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KIN 202Exercise Physiology and Metabolism

Units
0.50
Faculty
Health
Subject
Kinesiology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course is designed to provide students with a molecular, cellular, and systems level understanding of the physiological and metabolic responses to different types and intensities of exercise. Physiological and metabolic adaptations to different types of chronic exercise, such as endurance, high-intensity interval, and resistance training, will also be examined.

Prerequisites

  • Must have completed the following:
    • BIOL273 - Principles of Human Physiology 1 (0.50)

Corequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Corequisite is for H-Kinesiology students only
    • Completed or concurrently enrolled in:
      • KIN202L - Exercise Physiology and Metabolism Laboratory (0.25)

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0012907262 / 280MWF 11:30–12:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

81% liked it38% easy75% useful

From 32 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Had Chris Vigna. He is a fun prof and makes class enjoyable, but the format of the lecture slides was hard to follow at times. Sometimes we'd be looking at the same graph for 10 minutes with no writing, and we were expected to catch every little thing he pointed out. Although Chris was engaging, I did not enjoy this class and found it quite difficult as the questions asked on tests were often trick questions and hard to interpret.

    Dec 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • had chris vigna F24, listen carefully during lectures as some of the stuff he says will be on the midterms/final (sometimes wont write on slide)
    course in general is def doable if you study ended w a 88

    Oct 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Took this course in Fall 2023 with Chris Vigna. The outline of this course relies on your results on the two term tests and the final. There is up to 10% participation and a floating 5% but you need to perform well on the tests and final to do well in this course. A lot of the lecture content is similar and about different trends in the different types of exercise. I found the lectures to not be very engaging or interesting. The questions that Chris develops on tests can be interpreted in multiple ways and they are very niche questions so it's important to know the details covered in lecture. Chris does like to pander to students to get good prof ratings but I did not enjoy his teaching…

    Dec 2023 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This was an interesting course but very content heavy. You'll find a lot of similarities between modules and you need to know the differences in adaptations and responses in various types of exercise. There were no assignments or quizzes so you need to study a lot for both the midterm and exam. Chris keeps things interesting and simple, I definitely recommend consistently attending the lectures.

    Dec 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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