b5005 Exercise Physiology

Faculty of Sports Studies
spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PharmDr. Petr Babula, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Kateřina Kapounková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Julie Vašků, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Bernaciková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Vojtěch Grün, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Kateřina Kapounková, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Prerequisites
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps) && b5002 Physiology
b5002; b5001
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to understand the physiological processes in the organism during sports load and subsequently after physical activity. The graduate of the subject can logically and factually explain the structural and functional changes that occur in the organism as a result of adaptation mechanisms as a response to a specific type of regular exercise load. This subject together with physiology forms the basis for the principles of sports training and regeneration.
Learning outcomes
A graduate of this subject will be able to:
-characterize sports disciplines (type of load, duration of performance, intensity of load);
-explain the physiological principles of training;
-describe the influence of genetics on performance and characterize the determinants of sports performance;
-assess the organism's response to load and describe the organism's response to load for specific groups of sports disciplines;
- understand the principle of the course of the stress reaction, disruption of homeostasis and describe stress acidosis;
- describe the metabolic characteristics of sports performance (metabolic coverage, energy expenditure, energy sources);
- to characterize the specifics of the response to the load of women and taking into account ontogeny;
- understand the process of adaptation and the regulation of adaptation mechanisms;
- describe specific adaptations of the organism to load in relation to individual sports disciplines;
- characterize the process of desadaptation in relation to detraining;
- analyze the training load and, on the basis of stress tests, determine the degree of load, thereby preventing the development of pathological fatigue;
- describe the fatigue continuum in relation to load;
- assess individual possible contraindications to sports load;
- understand motor control in relation to sports performance;
- describe the effect of the external environment on performance (heat, cold, alpine environment).
Syllabus
  • 1. Characteristics of sports disciplines (type of load, duration of performance, intensity of load); Sports performance factors.
  • 2. Influence of genetics on performance, determinants of sports performance.
  • 3. Course of stress reaction (control systems). Disturbance of homeostasis. Acid-base balance – stress acidosis. The body's response to various types of physical stress.
  • 4. Metabolic performance characteristics (metabolic coverage, energy sources, energy expenditure).
  • 5. Functional performance characteristics (SF, VO2, La). Characteristics of the athlete (stress test to the maximum: SF max, VO2 max, Wingate test: P max, AC, fatigue index, somatic characteristics).
  • 6. Adaptation process. Regulation of adaptation processes. Adaptation mechanisms.
  • 7. Specific adaptations of the organism to the load (disciplines of speed, strength, endurance, strength endurance, speed strength, aesthetic coordination, fights, sports games).
  • 8. Physiological principles of training. The process of disadaptation. Detraining.
  • 9. Contraindications to sports performance. Pathological fatigue in relation to load.
  • 10. Physiological differences in the course of stress response and adaptation in relation to ontogenesis.
  • 11. The influence of the external environment on performance (cold, heat, pressure). Acclimatization.
  • 12. Specifics of response to stress in women (menstrual cycle, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum).
  • 13. Control of motor skills in relation to sports performance, principle of imagination.
Literature
  • ONDRÁČEK, Zora SVOBODOVÁ, Jaroslav ŠAMŠULA, Pavel VACENOVSKÝ a Jaroslava CHOVANCOVÁ. Fyziologie sportovních disciplín. Elportál. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011. ISSN 1802-128X. URL info
  • STRUHÁR, Ivan; Jan NOVOTNÝ; Martina BERNACIKOVÁ; Kateřina KAPOUNKOVÁ; Vladimír POSPÍCHAL and Iva TOMÁŠKOVÁ. Zátěžová diagnostika v tělovýchovné a sportovní praxi (Exercise testing in sports practice). 2., doplněné vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 129 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9431-4. info
  • BARTŮŇKOVÁ, Staša. Fyziologie člověka a tělesných cvičení : učební texty pro studenty fyzioterapie a studia tělesná a pracovní výchova zdravotně postižených. 3., nezm. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2014, 285 s. ISBN 9788024628110. info
  • MÁČEK, Miloš and Jiří RADVANSKÝ. Fyziologie a klinické aspekty pohybové aktivity. První vydání. Praha: Galén, 2011, xvi, 245. ISBN 9788072626953. info
  • TROJAN, Stanislav. Fyziologie a léčebná rehabilitace motoriky člověka. 3., přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2005, 237 s. ISBN 8024712962. info
  • SILBERNAGL, Stefan and Agamemnon DESPOPOULOS. Atlas fyziologie člověka. 6. vyd., zcela přeprac. a r. Praha: Grada, 2004, xiii, 435. ISBN 802470630X. info
Teaching methods
ecture;
- exercises (exercises are both theoretical and practical, including laboratory testing); - presentations, discussions, test demonstrations, practical measurements;
- homework (filling in worksheets);
- interactive syllabus in ISU;
- activities within flipped learning and blended learning methods, self-study
Assessment methods
90% attendance at seminars;
- prepared worksheets and exercise protocols;
- after meeting the requirements, the oral exam is graded on the A-F scale
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
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