Science of Exercise for Health
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Course Title:

Science of Exercise for Health

Combination of Three Courses:
A. Science of Exercise
B. Hacking Exercise for Health. The surprising new science of fitness
C. Managing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise

Course Description:

Learners who complete Science of Exercise will have an improved physiological understanding of how your body responds to exercise, and will be able to identify behaviors, choices, and environments that impact your health and training. You will explore a number of significant adjustments required by your body in order to properly respond to the physical stress of exercise, including changes in carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism, nutritional considerations, causes of muscle soreness & fatigue, and the effectiveness and dangers of performance enhancing drugs. Active learning assessments will challenge you to apply this new knowledge via nutrition logs, heart rate monitoring, calculations of your total daily caloric expenditure and body mass index (BMI). Finally, learners will examine the scientific evidence for the health benefits of exercise including the prevention and treatment of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity (weight loss), depression, and dementia.

Hacking Exercise for Health will give you the tools and techniques to incorporate exercise into your life, no matter how busy you are. To teach you the basics about the way your body boosts its fitness and strength. To provide you with a series of do anywhere workouts and, most importantly, to teach you what you need to know to design your own sessions.

Managing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise will introduce learners to the concepts and benefits of physical therapy and exercise.



Course instructional level:


Beginner

Course Duration:


3 Month/6 Month
Hours: (10+23+13) 46 Hrs

Course coordinator:


Mr. Aayush Jadhav

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Course Contents:



A. Course Contents: Science of Exercise

Module/Topic name Sub-topic Duration
1. The energetics of exercise Introduction to Exercise Science 4 mins
Principles in Exercise Physiology 8 mins
Calorimetry & Oxygen Consumption 6 mins
ATP & Muscular Work 9 mins
Carbohydrate Metabolism During Exercise 9 mins
Carbohydrate Metabolism Continued 7 mins
Fat Metabolism During Exercise 7 mins
Protein Metabolism During Exercise 7 mins
2. Physiological systems during exercise Skeletal Muscle Structure & Function 9 mins
Respiratory System Responses to Exercise 10 mins
Cardiovascular System Responses to Exercise 7 mins
Cardiovascular System Continued 9 mins
Endocrine System Responses to Exercise 8 mins
Endocrine System Continued 7 mins
Immune System Responses to Exercise 10 mins
3. Exercise for fitness & performance Adaptations to Endurance Training 9 mins
Adaptations to Strength Training 10 mins
Nutritional Considerations for Exercise 11 mins
Causes of Muscle Fatigue 10 mins
Causes of Muscle Soreness 9 mins
Performance Enhancing Drugs 7 mins
Performance Enhancing Drugs Continued 10 mins
4. Exercise in health, wellness & disease Exercise is Medicine 9 mins
Diet, Exercise and Weight Control 10 mins
Exercise and Risk Factors for Heart Disease 9 mins
Exercise and Risk Factors for Diabetes 7 mins
Exercise and Risk Factors for Cancer 8 mins
Exercise and Successful Aging 9 mins
Exercise and Your Brain 9 mins


B. Course Contents: Hacking Exercise for Health. The surprising new science of fitness

Module/Topic name Sub-topic Duration
1. The basics of fitness What is fitness anyway? 5 mins
What is the exercise continuum? 6 mins
How to assess your own fitness 4 mins
How do you get the biggest bang for your exercise buck? 5 mins
2. Cardiorespiratory fitness What’s the most important number you have? 4 mins
Where do the Physical Activity Guidelines come from, anyway? 4 mins
How can you hack cardiorespiratory fitness? 5 mins
Why does H.I.T.T. work? 4 mins
Which burns more calories: Interval or Endurance Training? 4 mins
What are some interval workouts I can do at home? 8 mins
3. Musculoskeletal fitness Can you hack strength training? 5 mins
What’s up with muscle fiber? 7 mins
Can we actually prompt our muscles to grow? 6 mins
What does protein have to do with muscles? 6 mins
How does one hack strength training? 8 mins
What should I consider as I design my own workouts? 5 mins
4. Combining cardio & strength fitness Which is better: cardio or strength training? 5 mins
What does a cardio & strength training workout actually look like? 5 mins
Can you design your own cardio & strength workout? 6 mins
How can exercise affect your mental health? 4 mins
Can't you get exercise in a pill? 5 mins
What are our top ten tips to hack exercise for health? 6 mins


C. Course Contents: Managing Your Health: The Role of Physical Therapy and Exercise

Module/Topic name Sub-topic Duration
1. Intro to the Course and module A welcome video by your coaches 3 mins
Welcome! A brief video from your module coach, Euson 1 mins
Why is Physical Activity Important? 24 mins
2. Managing your health-1 Welcome Video
Exercise and Cardiovascular Disease 9 mins
3. Managing your health-2 Welcome Video 1 min
Osteoporosis & Exercise 12 mins
4. Managing your health-3 Welcome Video
Exercise and Cancer 13 mins
5. Managing your health-4 A message from your coach, Euson 1 min
Exercise and Common Sport Injuries 17 mins
6. Managing your health-5 Welcome Video 1 min
Exercise and Arthritis 13 mins


Course Outcomes:


  • Explain the relationship between exercise and the body's physiological responses, including carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism
  • Describe the role of nutritional choices and their impact on health and training
  • Summarize the factors that contribute to muscle soreness, fatigue, and the dangers associated with performance-enhancing drugs
  • How to evaluate the role that physical activity plays in your health
  • How your cardiorespiratory fitness can be improved with aerobic training
  • How strength training results in strength gains and improve your health
  • How to formulate you own cardiorespiratory and musculoskeletal exercise routine to improve your health
  • Why physical activity and exercise are important
  • Exercise and Cardiovascular Disease
  • Exercise and Osteoporosis
  • Exercise and Cancer
  • Common Sports Injuries
  • Exercise and Arthritis