Exercise Metabolism

Three credits · Undergraduate

An advanced examination of the acute and chronic metabolic responses and adaptations of the human body to exercise-induced challenges to homeostasis. The course emphasizes cellular and mitochondrial bioenergetics, substrate selection and flux, lactate metabolism, and the regulation of metabolic pathways governing muscular activity, fatigue, and training adaptation. Credit will be granted for only one of HKIN 492 or HKIN 392. Prerequisites: HKIN 161/162 or HKIN 151/152 or BIOL 251/252; HKIN 265 or 365. Three credits.