This course provides students with an opportunity to explore the relationship between oxygen delivery and exercise performance, while developing a strong capacity to critically assess the literature and present evidence to support their scientific interpretation. This course will address the oxygen delivery pathway from the lung to the active skeletal muscle. In doing so, factors controlling oxygen delivery, and in particular local control of muscle blood flow, will be explored while applying transferable physiological models to develop a working knowledge of course material. Students will have the opportunity to develop communication skills, both verbal and written, through participation in guided scientific debates and drafting of journal article reviews.