Course overview
Equip students with the necessary skills to safely and competently perform health, exercise and sport-related physiological assessments. Further, the students will be able to apply knowledge of the physiological effects of exercise and training to the evaluation of assessment outcomes.
- Energy Systems
- Energy Expenditure and Mechanical Efficiency
- Body Composition
- Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE)
- Physical Activity (PA) Assessment
- Exercise for Health
- Exercise in the Heat
- Exercise at Altitude
- Training Load and Prescription for High Performance
- Further Considerations for High Performance
Course learning outcomes
- Describe the integrated physiological responses and adaptations to acute and chronic exercise in normal and various environmental conditions, and by external influences.
- Identify and explain the common processes and select relevant equipment required to safely conduct accurate and individualised health, exercise and sport-related assessments.
- Explain the scientific rationale, purpose, reliability, validity, calibration, assumptions and limitations of common health and exercise assessments and practices.
- Safely conduct individualised exercise and health assessments, including the identification, management and reporting of contraindications, adverse signs and symptoms.
- Interpret, explain and analyse physiological data obtained during health and exercise assessments, and compare such data between time-points, individuals and populations.
- Record, analyse and interpret information from assessments and normative data, and effectively communicate the results in written and/or verbal formats to support clients and service users in understanding assessment outcomes.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus West
Group 1
Class number 66764
Section LE01
Size 160
Available 160
Class number 60833
Section PR08
Size 19
Available 19
Class number 63504
Section PR03
Size 19
Available 19
Class number 66765
Section PR07
Size 19
Available 19
Class number 66766
Section PR06
Size 19
Available 19
Class number 66767
Section PR05
Size 19
Available 19
Class number 66768
Section PR04
Size 19
Available 19
Class number 66769
Section PR02
Size 19
Available 19
Class number 66770
Section PR01
Size 19
Available 19
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