Module Descriptors
UNIT 8: THE PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE
SPOR40344
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Sam Heseltine
Email: samh@shrewsbury.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 45
Independent Study Hours: 105
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- CLASS-TEST weighted at 50%
- REPORT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
1 x 1 hour in class test covering outcome 1 (weighting 50%)
1 x 1000 word written report covering outcomes 2, 3, and 4 (weighting 50%)
1 x 1000 word written report covering outcomes 2, 3, and 4 (weighting 50%)
Module Indicative Content
This unit examines the body's mechanisms of energy supply during different intensities and types of exercise. The physiological responses to exercise, training and performance are also examined through the evaluation of specific fitness components. Learners are required to prepare for and undertake an in class test, and produce a report on the responses of specific body systems to acute and chronic exercise. The report will also cover how those responses are affected by environmental influences and how this impacts on performance.
Module Learning Strategies
45 Hours Contact:-
25 x 1.5 hours tutor-led lecture programme.
5 x 1.5 hours tutor-led and/or student-led presentations and workshop programme.
105 hours student-led guided independent study:-
45 hours research/reading
45 hours revisions
15 hours assignment completion
25 x 1.5 hours tutor-led lecture programme.
5 x 1.5 hours tutor-led and/or student-led presentations and workshop programme.
105 hours student-led guided independent study:-
45 hours research/reading
45 hours revisions
15 hours assignment completion
Module Resources
Appropriately and adequately equipped lecture room.
Appropriately and adequately equipped learning resource facility.
Various media such as books, journals, publications, computer-based resources and videos to provide current information and research findings. Internet access to research findings.
Gym and fitness room with a range of cardiovascular and resistance equipment.
Performance laboratory including a variety of ergometers, a system for gas analysis; lactate analyser; cycle ergometer and appropriate software e.g. Wingate anaerobic test (Some of the above resources may be provided through links with Staffordshire University).
Appropriately and adequately equipped learning resource facility.
Various media such as books, journals, publications, computer-based resources and videos to provide current information and research findings. Internet access to research findings.
Gym and fitness room with a range of cardiovascular and resistance equipment.
Performance laboratory including a variety of ergometers, a system for gas analysis; lactate analyser; cycle ergometer and appropriate software e.g. Wingate anaerobic test (Some of the above resources may be provided through links with Staffordshire University).
Module Texts
Core Texts:
Textbooks
Bird S, Davison R (1997). Physiological Testing Guidelines.
Fox E, Bowers R, Foss M (1993). The Physiological Basis for Exercise and Sport.
McArdle W, Katch I & Katch L (2001). Exercise Physiology. Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance. 5th Edition.
Wilmore and Costill ? Physiology of Sport and Exercise 3rd Edition (Human Kinetics, 1999)
Additions
Cohen, B.J. & Wood, D.L. (2000). Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body. Seventh edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Powers, S.K. & Howley, E.T. (1997). Exercise Physiology. Third edition, IA: Brown & Benchmark.
Waugh, A. and Grant, A. (2001). Ross and Wilson - Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness. Ninth edition. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Textbooks
Bird S, Davison R (1997). Physiological Testing Guidelines.
Fox E, Bowers R, Foss M (1993). The Physiological Basis for Exercise and Sport.
McArdle W, Katch I & Katch L (2001). Exercise Physiology. Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance. 5th Edition.
Wilmore and Costill ? Physiology of Sport and Exercise 3rd Edition (Human Kinetics, 1999)
Additions
Cohen, B.J. & Wood, D.L. (2000). Memmler's Structure and Function of the Human Body. Seventh edition, Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Powers, S.K. & Howley, E.T. (1997). Exercise Physiology. Third edition, IA: Brown & Benchmark.
Waugh, A. and Grant, A. (2001). Ross and Wilson - Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness. Ninth edition. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.