Course: Exercise Physiology

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Course title Exercise Physiology
Course code KPK/FYZM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Jakubec Aleš, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Botek Michal, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Neuls Filip, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Physiological aspects of physical load 2) Physiological aspects of football 3) Physiological aspects of ice-hockey 4) Physiological aspects of handball 5) Physiological aspects of volleyball 6) Physiological aspects of basketball 7) Physiological aspects of short distance runs 8) Physiological aspects of medium and long distance runs 9) Physiological aspects of road cycling 10) Physiological aspects of swimming 11) Vegetative system - variability of the heart rate 12) Fitness skills and physiological principles of development 13) Fatigue, recovery, overload, overtraining, detraining 14) Principles of prescribing physical activity 15) Resting and load energy expenditure

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Laboratory Work
  • Attendace - 26 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to strengthen and deepen the knowledge acquired during the Bachelor's study of exercise physiology. This knowledge is then applied in the conditions of selected cyclic and acyclic sports and in the area of prescription of health enhancing physical activity. Information about this course was translated to English within the project Internationalization of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University, Olomouc, No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0028, co-funded by the European Social Fund and the Government of the Czech Republic.
Upon completion of the course the student: 1) Is able to describe the neuro-humoral control of the response of the organism to physical load, 2) Knows in detail the reaction and adaptation of various body systems to physical load, 3) Is able to describe resting and load metabolism, 4) Knows the physiological aspects of various sports games and sports disciplines, 5) Is able to describe the significance of physical activity for the prevention diseases resulting from hypokinesia, 5) Knows the principles of prescription of physical activity.
Prerequisites
A prerequisite for completing this course is knowledge of anatomy, general physiology and physiology of load from the Bachelor's study.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Dialog

Active participation in lectures. To obtain a credit is necessary to pass a partial credit tests criterions. At the end of the course the students take an oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Handzo, P. et al. (1980). Tělovýchovné lékařství: učebnice pro lékařské fakulty. Praha: Avicenum.
  • Máček, M., & Máčková, J. (1997). Fyziologie tělesných cvičení. Brno: MU.
  • Máček, M., & Radvanský, J. (2011). Fyziologie a klinické aspekty pohybové aktivity. Praha: Galén.
  • Wilmore, J. C., & Costill, D. L. (2012). Physiology of Sport and Exercise. Champaign: Human Kinetics.


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