Postgraduate Specialisation in Sport and Exercise Medicine

Exercise Physiology - DIDATTICA FRONTALE

Course code

4S002460

Name of lecturer

Silvia Pogliaghi

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1

Academic sector

BIO/09 - PHYSIOLOGY

Language of instruction

Italian

Site

VERONA

Period

not yet allocated

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Learning outcomes

The lectures will present selected topics of integrative physiology applied to exercise and sports. By focusing on specific aspects of human physiology and a quantitative approach the course aims at fostering the understanding of the control mechanisms, the integrated function of organs and systems towards the maintenance of the body homeostasis. The course will focus on the acute responses to exercise and the adaptive responses to training.

Syllabus

During this year the following topics will be covered:
- sex-related differences in acute responses to exercise and frame adaptations to training
- pregnancy, sport and physical activity
- use of energy substrates during activities: acute and adaptive effects of training intensity
- gastrointestinal disturbances in the endurance athlete

Assessment methods and criteria