This course focuses on measurements of health-related indexes by students themselves, and covers the fundamentals of health sciences.
Students will measure and observe physiological and psychological responses to physical exercise.
The approaches/methods are not only useful for health sciences, but applicable to study disciplines dealing with humans (e.g., mechanical engineering, life science) .
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) acquire the ability to assess health-related indexes in humans, by using physiology, biomechanics and psychology.
2) have an understanding of background mechanisms of health.
physiology, biomechanics, psychology
Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | ✔ Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
In each class, students measure several indexes or practice.
Attendance is taken in every class.
Students submit total report and measured data.
Course schedule | Required learning | |
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Class 1 | Healthy life and Practice | Understand method of Healthy life and practice. |
Class 2 | Body type and Body composition | Estimate BMI, Body Fat and Lean Body Mass. |
Class 3 | Respirator and cardio-vascular system | Understand the respirator and cardio-vascular system and learn measuring method of them. Estimate PWCmax, VO2max and Blood pressure. |
Class 4 | Exercise and Consumption Energy | Understand consumption energy during walking and running. Measure Heart rate pre and post exercise. |
Class 5 | Resistance Training | Understand functional anatomy of motor system and Biomechanics of training. Work out Squat, Push-up and Sit-up. |
Class 6 | Mechanism of muscle contraction | Understand mechanism of ATP resynthesis and energy supply system. Estimate BMI, Body Fat and Lean Body Mass. Remeasure PWCmax |
Class 7 | Summary and guide total report | Summarize this lecture and understand reporting assignment. |
None required.
None required.
Materials on each topic are distributed.
Students' course scores are based on short reports (80pts total) and commitment (20pts)
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a-wakayama[at]twcpe.ac.jp
maruyama[at]ila.titech.ac.jp