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EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION

Course Code:
SPMD 305
Active Term:
Spring Term
/ All Years
Course Description:
A lecture and lab course that expands on the specifics of exercise assessment techniques beyond those taught in other courses. Evaluation of special populations, including geriatric, pediatric, elite athletic, and chronic disease populations will be covered in case study format. Students will focus on theories and prinicples of exercise prescription, application of muliple forms of exercise assessment, and appropriate interpretation of clinical and perfomance data, including graded exercise testing, metabolic measurement, and genetic/epigentic profiling. Sports Medicine majors only.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
Corequisites:
SPMD 306
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