PHRE 3043 – Functional Movement

Students will discover how to design exercise programs for improving a client’s aerobic and anaerobic capacity. In addition, students will be introduced to the fundamental concepts in movement screening, vocational fitness testing (e.g. police and paramedic), circuit training, and instability training.  

Target population: Adults (18-65), healthy

  • Course Instructor: Lyndsay Fitzgeorge
  • Lab Instructors: Lyndsay Fitzgeorge
  • Lab Technician: Jasmine Collins
  • Semester: Three

Lab Sections:

  • Section 1: Thursday 2 – 4 PM
  • Section 2: Thursday 12 – 2 PM
  • Section 3: Wednesday 2 – 4 PM
  • Section 4: Wednesday 4 – 6 PM
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Course: PHRE 3044 - Special PopulationsMovement Pattern: Single-joint | isolationTarget: TricepsSynergist(s):
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Key Teaching PointsExpectation: [if 456 equals="Supervised Practice"]Supervised Practice [/if 456][if 456 not_equal="Supervised Practice"]Independent Learning[/if 456][579]
Description:

As tolerated.  While seated upright in wheelchair or arm chair with feet secured and flat on foot pedals or floor.  Wheelchair brakes engaged or chair secure against the wall.  The client engages the triceps muscles by putting pressure through the hands that are on the arm of the chair.  The client attempts to lift up as tolerated while minimizing the assistance from the legs.  Slowly return back to a fully seated position.  The range of motion may be limited depending on strength.  Even an isometric contraction is considered beneficial.

Common Error(s): Inappropriate momentum
Spotting:
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