Biological rhythms and health
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- ALFREDO DE GIORGI
- Credits
- 3
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- MED/09
Training objectives
- The aim of this course is to provide students the notions concerning the relationships between biological rhythms and daily life activities; in particular, much attention will be given to the interaction with the physical performances of athletes, in relation to the type of sporting activity carried out. Therefore, the course will provide medical and biological information about the different intrinsic human biorhythms, their commutative connections and the importance of maintaining adequate harmony among them.
Once evaluated the physiological biorhythms, the underlying methods behind the alteration of the circadian rhythm and the desynchronization of human biological clocks will be evaluated; furthermore, it will be explained and how this impairment, more or less rapid to develop or fully deliberate, can alter the physical condition and, thus, the performance of the athlete.
The attention to the biological rhythms of athletes and their de-synchronization, previously “accidentally” carried out, is becoming year by year a key point during trainings, in order to increase the performance of the athletes. Prerequisites
- No prerequisites are required.
Course programme
- The course does will consist of lectures and oral discussion with students on the topics concerning the natural biorhythms and the way they modify the daily life activities and the sports performances.
Didactic methods
- The course is divided into lectures and case discussions
Learning assessment procedures
- The final test, based on the entire program of the course, will consist in multiple-choice tests, without any penalty in case of wrong answer.
Reference texts
- The teacher will provide enough material for passing the test.
