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Strength Training & Physical Cond I

Exercise ScienceHealth & Human Services
OverviewGoals, Topics, and ObjectivesAssessment, Requirements, and OutcomesRegister for this Course

Course Goals

courseis a sequential course designed to teach beginner and intermediate 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 exercise, 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 diseases and preventive 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.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate strength training principles and proper techniques (fitness).

Discuss the components of fitness including flexibility, strength, cardiovascular and muscular endurance and body composition, and how to achieve higher level of fitness.

Explain related information regarding strength training (fitness).

Discuss risk factors that cause diseases and behaviors that lead to disease prevention.

Discuss a healthy diet, exercise, and nutrition as it relates to weight control (diet).

Assess and evaluate fitness levels after skills tests are taken (fitness).

Demonstrate an improved awareness of safety, proper use of equipment, and injury prevention.

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.