PHYE 119 Beginning Group Fitness/Aerobics
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SYLLABUS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A group fitness class that includes pre and post course evaluations of individual fitness levels.  Each class will include a warm-up, a cardiovascular segment, a small amount (due to time restraints) of muscle strengthening and endurance work.  Then finishing up with stretching for flexibility and relaxation.   (Interval and circuit training will be used also.)

COURSE GOALS:

To help students learn what the components of physical fitness are, how they affect their well-being and how to safely improve/maintain these components.  The emphasis of this class with be cardiovascular (aerobic) improvement.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES AND EVALUATIONS:

1.      Outcome: The student will improve/maintain cardiovascular fitness.
Assessment: Students will measure their resting heart rates, perform a three-minute step test, and a timed mile walk (with recovery heart rate), at the beginning and at the end of the semester.

2.      Outcome: Improve/maintain muscle and joint strength, endurance and agility.
Assessment: Students will participate in pre and post semester evaluations including curl ups, push ups, wall sit, one leg hop, and balance.

3.      Outcome: Improve/maintain muscle and joint flexibility.
Assessment: Students will participate in pre and post semester range of motion and muscle flexibility evaluations.  (Sit ‘n reach and others)

4.      Outcome: Improve understanding and knowledge of healthy body composition, image, genetic structure (types) and posture.
Assessment: Students will participate in self-evaluation profiles, postural analysis and body mass index estimation and hip to waist ratio during the course of the semester.  (Body Composition estimates with calipers will be optional.)

5.      Outcome: Learn how physical fitness plays an important role in wellness, especially weight and stress management, and how to find reliable fitness information on the internet.
Assessment: Students will complete end of semester written evaluations, and turn in two credible web site articles.

6.   Outcome: Learn how to safely execute the most commonly used exercises for the major/minor muscle groups.
Assessment: Students will be visually evaluated (individually) throughout the semester, while executing specific exercises.

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GRADING:

Attendance and Participation                 90%
Pre and Post Evaluations                       10%
0-4 Absences = A
5-8 Absences = B
9-12 Absences = C
13-16 Absences = D
17 or more Absences = F

·        You will be responsible for “Charting In” on the attendance chart at every class.  If you don’t, it will be counted as an absence!

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1.      Health History (return to instructor) if anything on the health history changes during the course of the semester, i.e…pregnancy, medications, injuries et., please notify the instructor immediately.

2.      Aerobic and/or cross training athletic shoes.

3.      Comfortably fitted clothes for freedom of movement.

4.      Have fun!

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There will be no required text, but here is a short reference list if you are interested in reading more.  (Please feel free to ask for other references and additional books or periodicals on specific topics that you are interested in, i.e…strength training, nutrition, back care, sport specific training, flexibility, weight control, stress management.)

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

ACSM Fitness Book; American College of Sports Medicine

Lifetime Physical Fitness & Wellness; (2^nd edition) Werner W.K. Hoeger

If It Hurts, Don’t Do It; Peter & Lorna Francis

Strong Women Stay Young; Miriam E. Nelson

***Because there is so much information on the internet now, we will distribute a list of reliable websites from some of the nations top professional fitness/health organizations or educational institutions.

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