BSE207: Exercise Physiology Tutor-Marked Assignment 1 (TMA01) 2026 | SUSS

BSE207 TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT 1 

This assignment is worth 45% of the final mark for BSE207 Exercise Physiology.

The cut-off date for this assignment is 17 February 2026, 11.55pm.

Note to Students:

Using the Student Submission Template, the declaration of academic integrity and use of Artificial Intelligence tools must be completed when you submit your assignment. Assignments submitted without this declaration, with incomplete declaration or with false declaration will be penalised.

You are to submit the assignment via Turnitin on Canvas and include the following particulars in your submission: Course Code, Title of the TMA, SUSS PI No., Your Name, and Submission Date.

• Format of written assignment:
• Single MS Word file
• 1500 words (excluding references and appendices)
• Times New Roman, size 12 font, double space
• In-text citations and references to be written in accordance with the APA Style (7^th) referencing format
• Submit via Turnitin

NOTE: For Question 6, upload a PPT or PDF copy of the slides for PRESENTATION 1, presented in class on Session 3 (WEEK 3), onto the specified submission link on Canvas (when submitting TMA01).

The following journal articles are provided on Canvas:

Article 1:

Sagelv, E. H., Hopstock, L. A., Morseth, B., Hansen, B. H., Steene-Johannessen, J.,

Johansson, J., Nordström, A., Saint-Maurice, P. F., Løvsletten, O., Wilsgaard, T., Ekelund, U., & Tarp, J. (2023). Device-measured physical activity, sedentary time, and risk of allcause mortality: an individual participant data analysis of four prospective cohort studies. British journal of sports medicine, 57(22), 1457–1463.

Article 2:

Szemik, S., Zieleń-Zynek, I., Szklarek, E., & Kowalska, M. (2024). Prevalence and determinants of overweight or obesity among medical students over a 2-year observation. Frontiers in nutrition, 11, 1437292. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1437292 For this individual assignment, you are required to write a review of ONE of the journal articles provided. Number your answers clearly.

Question 1 

Name the article that you have chosen. Review the article and indicate clearly:

(a) the main research area that this study contributes to

(b) the research gap, identified by the authors, that has not been addressed in the current literature

(c) TWO (2) other studies that have been carried out, in this research area, that supported the authors’ need for this study

(d) the research question that needs to be answered by the authors in this study

(e) the variables that were measured in this study

(f) the demographics of the participants in the study

(14 marks)

Question 2 

Identify TWO (2) of the major findings of the study. Discuss how the major findings of the study are in agreement or disagreement with other studies cited in the article.

(6 marks)

Question 3 

Describe TWO (2) of the limitations of the study as recorded by the authors and examine their implications.

(6 marks)

Question 4 

Discuss TWO (2) of the areas of future research that were raised by the authors or clearly implied in this article.

(6 marks)

Question 5

Illustrate with TWO (2) examples of how this review article is relevant to you, in the realworld context that you have experienced as EITHER an athlete, coach/trainer, mentor, sports administrator, teacher-in-charge, school leader, parent OR in any other related capacity (please specify). Provide supporting evidence for your examples.

(4 marks)

Correct In-text Citations, Referencing and Word Count

(4 marks)

Question 6

For Question 6, upload a PPT or PDF copy of the slides for PRESENTATION 1, presented in class on Session 3 (WEEK 3), onto the specified submission link on Canvas (when submitting TMA01).

(20 marks)

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