Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Exercise physiology examines how the body responds and adapts to changing metabolic demands, such as those imposed during exercise, requiring multiple physiological systems to coordinate beyond resting function. Traditionally, exercise physiology concepts, such as stress response and adaptation, have been taught via systems-heavy didactic lectures, and laboratory experiences have been designed to merely demonstrate how lab equipment works and how experiments are completed in a step-by-step process, rarely provoking thought on what to do when those processes don’t go as planned. Using traditional teaching methods, students are often not challenged to critically assess common problems in exercise physiology and apply knowledge to real-world issues, such as those seen in clinical settings or exercise training. This chapter provides a broad look at the relevance of exercise physiology in Kinesiology and explores insights on the and advantages and limitations to problem-based learning in a discipline that often requires a deep understanding of anatomy and physiology and the ability to synthesize a significant amount of information to correctly apply concepts to real-world situations. Additionally, this chapter provides examples of successfully applied problem-based learning cases that have fostered deeper learning in exercise physiology courses.</jats:p>