Respond to the following prompts and submit your completed worksheet in Canvas.
- Discuss how hormones are released and transported. What is pulsatility?
- Discuss the relationship of exercise with the following hormones:
a. Growth Hormone (GH):
b. Beta-endorphin:
c. Testosterone:
d. Estrogens:
e. Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs):
f. Epinephrine (aka Adrenaline):
- Describe hormonal regulation as it applies to fluid balance during exercise.
- Discuss how exercise plays a role in Diabetes management and prevention in terms regard to insulin.
- You are a trainer working with a client that is in a building phase involving high volumes of weight training. Discuss how the hormones increased with this type of training would influence the muscle building processes. How might this impact metabolic rate?
- Outline the responses of exercise on immune function
- Outline the chronic adaptations to exercise regarding immune function.
- Discuss some common ways in which immune response can be lowered in athletes (your answer should include overtraining and 2-3 other common habits athletes may have that could lessen immune responses).
