Editing Exercise physiology (section)

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[[Image:MatteoTosatto2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[Cycling|Cyclists]] may be trained and assessed by exercise physiologists to optimize  performance.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Capostagno |first=B |last2=Lambert |first2=M. I |last3=Lamberts |first3=R. P |year=2016 |title=A Systematic Review of Submaximal Cycle Tests to Predict, Monitor, and Optimize Cycling Performance |journal=International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance |volume=11 |issue=6 |pages=707–714 |doi=10.1123/ijspp.2016-0174 |pmid=27701968}}</ref>]]

'''Exercise physiology''' is the [[physiology]] of [[physical exercise]]. It is one of the [[allied health professions]], and involves the study of the acute responses and chronic adaptations to exercise. Exercise physiologists are the highest qualified exercise professionals and utilise education, lifestyle intervention and specific forms of exercise to rehabilitate and manage acute and chronic injuries and conditions.

Understanding the effect of exercise involves studying specific changes in [[muscular]], [[cardiovascular]], and [[Neuro-hormonal|neurohormonal]] [[Biological system|systems]] that lead to changes in functional capacity and [[Physical strength|strength]] due to [[endurance training]] or [[strength training]].<ref name="Awtry">{{Cite book |last=Awtry |first=Eric H. |title=Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine |last2=Balady |first2=Gary J. |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7817-7012-5 |editor-last=Topol |editor-first=Eric J. |editor-link=Eric Topol |edition=3rd |page=83 |chapter=Exercise and Physical Activity |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=35zSLWyEWbcC&pg=PA76}}</ref> The effect of training on the body has been defined as the reaction to the adaptive responses of the body arising from exercise<ref name="Bompa">{{Cite book |last=Bompa |first=Tudor O. |author-link=Tudor Bompa |title=Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training |last2=Haff |first2=G. Gregory |publisher=Human Kinetics |year=2009 |isbn=9780736085472 |edition=5th |location=Champaign, Illinois |pages=12–13 |chapter=Basis for Training |orig-year=1983 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=09mT_sJ6KxoCpg}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> or as "an elevation of [[metabolism]] produced by exercise".<ref name="Lee">{{Cite book |last=Lee |first=Buddy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbEKSuaMl_UC&pg=PA207 |title=Jump Rope Training |publisher=Human Kinetics |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7360-8978-4 |edition=2nd |page=207}}</ref>

Exercise physiologists study the effect of exercise on [[pathology]], and the mechanisms by which exercise can reduce or reverse disease progression.