Environmental Adaptions

Cardiovascular and functional responses to a changed environment, such as cold environment/hypothermia,diving,high altitude and space. Acute and chronic responses and adaptation to training in various environments. Nutrition and performance in a changed environment.

After completing the course SPO3040, the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate in depth insight into temperature regulation at rest and during exercise at different ambient temperatures
• Describe biological processes during scuba diving and diving in space and how those processes may be regulated by both chronic and acute exercise
• Describe the physiological process of acclimatization to high altitude and understand various treatments strategies for high altitude sickness. Describe the physiological challenges with exercise training at high altitude
•Describe nutritional requirements for human performance in various environments.

Knowing basic physiological impact from environmental stressors such as hyperoxia, hypoxia, high and low temperatures and how to cope with them in an exercise physiology setting.

Lectures and group work. Approved written report.