2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

EX 320 Pediatric Exercise Science

This course will provide an introduction to the field of pediatric exercise science. Topic areas will include growth and development in children and adolescents, puberty and endocrine influences on pediatric exercise responses, physical activity on the growing child, resistance training and muscular strength in youth, exercise training for aerobic endurance in children, and patterns of motor development. This course includes a service learning component in addition to a weekly seminar.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

EX 250 Exercise Physiology with Lab