General information


Subject type: Basic

Coordinator: Sara González Millán

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Jorge Castizo Olier
Lluís Albesa Albiol 

Teaching languages


  • Spanish
  • English
  • Catalan

Skills


Basic skills
  • Have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific, or ethical issues

Specific skills
  • E6 Apply the physiological, biomechanical, behavioral and social principles to the different fields of physical activity and sport

  • E7 Identify the risks to health, the practice of inappropriate physical activities and sports and propose alternatives

  • E8 Assess the fitness, prescribe and develop health-oriented and safe physical exercises for these practitioners

General competencies
  • G2 Acquire basic scientific training applied to physical activity and sport in its different manifestations

  • G4 Describe the physiological and biomechanical factors that condition the practice of physical activity and sport

  • G6 Recognize the effects of physical activity on the structure and function of the human body

Transversal competences
  • T3 Use the sources of certified scientific knowledge in the field of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

  • T4 Apply knowledge to their work in a professional way with the elaboration and defense of arguments and problem solving within the area of ​​Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

Description


As a professional in physical activity and sport and physiotherapy, the double degree student must understand in depth the functioning of the body during physical exercise, as well as know how the different systems respond to before physical training.

The main objective of this subject is for the student to acquire the necessary skills to identify the adaptations that occur in the body as a result of physical exercise in order to improve performance and / or improve the functionality of the different organs. and systems, thus increasing the functional capacity of the individual.

In the subject of Physiology of Exercise II, the double degree student must acquire specific knowledge about the assessment of anaerobic and aerobic metabolism as well as know the effects that physical exercise has on the human body in special conditions. of environmental stress, altitude, etc., and in other different contexts.

To take this course, it is recommended that the student has successfully passed the skills to be assessed in the subject of Exercise Physiology, as well as being clear about the anatomical concepts studied in the subject of Anatomy Applied to Physical Activity. and Health. 

Learning outcomes


- To know the methodology for evaluating anaerobic and aerobic metabolism and its relationship with the responses and adaptations of the cardiorespiratory system.

- To know how to execute correctly and under the conditions of optimal safety the different functional tests of evaluation of the anaerobic and aerobic metabolism.

- To know the effect of physical exercise on hormonal, renal and gastrointestinal function, as well as its responses and adaptations.

- To know the influence of special meteorological and environmental conditions on the responses and adaptations of the human body to physical exercise.

- To know the influence of gender and age in the responses and adaptations to the different types of physical exercise.

- To know the main etiological agents of fatigue in the context of physical exercise, the human body's responses to acute and chronic fatigue, and what are the available mechanisms of the human body and other external aids that can help to recover. of fatigue. 

Working methodology


The methodology of the subject will be carried out combining face-to-face classroom time, with autonomous work time, with the support of the virtual learning environment. The percentage of time the student spends is distributed as follows:

 

Activity

Methodology

ECTS

Theoretical sessions

Face-to-face sessions with the teacher, in which the theoretical contents of the subject will be exposed with the help of audiovisual material

1.4

Internships

Practical sessions in the physiology laboratory

1

Group work

Group work on theoretical or practical topics seen in class

0.4

Group tutorials

Monitoring activities and formative evaluation to guide on learning concepts, skills and attitudes.

Pedagogical guidelines to improve cooperative and individual learning.

0.2

Self-employment

Personal work of the student, preparation of topics, bibliographic research, personal study

3

 

Both in the face-to-face sessions and in the autonomous work, the student will work individually and in work groups.

Each ECTS is equivalent to 25 hours of student dedication, considering the time invested in the total of the activities related to the face-to-face time and the time of autonomous work, that the professor of the subject guides, as well as the reading times, information search, connection to the Virtual Classroom, or elaboration of works.

Contents


1. Functional evaluation of metabolism

a. Evaluation of anaerobic metabolism

b. Evaluation of aerobic metabolism

2. Regulation and control of other functional systems in physical exercise

           a. Hormonal function and physical exercise

           b. Renal function and physical exercise

           c. Gastrointestinal function and exercise

3. Influence of the environment on responses and adaptations to physical exercise.

a. Altitude and physical exercise

b. Temperature and exercise

c. Hyperbaric, microgravity and exercise

d. Air pollution and physical exercise

4. Influence of sex and age on responses and adaptations to physical exercise

a. Gender and physical exercise

b. Age and physical exercise

5. Fatigue control during responses and adaptations to exercise

a. Etiology of fatigue in physical exercise

b. Delayed muscle pain in exercise

c. Chronic fatigue and exercise

d. Fatigue recovery

Learning activities


The activities of the subject follow the system of continuous assessment, that is, throughout the term the teachers propose various activities, which students must solve and deliver. The work of each one of the activities allows to value to the student, the follow-up that does to the asignatura and the elements of improvement, from the comments and notes that the professors will do of the activities.

The proposed activities can be individual or in work groups. Teachers give directions so that students can prepare and deliver them. All the activities proposed are designed so that students have a practical perspective on the topics that are developed throughout the ten weeks of the term.

 

Activity

Methodology

Theoretical sessions

Face-to-face sessions with the teacher, in which the theoretical contents of the subject will be exposed with the help of audiovisual material

Internships

Practical sessions in the physiology laboratory

Group work

Group work on theoretical or practical topics seen in class

Group tutorials

Monitoring activities and formative evaluation to guide on learning concepts, skills and attitudes.

Pedagogical guidelines to improve cooperative and individual learning.

Self-employment

Personal work of the student, preparation of topics, bibliographic research, personal study

 

Evaluation system


The assessment will consist of a recognition of the level of learning achieved by the student, materialized in the numerical grade, in accordance with the provisions of current legislation.

Qualification system (Royal Decree 1125/2003, of 5 September, which establishes the European credit system and the system of qualifications in university degrees of an official nature and valid throughout the state):


            0 - 4,9: Suspension (SS)
            5,0 - 6,9: Approved (AP)
            7,0 - 8,9: Notable (NT)
            9,0 - 10: Excellent (SB)

The student's grade is the result of a continuous assessment and a final assessment. The pass of the subject is obtained with a grade equal to or higher than 5 points (out of 10 points), according to the following weighting table and NECESSARY criteria to average between the evaluation activities:

 

Evaluation activity

Weighting

Criteria for averaging

Teamwork

20%

-

(Not recoverable)

Individual works (Seminars / Practices)

20%

-

(Not recoverable)

Final exam

60%

5/10

 

Evaluation activity in recovery period

Weighting

Criteria for averaging

 Examen

60%

5/10

 

The individual work will consist of the elaboration and delivery of practice notebooks for each of the practical sessions. The minimum compulsory attendance at internships is 80%. The remaining 20% ​​is reserved for any type of offense (unjustified or justified). In the case of not attending the practice, the activity will not be able to be delivered and will be listed as suspended.

Finally, the group work will focus on one of the topics of the subject and will be presented in class at the end of the term.

In accordance with current regulations, you can only opt for recovery, if it has been suspended the subject. If the rating is Not presented, will not be eligible for recovery. The note of the other parties will be saved during the recovery period

REFERENCES


Basic

Wilmore JH & Costill DL. (2007). Physiology of effort and sport (6ªed). Barcelona: Paidotribo

López Chicharro J & Fernández Vaquero A. (2006). Exercise physiology (3ªed). Madrid: Médica Panamericana

McArdle W, Katch F & Katch V. (2015). Exercise Physiology: Nutrition, Energy and Human Performance (8th ed). Baltimore: Lippincot Williams and Wilkins

Complementary

Mora Rodríguez R. (2009). Physiology of sport and exercise. Field and laboratory tests (1ªed). Madrid: Panamericana

Tortora G & Derrickson B. (2013). Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (13th ed). Panamericana

Barbany JR. (2002). Physiology of physical exercise and training (1ªed). Barcelona: Paidotribo

Silverthorn U. (2008). Human physiology; an integrated approach (4ª ed). Madrid: Panamericana

Guyton A. (2006). Medical Physiology. Buenos Aires: Panamericana