Indangan, Ian B.

BPED 2 PED 104

Course Instructor: Remelito Tan Labasbas

Activity 1

1. History or Historical Aspect of Physiology of Exercise.

According to Anshel (2007), exercise psychology evolves around the following
topics: Motivation, Barriers of Exercise, Exercise Adherence, Exercise Dependence,
Exercise’s Relationship with Mental Health Issues, Interventions, Cognitive and
Behavioral Strategies and Their Effect on Exercise, and Personality Traits and
Characteristics of Exercise.
At the beginning of the 20th century, physiology of exercise was part of
universities and became a fundamental part of the curriculum at the end of the
World War II. The physiology of exercise has today become a prominent subject of
study with several research areas. Although the knowledge and information in
practice physiology has risen in depth and extent, it is based on the principles of
biology and human physiology. The main aim of a physiology course for kinesiology
students should give students an idea of how the physiological systems that
participate in physical exercise react to an acute exercise and how these systems are
adapted to various training modes and environmental circumstances.
Exercise, starting with ancient societies, has been considered vital to human
health for thousands of years. The Hippocratic Greek physician is one of the oldest
and best renowned exercise proponents. To keep fit and improve your health, he
suggested moderate exercise. Other famous historical thinkers, like Plato, Aristotle
and Galen, Roman physician, thought that exercise enhanced overall health,
metabolism and muscular tone and even resulted in better bowel motions.

2. Define Exercise Physiology.

Exercise Physiology is the study of the reaction of the body to physical exertion.
These response measures include changes in the metabolism and physiology of
many parts of the body, such as the heart, lungs and muscles.

3. What are the 2 types of Exercise Physiology

Sport
As its name indicates, sports exercise physiology has to do with athletes. In
order to create training regimes for athletes, sports physiologists employ
understanding of the corporal reaction to training. Such regimes include fitness,
which is the training process to become better fit through periods of muscular
exercise and relaxation.
Clinical
The use of physical activity in therapy, treatment and prevention of chronic
illnesses are clinical physiological exercise. Diabetes is one condition which can be
helped via exercise. Exercise utilities the glucose that is stored in the body, to enable
a diabetic to maintain their blood sugar levels. Osteoporosis, the loss of bone tissue
that happens usually in old age, is another condition treated with exercise
treatment.