HPEA-217: Strength Training and Physical Conditioning II

School
Health and Human Services
Division
Fitness & Wellness
Department
Fitness Leadership
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Health & Physical Education
Course Number
217
Course Title
Strength Training and Physical Conditioning II
Credit Hours
2.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
32.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description

Explores the principles of intermediate and advanced strength and cardiovascular conditioning including evaluation of all components of physical fitness. Emphasizes flexibility, strength, cardiovascular conditioning, muscular endurance, and body composition. Also covers nutrition and exercise as it relates to weight management and disease prevention, and risk factors.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Goal Statement

HPEA 217 is a sequential course designed to teach intermediate and advanced conditioning skills. The goal is to provide the knowledge and skills to live a healthy life.

Core Course Topics
  1. Introduction to equipment, safety, and training guidelines.
  2. Proper mechanics for exericse, injury prevention, and benefits.
  3. Components of fitness including flexibility, strength, cardiovascular and muscular endurance; body composition; and how to achieve higher fitness levels.
  4. Assessment of fitness components and evaluation.
  5. Other forms of resistive training equipment, including exercise balls, tubing, body weight and core exercises.
  6. Exercises to develop the upper and lower body, abdominal muscles, and exercises to develop speed and power.
  7. Nutrition, diet, and exercise as it relates to weight control.
  8. Risk factors that cause disease and preventative behavior.
  9. Disease prevention including cardiovascular training to prevent cardiovascular disease, strength training to prevent osteoporosis, weight control to prevent diabetes (Type 2), and other related problems.
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Demonstrate strength training principles and proper techniques (fitness).
  2. Discuss the components of fitness including flexibility, strength, cardiovascular and muscular endurance.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of how to achieve higher levels of fitness (fitness).
  4. Explain physiological information regarding strength training (fitness).
  5. Discuss risk factors that cause disease and behaviors that lead to disease prevention.
  6. Discuss a healthy diet, exercise and nutrition as it relates to weight control (diet).
  7. Assess and evaluate fitness levels after skills tests are taken (fitness).
  8. Demonstrate an improved awareness of safety, proper use of equipment, and injury prevention.
  9. Demonstrate knowledge of preventive health skills as well as cardiovascular training to prevent cardiovascular disease, strength training to prevent osteoporosis, and weight control to prevent diabetes (Type 2), and other related problems.
  10. Design an individualized personal training program or related fitness assignment.

Course meets the Wellness requirement.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement
  1. Skill tests on strength, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance and body composition
  2. Participation
  3. Personal training program or related fitness assignment
  4. Written final exam

 

Texts

To be determined by the instructor.

Outcomes

Satisfies Wellness Requirement
Yes

Credit for Prior College-Level Learning

Options for Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other
Other Details

Determined by department

Effective Term
Fall 2019