The course aims to provide an advanced understanding of the core principles and topics of Sport Physiology. The acute responses to exercise and functional adaptations of the body during exercise and during sports training will be analyzed. Acute responses and adaptations of the body during physical activity in different environmental and physiological conditions will also be considered.

Motor control, reflexive, rhythmic and voluntary movements. Locomotion. Thermoregulation: physiological responses and adaptations to exercise in a hot and cold environment. Muscular, circulatory and respiratory responses and adaptations to exercise and training. Hormonal responses to exercise, hydro saline balance, glucose and lipid metabolism. Physiological responses and adaptations to apnea and altitude. Physical activity and children. Physical activity and the elderly. Effects of acute and chronic exercise on the immune system. Overreaching. Overtraining Syndrome.

In agreement with the Dublin Descriptors all students must satisfy the following requirements:

1- KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY OF UNDERSTANDING: the student must be able to set a logical and complete discussion about theoretical aspects of the Sport Physiology and to make connections among the treated topics;

2- CAPACITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: the student must be able to apply the acquired knowledge to the discussion of different issues within Physiology of Sport.

3- JUDGEMENT AUTONOMY: the student must make independent decisions and choices about different aspects inherent to Physiology of Sport.

4- COMMUNICATION  SKILLS: the student must be able to communicate, clearly and comprehensively, the acquired knowledge, using an appropriate language and scientific terms;

5- LEARNING ABILITY: the student must be able to analyze and understand scientific texts about Physiology of Sport and to use them for study and research. 

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

free access to didactic materials

Teaching

oral lectures

Course books

Physiology of Sport and Exercise. J.H. Wilmore & D.L. Costill. Ed. Human Kinetics.
Exercise Physiology. W.D. McArdle, F.I. Katch, V.L. Katch. Ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Fisiologìa del Ejercicio. J. Lòpez Chicharro, A. Fernàndez Vaquero. Editorial Medica Panamericana.

Assessment

Oral exam designed to assess compliance with Dublin Descriptors requirements.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

oral lectures

Course books

Physiology of Sport and Exercise. J.H. Wilmore & D.L. Costill. Ed. Human Kinetics.
Exercise Physiology. W.D. McArdle, F.I. Katch, V.L. Katch. Ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Fisiologìa del Ejercicio. J. Lòpez Chicharro, A. Fernàndez Vaquero. Editorial Medica Panamericana.

Assessment

Oral exam designed to assess compliance with Dublin Descriptors requirements.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.