Exercise Physiology – Tuesday 23 November | 9.30-12.30

Exercise Physiology

Tuesday 23 November 9.30-12.30

Outline: This event is for you if you’re starting out with Exercise Physiology or have some experience and wish to increase your knowledge and confidence

It will equip you with a variety of tools to enable your students to engage with and apply their knowledge to some of the more challenging topic areas.

A variety of teaching and learning strategies will be explored, as well as essential revision and examination technique.

Focus:

• Diet and Nutrition
  • the athlete v the sedentary person
  • energy intake, expenditure and balance
  • linked to strength and endurance
• Training methods and fitness components

• strategies to enhance students’ understanding
• exemplified through strength training

• Physiological adaptations – different training methods

• exemplified through aerobic training

• Periodisation of Training – planning a programme
• Injuries: Hard and Soft v Acute and Chronic
• Synoptic: explored via varied Exercise Physiology topic areas

• improving performance in the 20-mark question
• approaches for accessing the higher mark scheme level

Timings:

9.30 – 10.45    Session one

10.45 – 11.00  Stretch break / refresh / discussion

11.00 – 12.15  Session two

12.15 – 12.30   Chat will remain open

Tim Richardson

Tim is head of academic PE & Sports Science at Lord Wandsworth College, Hampshire. He is a highly experienced A-Level PE Principal and Senior examiner with >20 years’ experience teaching A-Level PE. Tim is a subject expert and trainer for a leading exam board.