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Exercise Physiology: learning about it, involving oneself in it or obtaining gainful employment from it is becoming a part and parcel of most people's life. With improvements in technology, our lifestyles have become sedentary. Such lifestyles also put us at greater risk for diseases. This work will be concerned with a general idea of exercise physiology with information for all who want to involve themselves with it.
Simply put, exercise physiology (EP) is the identification of physiological mechanisms that underlie any physical activity. (Amundsen, 1981) and hypertension should be closely monitored. While maintaining a regimented lifestyle with optimal levels of physical activity can be helpful, over-exercising can be detrimental. Exercise physiology therefore, also involves professional guidance and counseling.
In 1997, the American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) was founded. (CSS.edu, Professionalization of Exercise Physiology...
Some of these (from many) universities are: Slippery Rock University (PA), Wright State University (OH), University of New Mexico-Albuquerque (NM), Marquette University (WI) and Bloomsberg University (PA). Some of the universities require American Red Cross or American Heart Association CPR certification before graduation. (CSS.edu, Directory of Academic Programs, 2003)
With exercise rising to the levels of a fad, one might suppose that the current job prospects for exercise physiologists seem very good. (HumanKinetics.com, 2003) Also, in the current market, most clients are those with disposable incomes. Also, exercise physiology has the advantage of providing its practitioner with a diverse set of skills -- one or more of which might be used as a career path. These might include jobs as athletic trainers -- especially with skills…
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