Theory and Practice of Cardiorespiratory Assessment

This seminar and laboratory based course will examine the theoretical and practical use of tests for the cardiorespiratory system and assess the functional status of clients within human performance and clinical exercise physiology target pathologies. Students will review and interpret the literature to construct, apply and justify the inclusion of exercise assessment modalities (e.g. Cardiac Stress Tests, Cardiorespiratory Exercise Testing (VO2). The laboratory content will reinforce skill-based components to familiarize students with the use of a range of tools and techniques.