle, W.D., Katch, F.I. & Katch, V.L. (2015). Exercise Physiology, Nutrition, Energy and Human Performance. 8th Ed. Wolters Kluwer. |
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