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  • Foundations of Environmental Sciences I
  • Environmental Management and Policy I
  • Environmental Measurement and Evaluation IV
  • Environmental Measurement and Evaluation VI
  • Materials Systems and Dynamics I
  • Materials Systems and Dynamics II
  • Materials Systems and Dynamics IV
  • Energy Technology and Natural Resources I
  • Energy Technology and Natural Resources III
  • Health and Security I
  • Health and Security III
  • Health and Security IV
  • Health and Security II
  • Health and Security V
  • Environmental Measurement and Evaluation II
  • Materials Systems and Dynamics V

Health and Security III

Profs Senshi Fukashiro, Naoshi Fukui and Hideo Hatta

Effects of Exercise to Promote Health 

    Exercise is an inevitable stimulus to promote health. The effect of exercise is not only on increasing caloric expenditure but also on stimulating adaptations to change inner environment of body. Exercise can increase muscle mass and muscle power and give us smooth locomotion. On the other hand, excess stimulus by exercise can cause deficiencies such as on knees and legs.

    This course provides overview of the effect of exercise and health promotion by three professors.  Prof. Fukashiro introduces effects of exercise through biomechanical analysis of body motion. Prof. Fukui explains medical aspects of exercise. Prof. Hatta analyzes biochemical aspects of exercise on health promotion.

・Biomechanics of human motions

・Methodology of Biomechanics

・Role of muscle-tendon complex in motions

・Standing posture and locomotion in human

・Evaluation of several motions in sports

・Energy metabolism

・ Lactate Threshold

・Effects of exercise on carbohydrate metabolism

・Exercise intensity as a determinant of lipid metabolism

・Exercise training and health promotion related to energy metabolism

・Common health problems in daily life

・Age-related health problems and diseases

・Benefits of exercise in health promotion

・Sports-related injuries I  Upper extremities and spine

・Sports-related injuries II  Lower extremities