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Fitness and Exercise Essentials: Anatomy and Physiology
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Fitness and Exercise Essentials: Anatomy and Physiology

Unit 1: Metabolism -- Unit 2: Basic Anatomy and Physiology -- Unit 3: Muscle Anatomy and Physiology
Created byChris Martin
Last updated 4/2015
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What you'll learn

  • Understand key terms within this unit of study.
  • Recognize the role of metabolism within the human body and how it related directly to exercise.
  • Determine the metabolic requirements of each of the three energy pathways described in this unit.
  • Apply learned information in future courses of study and in personal fitness experience.
  • Become familiar with the structure and function of each of the body systems.
  • Explain the effects exercise has on each of the body systems.
  • Understand the importance of the mind/body link.
  • Recall the names, locations, and functions of major muscles of the body.
  • Deepen your understanding of physical training and the effects it has on the human body.
  • Familiarize yourself with the structure and function of each body system.
  • Explain the effects that exercise has on each of the body systems.
  • Understand the importance of the link between the mind and body.
  • Know the names and locations of the major muscles of the body.
  • Understand and utilize appropriate muscle terminology.

Course content

3 sections • 38 lectures • 2h 12m total length

  • Metabolism (Introduction)6:15

    Explore how metabolism powers exercise through carbohydrate, fat, and protein energy pathways. Learn how training effects drive metabolic adaptations and maintain homeostasis for efficient energy use.

  • Trying To Find A Balance4:11

    Homeostasis

  • Metabolism4:39

    Metabolism encompasses the chemical changes inside tissue cells that sustain life, with energy from nutrient breakdown and a continuous balance of anabolism building biomolecules and cannibalism breaking them down.

  • Metabolic Set Point3:34

    Explore metabolism as the body's chemical breakdown of food, focusing on the metabolic setpoint and basal metabolic rate, and how genetics, environment, diet, and exercise shape energy use.

  • Acquiring Energy From Food4:41
  • The Environment and Metabolism1:52

    Explore how the environment shapes metabolism, from thermogenic effect and respiratory quotient to how cold and hot climates shift energy use for growth and storage.

  • Exercise and Metabolic Responses3:42

    Endurance exercise induces metabolic adaptations like increased mitochondrial density, glycogen storage, resting ATP and CP, more slow-twitch fibers, and greater capillaries, while aerobic and anaerobic modes differently shift energy systems.

  • Energy Metabolism and Types of Exercise4:07

    Explore energy metabolism and how carbohydrates, fats, and proteins produce energy and heat, then outline the four energy systems—strength/power, sustained power, anaerobic power endurance, and aerobic endurance.

  • ATP (adenosine triphosphate) Production1:48

    Explore energy metabolism and the four exercise categories, then learn how ATP production powers muscular contractions by reconstructing ATP from its breakdown, ensuring a constant supply for workouts.

  • The ATP/CP Energy Pathway3:45

    Explore the ATP-CP energy pathway, an anaerobic system that powers explosive, short-duration efforts with ATP and creatine phosphate via creatine kinase, replenishing in minutes (3.5–8).

  • The Glycolytic Pathway2:59

    Explore the glycolytic pathway, an anaerobic energy system that converts glycogen or glucose to ATP, producing lactic acid and shaping recovery through lactate clearance.

  • The Oxidative Pathway4:19

    Explore oxidative pathway, an aerobic system using oxygen to produce ATP via Krebs cycle and electron transport chain. Learn how glycolysis fuels beta-oxidation and glycogen depletion contributes to fatigue.

  • Conclusion, References, and Summary2:10

    Review how solar energy powers metabolism to fuel cellular activities, highlighting plant and animal energy sources and the role of homeostatic balance in trillions of cells.

  • Unit 1 Quiz - Checking For Learning0:05
  • Unit 1 Quiz

Requirements

  • This is an in-depth study of the body and how it functions within the realm of exercise. There is A LOT of information in this course, but it is all beneficial to someone who wants to learn and apply it.
  • You should have a general understanding of the human body (i.e. completed general high school biology coursework).

Description

This course is one of three installments. This study focuses on the anatomy and physiology of the body in relation to exercise and fitness. It's time to start understanding WHY we should eat certain foods and stay away from others. Now, we can answer the question "what makes some people faster than others". Get the low down on what metabolism really is. And understand the make-up of the human body, so you can truly understand why you are working out.

If you want chiseled abs...start understanding your body and how it functions in exercise. If you want to lose 30 pounds by summer, learn how food interacts as a key player in your body's physical make-up.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who wants to learn the science behind exercise and fitness. Someone looking for a quick and simple path to achieving and understanding wellness.
  • If you are looking for a crash course for anatomy and physiology, or other exercise related courses, this would be right up your alley.
  • This does NOT offer credit from an accredited institution.

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