EXERCISE IN MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2015/2016
- Teacher
- ANNALUISA COGO
- Credits
- 3
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- MED/10
Training objectives
- Starting from the knowledge of mountain climate and adaptations of the human body, students will be able to understand the changes of athletic performance at altitude and the prevention of acute mountain sickness. With these knowledges, students will be able to plan and manage a correct acclimatization schedule, an adequate nutrition for performance at altitude and programs of training for high altitude competitions and competitions at sea level.
Prerequisites
- Basic of biochemistry and physics. Basic knowledge of human physiology
Course programme
- High altitude environment. Compensatory responses. Acute Mountain Sickness. History of High Altitude Physiology. Nutrition. Training. People and animals adapted to high altitude.
Didactic methods
- Lectures
Learning assessment procedures
- Written multiple-choice examination. 31 questions. 90 minutes
1 mark for each correct answer; ½ mark for each incomplete answer Reference texts
- All slides utilized are provided
A.Cogo, Medicina e Salute in Montagna, Ed. Hoepli, 2015
