Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
The Science of Endurance Training and Performance
This online course explored the science behind endurance sports training and performance, including effective physical, nutritional and psychological preparation and rehabilitation.
6 weeks, 4 hours per week
Lucy Hale
Lead Educator and Lecturer in Sport Science
The University of Kent
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the science behind effective endurance training methods
- Evaluate pre-, during, and post-exercise recommendations to support endurance performance and to protect the athlete from illness
- Discuss psychological preparation for endurance sports
- Explain how the concepts of fatigue and pain relate to endurance training
- Investigate respiratory health, including normal and abnormal airway responses to exercise
- Explore injuries in endurance sport and how they can be treated and rehabilitated
Syllabus
- Training
- Nutrition
- Psychology
- Fatigue and pain
- Respiratory health
- Endurance injuries and rehabilitation
Issued on 19th March 2018
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