Culture and Environment in Exercise Physiology Abroad
Abroad course examining physiological responses to exercise in extreme physical environments and the role of cultural environments, including Maori health promotion comparisons.
Summary
What you’ll be able to do
Describe the physiological challenges and responses during exercise in the extremes of the physical environment (temperature and altitude extremes)
Identify the role that “cultural environments” play in our view of the physiological effects of exercise and our view of exercise as a healthy activity
Recognize benefits and barriers to exercise in New Zealand’s native Maori population
Identify the similarities and differences in extreme health that built environments produce and how culturally responsive physical activity can be used to promote health in indigenous populations
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
↗No recorded grade history.
All recorded terms · compare terms & instructors
Prerequisites
Course mapConsent of instructor
- Consent of instructor
This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Prerequisite text tree
- Consent of instructor
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections.
Meeting source records
No records available.
Student experience
the class
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.
difficulty & workload
No workload feedback recorded.
Topics
- Acute responses to exercise in normal and extreme environments (heat, cold, altitude, space)
- Exercise adaptations in athletes
- Health consequences of low physical activity and socio-cultural barriers among Maori and US at-risk populations
Skills
- Describing physiological challenges and responses during exercise in extreme temperature and altitude conditions
- Identifying the role cultural environments play in views of exercise physiology and health
- Recognizing benefits and barriers to exercise in New Zealand’s native Maori population
- Identifying similarities and differences in extreme health from built environments and using culturally responsive physical activity for health promotion
Grades
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
No grades available yet.
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Sources & history
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.
Selected offering source records
No offering records for the selected term.
Raw records
[]
Student reviews
Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.
Read original reviews
No records available.
Grade history
Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.
Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
Model outputs & technical records
LLM outputs across runs
Full model traces
Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
Model & dataset provenance
{
"model": "Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B",
"model_revision": "1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0",
"task_version": "17",
"output_id": "ef6a05fffa28edc857dc22e68a1e9e878bae375b6953c658fcaee8ff7e7c5ec7",
"requirements_status": "valid",
"dataset_revision": "fc1811fa52e581ea57a35c0cf3343f8740a8ffbf",
"observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00"
}