Sports Physiology
Prepared by: Christine May, Senior Research Consultant, Clearinghouse for Sport, Sport Australia (formerly Australian Sports Commission)
Reviewed by network: Australian Sport Information Network (AUSPIN)
Last updated: December 2016 more information concerning this content.
Introduction
Physiology is the biological science which deals with the functioning of humans in good health, focusing at the level of whole systems, their organs and the cells of which they are comprised. In the case of exercise, the study of physiology looks at the acute responses and chronic adaptations to a wide-range of physical exercise conditions. A sports physiologist studies these responses in athletes, in response to training and competition, to enhance and refine overall fitness and athletic performance.
Physiology is a service offered across the Australian high performance sport training-centre network:
- Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
- ACT Academy of Sport (ACTAS), referred to as Sport Science
- New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS)
- Northern Territory Institute of Sport (NTIS)
- Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS), referred to as Sports Science
- South Australian Sports Institute (SASI)
- Tasmanian Institute of Sport (TIS), referred to as Sports Performance
- Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS), referred to as Sports Science
- Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS), referred to as Sports Science
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