
Introduction to Exercise Science
Basics of exercise science
Explore the skeletal system’s bone types, ligaments and tendons, long bone anatomy (epiphysis and periosteum), and axial and appendicular divisions, and its roles in support and protection.
Explore the skeletal system in detail, contrasting the exoskeleton with the endoskeleton, and review bones from skull to phalanges, plus shoulder, pelvic girdles, and key joint movements.
Describe the skeletal muscular system, identify major muscles from the legs, back, and upper body, and explain movements, origins and insertions, range of motion, and contractions (concentric and eccentric).
Explore human physiology within exercise science, detailing homeostasis, nervous and endocrine systems, muscular and cardio-respiratory integration, energy metabolism, and the reproductive and gastrointestinal systems.
Explore the eight endocrine glands, including the adrenal glands and the pituitary gland, and hormones like insulin, glucagon, melatonin, and testosterone that regulate metabolism, sleep, growth, and reproduction.
Explore the cardiovascular system, including the heart and its chambers, arteries, veins, and capillaries, and the flow of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood.
Exercise Science, is one of the most important aspects in order to understand how the body functions and how we can use science to improve our training and improve performances in every way possible.
By understanding the human anatomy and how your body work internally, you will be able to assist not just yourself to improve your exercise performance but also when you are working with athletes who want to become champions, this is a great way to start!
With this knowledge you can change your workout routines so that it suits your fitness goal that you want to achieve, you can use this course to assist you as a conditioning coach, head coach, personal trainer, fitness instructor or as a group instructor. By knowing in detail how the body works in every aspect can benefit you or your client in so many ways. It can also improve your overall well-being and also help you sustain a long and healthy life as exercise have so many benefits. It also helps reduce the risk of obtaining chronic illnesses like obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes etc.
Anyone who is willing to learn will definitely stand out above the rest!
You know what they say: Knowledge is power, hard work will beat talent when talent is not working very hard.