Topic 1 - Body Systems

Topic 1 - Body Systems

Human anatomy and physiology is one of the key underpinning themes for anyone aspiring to work within sport. Whether you are a coach, nutritionist, or leisure centre manager understanding the principles of anatomy and physiology will help you in ensuring that your participant or client will have the most successful and enjoyable experience. By understanding the human body and its bones, muscles and joints you will be better able to ensure that activities are properly focused and do not risk a clients health. Knowing how the body responds to exercise will also ensure that sessions or activities are able to improve and develop a client’s potential gain in terms of health and wellbeing. It is only through exploring how our bodies work and are changed by exercise, that we can start to identify methods to bring about changes in others.

Understanding the major body systems related to exercise such as the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory and energy systems is a crucial step for anyone aspiring to work in the sports industry. This unit will enable learners to know the structure of each of these systems and understand the role and function they take on as the body starts to exercise.