College of Education
Department of Health and Exercise Science
Spring, 1999
Course Title: Lifetime
and Recreational Activities: Physical Fitness (0835.264) - 1 sh, undergraduate,
required for all majors
Required Text:
Concepts Of Physical Fitness. 8th ed. Charles B. Corbin and Ruth
Lindsey.
Catalogue Description:
These courses will prepare majors
in Health and Exercise Science to teach and/or lead various activities
in the areas of lifetime sports and recreational activities. Students will
develop fundamental skill proficiencies and knowledge of rules, strategies,
teaching methods and skill analysis in the respective activity. Health
and Physical Education majors must select, with advisement, at least three
Lifetime/Recreational Activities.
Relationship to Mission and Conceptual
Framework:
Lifetime and Recreational Activities:
Fitness is designed to provide the prospective Physical Education student
with the skills and knowledge necessary to teach or lead courses dealing
with personal fitness in public and parochial schools as well as the private
sector. A function of this course is to begin to introduce the students
to management, organizational, and teaching strategies appropriate for
physical educators. Ultimately they are able to be effective classroom
managers and effective instructors/facilitators in the area of fitness.
We believe that this type of activity is becoming increasingly relevant
in today’s society and are being taught with increasing frequency in New
Jersey Public Schools. Thus, the skill and knowledge proficiency is a necessary
component of leadership in health and physical education.
Prerequisites: none
Objectives of the Course:
For this course, class members will
...
1. Be able to cite information
pertaining to basic anatomy,
body systems,
and the effects activity has on the body
as a unit.
2. Discuss the components of
health-related and
skill-related
physical fitness and how they can be
enhanced
by activity.
3. Test various components of
physical fitness in order to
see how they
compare to class mates and others.
4. Be able to discuss and write
about the role proper
nutrition
plays in attaining and keeping a high level of
fitness.
5. Answer some of the most asked
questions pertaining to
fitness and
the "Health and Wellness" concept.
6. Receive information on the
following areas:
a. planning the
training program
b. various training
programs and training techniques
c. weight control,
weight maintenance, and nutrition
d. common fitness
injuries
e. stress, stress
management, and stress reduction
f. the aging process,
chronic diseases, and positive
health
g. the effects
of drug, alcohol, and smoking abuse
7. Complete a number of test
batteries to assess personal
fitness.
Topical Outline/Content:
Course Content (Progressive
Resistance Training)
A. Definitions:
weight training,
weight lifting
sets, reps, frequency,
resistance
overload principles,
failure, safety procedures
body types - mesomorph,
endomorph, ectomorph
B. Types of Equipment:
free weights, Universal,
Nautilus, Hydra Gym, Mini Gym,
Orthotron
C. Types of Contractions:
isotonic, isometric,
isokineti
D. Conditioning Programs:
In-Season, Off-Season,
Pre-Season
E. Physiological Principles
1. overload
principle
2. law of
specificity
3. warm-up
and warm-down principles
4. frequency,
duration
5. intensity
of exercise
6. breathing
principles
7. nutrition
8. body composition
- hypertrophy
9. testing
procedure
10. flexibility
exercises
11. metabolism
- anaerobic vs. aerobic
Course Outline: (Fitness)
A. Definition - Fitness
1. Parameters of Fitnes
a.
cardiovascular endurance
b.
flexibility
c.
muscular strength
d.
muscular endurance
e.
body composition - nutrition and weight control
B. Types of Training - anaerobic vs. aerobic training types
C. Physiological Principles
1. Cardiovascular
Endurance: types and methods
2. Flexibility:
types -- static, ballistic, dynamic
3. Muscular Strength:
types of exercises
4. Muscular Endurance
5. Body Composition:
nutrition and weight control
6. Training Threshold
7. Warm-Up and
Cool Down
8. Law of Specificity
9. Intensity of
Exercise
10. Duration of Frequency
of Exercise
11. Breathing, Shoes
12. Safety Procedures
and Clothing
Major Course Activities:
1. Students complete batteries
of tests to measure
flexibility,
coordination, agility/balance, and
cardiovascular
fitness. This experiences familiarizes
the students
with different tests, introduces methods
for organizing
testing stations, and assesses the
students’
abilities in each of the areas.
2. Students critique and discuss
selected articles on issues
related to
personal fitness.
3. Students participate in circuit
training programs.
Student Evaluation:
KNOWLEDGE . . (quizzes &
tests)
SKILL . . (test battery results)
ATTENDANCE, PARTICIPATION, DRESS,
AND COMPLETION
OF ASSIGNMENTS
ARTICLE CRITIQUES
SUBJECTIVE EVALUATION BY THE
INSTRUCTOR
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