Cardiorespiratory Assessment and Interpretation

As the prescription of exercise physiology is a major contributor to health and well-being, this module will develop the student's ability to administer and interpret tests of the cardiorespiratory system and functional status of clients within human performance and clinical exercise physiology target pathologies. The results will be used to design appropriate exercise programs to meet the goals and underlying pathology of the condition of performance requirements. Students will review and interpret the literature to construct, apply and justify the inclusion of exercise assessment modalities (Cardiac Stress Tests, Cardiorespiratory Exercise Testing (VO2), Interpret the results and use these results to prescribe modes, intensities and volumes of exercise that are indicated; design, implement, modify and progress exercise programs.