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Type D and Type F activities
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Laurea in Scienze delle attività motorie e sportive - Enrollment from 2025/2026| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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| 3° | Physical bases of exercise prescription | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| 3° | Advanced nutrition for sports | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| 3° | Sport physiology | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| 3° | Methods and techniques for body composition measurement | D |
Carlo Zancanaro
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Physiology of sport nutrition | D |
Silvia Pogliaghi
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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| 3° | Theory and pedagogy of nordic walking | D |
Barbara Pellegrini
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Hygiene applied to physical activities | D |
Stefano Tardivo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Statistics applied to movement sciences | D |
Maria Elisabetta Zanolin
(Coordinator)
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Sport physiology (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S008479
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Also offered in courses:
- Sport physiology of the course Master's degree in Sport Science and Physical Performance
- Sport physiology of the course Master's degree in Preventive and Adapted Exercise Science
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
BIO/09 - PHYSIOLOGY
Period
MOTORIE 1° semestre dal Oct 1, 2019 al Jan 24, 2020.
Learning outcomes
“Sport Physiology” is an elective course on Integrative Physiology applied to movement and sport.
The course aims at providing detailed notions on the main functional indexes of aerobic performance. Through the reading of scientific articles, the course aims at fostering technical competences and critical thinking that are propaedeutic to research in the field of sport sciences. The use of the English language allows to foster the understanding and use of scientific terminology and of international science communication style.
Program
This year’s course is organised in two blocks of 4 lessons each on the following subjects:
1. The critical power and other thresholds: the exercise intensity concept, physiological bases of the thresholds, field and laboratory methods of measurement, correspondance between methods.
2. Exercise during pregnancy and the post partum
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. D. Mcardle, F. I. Katch, V. L. Katch | FISIOLOGIA APPLICATA ALLO SPORT Aspetti energetici, nutrizionali e performance | Casa Editrice Ambrosiana | 2009 | ISBN 978-8-808-18224-1 |
Examination Methods
The exam is performed in English and written based on a multiple-choiche test (20 questions with 5 answers).
