FSS 234 - Fundamentals of Exercise Science

1. Discuss how the skeletal framework helps to provide support and aids in movement while exercising.
2. Identify major muscle structures and how they adapt to exercise.
3. Identify the planes of motion of the human body in specific movements.
4. Identify what factors lead to muscle soreness and cramps.
5. Explain how the body metabolizes nutrients to fuel exercise at various intensities.
6. Discuss the basic principles of exercise training and how they are incorporated into training programs.
7. Explain how the different body systems (e.g. cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic) adapt to aerobic  training.
8. Describe the basic components of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems and their responses to exercise.
9. Identify essential hormones of the endocrine system and discuss their role in regulating physiological processes that accompany exercise.

1. Muscular System and Anatomy

1. Structure
2. Function
3. Identification and classification
4. Muscular adaptations to exercise

1. Nervous System

1. Structure
2. Function
3. Neurological control of movement

1. Kinesiology

1. Development and growth of skeletal system
2. Identification and classification of skeletal system
3. Joint articulations and levers of musculoskeletal system
4. Anatomical planes of the human body
5. Biomechanical factors in human strength

1. Metabolism

1. Bioenergetics
2. Energy expenditure of exercise and fatigue
3. Anaerobic adaptations to exercise

1. Principles of Exercise Training

1. Terminology
2. Principles of training
3. Anaerobic training programs
4. Adaptations to resistance training

1. Exercise Training / Adaptations to Aerobic Training
2. Metabolism / Aerobic Adaptations to Exercise Training
3. Cardiovascular System

1. Structure
2. Function
3. Response to exercise

1. Respiratory System

1. Structure
2. Function
3. Response to exercise

1. Endocrine System

1. Hormonal regulation during exercise
2. Hormonal response to exercise