General and Physical Activity Biochemistry (LSPA_206)
About Study Course
Objective
To obtain knowledge of the chemical composition of the human body, biological functions of biocompounds – carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. To obtain knowledge and understanding of the chemical foundations of life processes, biochemistry of digestive processes, energy and plastic processes in the human body.
To ensure that students acquire theoretical and practical skills by providing knowledge and understanding of the chemical foundations of life processes in the human body, as well as the dynamics of energy and plastic processes during physical loads by practically learning the basic skills of biochemical research, the skills to make the correct menu.
Main task of the study course General and Physical Activity Biochemistry – to give students a scientific basis for professional activity, foundations for the mastering of nutritional science, to develop skills for solving independently problems relating to physical activity (choosing the correct diet, understanding and promoting recovery processes, etc.).
Prerequisites
General secondary education.
Learning outcomes
1. Chemical composition of the human body and the chemical foundations of life processes, critical understanding of this knowledge.
2. Chemical composition, biological functions of biocompounds – carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, emphasising the body’s main energy sources and substances involved in energy production.
3. Dynamics of biochemical processes in the human body and their correlations, about the biochemical peculiarities of the body of children and adolescents, about changes in biochemical processes in the body during intense physical loads of different types, as well as during the recovery period, about the biochemical justification and methods for the development of physical properties – strength, speed and endurance, observance of biochemical peculiarities by training physical properties in children and adolescents.
4. To perform simple analytical biochemical experiments, to use laboratory vessels and equipment.
5. To analyse specific loads at energy-producing reactions and know what energy sources they consume.
6. To analyse the results obtained: assess the main biochemical indicators of the blood (lactate concentration, pH), compare with the norm at rest and fatigue or literature data, to indicate possible causes for deviation of biochemical indicators from the norm.
7. To evaluate the menu according to protein, fat and carbohydrate content, develop recommendations for correcting the main ingredients of the diet.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health, physical activity and security (sports and health teacher), VMSNz | 1 | Bachelor’s | Required | ||
| Health, physical activity and security (sports, health and national defense teacher), VASNz | 1 | Bachelor’s | Required |
