PE 375 - Exercise for Special Populations

This course provides practical information on exercise for persons with a wide range of special diseases and disabilities. An overview of each unique physiology, effects of the condition on the exercise response, effects of exercise training on the condition, and recommendations for exercise testing and programming are presented in a selected topics format. Special populations include children, youth, older adults, and women; and individuals with coronary heart disease, obesity, diabetes, asthma, or pulmonary disease.

(Cr: 3)