In your professional career as specialists in exercise science, you may encounter issues or problems of a physiological nature. The purpose of this project is to help you develop skills that will allow you to gain a better understanding of these issues through peer-reviewed, evidence-based research. Searching for other sources of knowledge will allow you to become familiar with scientific literature.

Briefly, this assignment is designed to provide you with the opportunity to conduct an in-depth examination of a topic of your choosing in exercise physiology, to critically read and review research, and to synthesize research findings into a well-written research review. You should plan on reading at least 1-2 review articles (or a meta-analyses) and at least 10 research articles to help you become an “expert” in your chosen topic. In an organized and cohesive paper, your task is to summarize theory and research pertaining to your chosen topic.

This project will include an introduction section (describing your topic), a body (discuss in depth the studies pertaining to your topic), a conclusion section (summarizing the review, providing practical application of your findings, and include a future directions section outlining further research and questions that need to be addressed from this topic), and a reference section. Your review should be a maximum of 10 pages long and include:
• A title and abstract (<250 words)
• 1” margins on all sides and 12-point font
• Double-spaced, times new roman font (including references)
• Effective sentence structure, and paragraph transitions from one idea to another
• Proper grammar and spelling

The literature reviewed should be developed around conceptual matters rather than around a chronological presentation of studies.

Choose from the following list of topics:
• Effects of creatine supplementation on exercise performance [narrow down type of performance]
• Exercise for treatment of depression, anxiety, ADHD, [type]cancer, autism, diabetes
• Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport and injury
• The effects of caffeine, HMB, fish oils, vitamin D, or beta alanine, on exercise performance
• High intensity exercise and immune function
• HIIT effects on body composition
• Ketogenic diets, intermittent fasting, paleo-diets, or low-fat diets, and body composition
• Sleep effects on performance
• Effects of nutrient timing on exercise performance
• Other: Please see me with permission to research another topic of your choosing