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PED 127Fitness for Life Syllabus2 CREDITS INSTRUCTOR: JACK HERVERT FIELDHOUSE 521-5434 TEXTBOOK: Fitness: A Lifetime Commitment. Miller and Allen. OBJECTIVES 1. To acquire knowledge about the benefits of fitness. 2. To make students aware of lifetime diseases exercise may prevent. 3. To give the student information so they may assess their own fitness levels. 4. To learn the benefits of flexibility, cardio respiratory endurance, strength and muscular endurance. 5. To provide students information so they may make proper nutrition choices. 6. To provide awareness of potential exercise injuries. 7. To learn ways to reduce stress and practice relaxation techniques. 8. To give students active participation experiences to learn the above objectives Grading Scale-Lecture (50% of your class grade) 4 quizzes = 1 test score mid term exam final exam you are allowed 1 absence- your grade drops one level every absence after. Grading Scale-Lab (50 % of your class grade) 30 lab periods are worth 10 points apiece-you must be in attendance to have a chance to earn all 10 points. 4 class projects worth 10 points apiece 300 total graded on a 70% scale LECTURE MATERIAL WEEK 1 AND 2 CHAPTER 1 Contrasting health and sport fitness 5 components of fitness hypo kinetic diseases Exercise and preventing aging Immediate and long term benefits of exercise WEEK 3 AND 4 (QUIZ 1-WEEK 3) CHAPTER 5 Measuring maximal oxygen uptake Training principles Planning a cardio respiratory program Factors in developing cardio respiratory endurance Exercise and recovery heart rates Segments of an exercise session Contrasting aerobic activities Comparison of aerobic and anaerobic activities WEEK 5 AND 6 (QUIZ 2) CHAPTER 9 Reasons why people are overweight and obese Functions of fat Health problems related to obesity Body shapes Ways to determine body fat percentage Normal percentages for male/female Basal metabolic rate How exercise affects the BMR Theories on why we weigh what we weigh Dangers of dieting Fad diets Advantages of diet and exercise for safe weight loss Anorexia, bulimia, binge eating WEEK 7 AND 8 CHAPTER 8 7 chemical substances in food functions of the chemical substances omega 3 fatty acids difference between fat and water soluble vitamins role of fiber in the diet hydrogenation saturated, polyunsaturated, and monounsaturated fats LDL and HDL Why breakfast is important to the metabolism Lifestyle strategies for a healthy diet WEEK 9 EXAMINATION 1 WEEK 10 Sport injuries Chondromalacia Achilles tendonitis Shin splints Stress fractures Pigmenturia Blisters and stone bruises Dehydration Specific problems for men and women Week 11-Chapter 2 Cardiovascular disease Angina pectoris Stroke Arteriosclerosis Week 12 Hypertension High blood pressure Smoking affects Cancer Diabetes Week 13 QUIZ #3 ON CHAPTERS 2 AND 7 Strength training Strength development Endurance development Benefits of a weight lifting program (Chapter 6) Week 14 Continuation of the weight lifting lab we started during our regularly scheduled lab day. I will give alternative exercises to the ones that are listed on the circuit training sheets Week 15 4 responses to weight lifting training differences between men and women 2 theories on muscle soreness weight program terminology weight training principles weight training programs Week 16 Quiz 4 on Chapter 6 Focusing on the muscle specific weight training program. Chest exercises Shoulder exercises Leg exercises Back exercises Abdominal exercises Arm exercises |
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