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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to accident or sudden illness recognition and the analysis and correct application of first aid procedures when immediate or temporary care is needed. Laboratory experience includes practice on both mannequins and classmates. Successful completion of lab experience and standardized exam will enable students to achieve American Red Cross certification in Adult CPR and Responding to Emergencies. (2 contact hours)
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1.00 Credits
This course introduces students to topical health information emphasizing the six dimensions of health: physical, emotional, environmental, intellectual, social, and spiritual. It also includes the health and skill-related components of fitness, stress management, disease prevention, and prevention of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse. The course emphasizes making positive lifestyle choices for optimal health and wellness. (1 contact hour)
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2.00 Credits
This course emphasizes fundamental principles that provide basic and balanced information for the study of exercise physiology for the introductory level student. It examines both the immediate responses to, as well as the long-term benefits of, exercise and how the body responds to the high physiological demands of physical activity. The course covers the essentials of movement, energy for movement, cardio-respiratory function and performance, environmental influences on performance, optimizing performance in sport, age and sex considerations, and physical activity for health and fitness. (3 contact hours: 1 lecture, 2 lab)
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the development of optimal fitness and wellness lifestyles. The course emphasizes aerobic conditioning, nutrition, body composition, muscle strength and endurance, flexibility, skill-related fitness components, and early detection and prevention of disease, and alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse. Laboratory experiences assess fitness classifications and participation in regular cardiovascular exercises. (3 contact hours: 1 lecture, 2 lab)
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the study of food and the effects on health, physical activity, and performance. It emphasizes dietary intake of vitamins, minerals, protein, fat, carbohydrates, supplements, and water, and how these various components influence energy, body weight, body composition, metabolism rate, and performance, as well as how to incorporate this knowledge into a health-related fitness program for physically active individuals and athletes. (2 contact hours)
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to strength and cardio fitness training as a part of total body fitness. The course emphasizes methods of instruction and individualized program development with emphasis on elements of fitness, weight training fundamentals, cardio fitness training, motivation and mental conditioning, muscle identification and function, flexibility, injuries, nutrition, drugs, and equipment use. Laboratory experiences will address methods of instruction, training techniques, proper equipment use, and equipment maintenance. (3 contact hours: 1 lecture, 2 lab)
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3.00 Credits
This course includes topical information that enables students to develop a healthy lifestyle of optimal fitness and wellness. The course emphasizes critical thinking on contemporary health issues and includes discussion of fitness (strength/aerobic), nutrition, stress, relationships, heart disease, chronic and infectious diseases, cancer, smoking, alcohol, drugs, disease prevention, psychological health, parenting, aging, and environmental and safety issues and concerns. (3 contact hours)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the fundamentals of planning and developing a recreational program for a Parks system. Students will gain an understanding of the benefits of leisure activities in today¿s society. They will also develop an understanding of the importance of community partnerships, the variety of programming areas, volunteerism, and fitness and wellness education. Students will learn about meeting the needs of the specific community they are servicing and gain an understanding of the skills involved in proper budgeting, marketing, and planning and managing a program and personnel to maintain a quality recreational program. The course will provide students with an opportunity to analyze, evaluate, and strategize a creative recreational/leisure program. This course is cross-listed as PARK 1200 Recreational Program Planning and Development and PEHR 1800 Recreational Program Planning and Development. Students who have taken the course under the alternative course ID should not take this course. (3 contact hours)
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1.00 Credits
This course introduces students to kickboxing and various lifetime aerobic activities. Students will improve cardio respiratory performance with progressive aerobic movements set to music. Students will learn information on the fitness benefits of aerobic activivities, resistance exercises and nutrition. (1 contact hour)
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1.00 Credits
This course will introduce another option of strenght/resistance and flexibility training. This course will use bands and weights and body weight to stretch and strenghten the body as opposed to the traditional types of strength training. Students will learn the Active-isolated Stretching techniques to increase flexibility, strength and proper body mechanics.
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