Title: Explain the metabolic energy systems.
Course: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training II (Condensed) (14062-IIA) > Section: Understanding Exercise Physiology

Explanation should include how the body produces energy for exercise using carbohydrates, fats and proteins and the difference between aerobic and anaerobic metabolic pathways.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the energy systems of the body?
- How does energy become available as work demands on the body change?
- What are exercise, metabolism, and bioenergetics?
- What is an aerobic system of obtaining energy?
- What is VO2 max? How is VO2 max measured?
- What is an anaerobic system of obtaining energy?
- What is are glycolysis and adenosine triphosphate-phosphocreatine (ATP-PCR) system? How do glycolysis and the ATP-PCR system work?

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Chapter 3 The Cardiorespiratory System

- Describe the structure and function of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
- Explain how each of these systems relates to human movement.
- Describe how the cardiovascular and respiratory systems work in unison.
- Explain the influence that dysfunctional breathing can have on the human movement system.

Chapter 4 Exercise Metabolism and Bioenergetics

- Describe the primary methods of how the body produces energy for exercise.
- Differentiate between aerobic and anaerobic metabolism.
- Distinguish which energy pathways predominate for various intensities and durations of exercise.
- Understand the interaction of carbohydrate, fat, and protein as fuels for exercise.
- State the differences in the energy use during steady state and exhaustive exercise.
- Discriminate between the energy requirements of steady state versus intermittent exercise.
- Describe basic training-induced adaptations in energy production.

Chapter 8 Cardiorespiratory Fitness Training

- Define and describe the components associated with cardiorespiratory training.
- Describe how various physiologic systems respond and adapt to cardiorespiratory training.
- Describe the health-related benefits associated with cardiorespiratory fitness.
- Describe current guidelines and recommendations for prescribing safe and effective cardiorespiratory exercise to apparently healthy individuals.
- Describe how to design and implement cardiorespiratory training programs to a variety of clients using an individualized approach.
- Instruct clients on how to perform safe and effective cardiorespiratory exercise.