- Introduction to physical exercise (definitions and classifications)
- Basic exercise and sports physiology
- Metabolic pathways and energy sources
- Physiological aspects of aerobic and anaerobic exercise
- Global and local response to acute and chronic exercise
- Exercise is medicine
- Beneficial effects of exercise
- Adverse events of exercise
- Practice guidelines for the prescription of exercise: ACSM guidelines
- Exercise for cardiovascular conditions
- Exercise for overweight, obesity and Type-2 diabetes
- Exercise for neurological conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET): execution and interpretation