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CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT IN EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY ABROAD

KINES 214
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Examines physiological responses and adaptations to exercise and physical activity, with particular focus on the role that both the physical environment (temperature, altitude, etc.) and the cultural environment (cultural history, norms, etc.) play in these exercise responses. Topics include acute responses to exercise in normal environments and then in extreme environmental conditions (heat and cold, high altitude, and space environments). Consider exercise adaptations in athletes. Examine health consequences of low-levels of physical activity and consider the socio-cultural barriers to health promotion activities among the indigenous Maori in New Zealand, and compare them to at risk populations in United States. Requires completion ofANAT&PHY 235or335and a valid passport that does not expire at least 6 months past the travel dates.

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