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Sport Physiology

Course code

TST6005.LT

old course code

TST6005

Course title in Estonian

Spordifüsioloogia

Course title in English

Sport Physiology

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Kristjan Port (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To impart basic knowledge of sport physiology which is necessary for management of coaching in sports.

Brief description of the course

Relationship between structure and function. Functional characterization of muscles. Types of muscle fiber. Strength, endurance, speed, and power. Methods of assessment of physical working capacity. Mechanism of muscular contraction. Leverage systems. Passive components of muscular system and their role in alteration of its function. Adaptation, hypertrophy and hyperplasia. Muscle pain. Detraining. Body defense systems. Components of nonspecific body defense system. Immune system. Immunological memory. Allergy. Physical load and catching cold. Thermal regulation. Thermal balance of the body. Adaptation to cold and warm environment. Shivering and non-shivering thermogenesis. Characterization of sweat glands. Composition of sweat and need for restoring of electrolytes. Re-hydration, composition of sports drinks and requirements of the body. Appetite and mechanisms of regulation.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has knowledge of major functional capacities and related adaptive processes relevant in management of coaching in sports.

Teacher

Karmen Reinpõld ja Kristjan Port

Prerequisite course 1

Physiology (TST6025.LT)

Study programmes containing that course