Exercise Physiology

A fast-growing field in health care, exercise physiology is all about understanding how the body is affected by activity such as sports and training. Fitness activity benefits the body at a cellular level, and exercise physiology can help you understand how different activities can help your body’s many systems, including the skeleton, the muscles, breathing and digestion.

 

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  Cardiovascular System

  Blood is moved around your body using the cardiovascular system. Learn more about the inner workings of your body.

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  Endocrine System

  The endocrine system is responsible for the production of your hormones. To learn more about it look to getfit.net.

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  Energy

  Where does your body get the fuel it needs to function, and how does it turn that fuel into energy? Learn more about the functions of your body.

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  Ergogenic Aids

  Ergogenic aids can sometimes be used to improve performance in sports. Look to getfit.net to learn about the legal and illegal forms of ergogenic aids.

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  Musculoskeletal System

  Your body’s ability to move is provided by the musculoskeletal system. To learn more about it check out getfit.net.

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  Nervous System

  Your nervous system is responsible for everything that goes on in your body, so it is advisable to understand as much as you can about it.

When you work your body hard, you push many of your bodily systems to extremes, and this process is known in exercise physiology as ‘overload’. It’s beneficial to the body for many reasons. Stimulating your body to work harder can improve its efficiently, right down to a cellular level, and help prevent or delay the onset of chronic disease.

Fitness work is not only useful for healthy bodies, it can also be invaluable to provide therapy for people with a known illness, to help their bodies to function better. Scientific research has expanded our understanding of the way that aerobic and anaerobic activity can complement medical treatment in cases of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, ageing, obesity and disuse atrophy.

To understand how your body benefits from a good work-out, it’s useful to know how your cells generate the energy they need to power your activity. How are your muscles affected by a long cycle ride, and how is that different to the way they feel after a sudden sprint for the bus? How does your nervous system work, and how can it benefit from a session on the rowing machine? What is pulmonary hypertension, and how can you help to prevent it by keeping in shape? We can help you find answers to all these questions, and more.