Introductory Unit. The warm-up -- Neuroendocrine control of exercise. -- Metabolic System Unit. Energy production -- Anaerobic metabolism during exercise -- Aerobic metabolism during exercise -- Metabolic training principles and adaptations -- Nutrition for fitness and athletics -- Body composition: determination and importance -- Body composition and weight control. -- Cardiovascular-Respiratory System Unit. Respiration -- Respiratory exercise response, training adaptations and special considerations -- The cardiovascular system -- Cardiovascular responses to exercise -- Cardiorespiratory training principles and adaptations -- Thermoregulation -- Cardiovascular disease risk factors and physical activity -- The immune system, exercise, training, and illness. -- Neuromuscular-Skeletal System Unit. Skeletal system -- Skeletal muscle system -- Muscular contraction and movement -- Muscular training principles and adaptations -- Neural aspects of movement

1. Exercise -- physiology
2. Physical fitness -- physiology