MrLeighton Wells

Associate Teaching Fellow

Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

  • Associate Teaching Fellow
    Faculty of Health/School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

TEACHING EXPERTISE

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HSE 103 - Exercise Prescription and Delivery

HSE 104 - Research Methods and Data Analysis in Exercise and Sport

HSE 105 - Principles of Sport Coaching
HBS 109 - Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology 

HSE 110 - Muscle Biology for Exercise Science

HSE 208 - Integrated Human Physiology

HSE 302 - Exercise Programming

HSE 304 - Physiology of Sport Performance

 

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Co-supervisor: Maria Luz Peblete

Topic: Tracking the Impact: Menstrual Cycle, Symptoms and Perceived Performance in Female Triathletes

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    4 Mar 2024 - 23 May 2025
    This unit is designed to advance students’ knowledge and application of the principles of exercise prescription, exercise instruction and communication, with an emphasis on individualised, client-specific considerations, such as common musculoskeletal injuries, pregnancy and post-partum, children and older adults.
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    10 Jul 2023 - 29 Sep 2023
    This unit provides an overview of the physiological and metabolic limits to sports performance and the potential strategies to enhance sports performance. Specific topics to be covered include: limits to exercise performance, nutritional strategies and ergogenic aids, principles of training for endurance, speed and strength, and environmental effects of exercise performance.