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
Lab Schedule
| Course: PHRE 3043 - Functional Movement | Movement Pattern: Core | stabilization | Target: Transverse Abdominus | Synergist(s): Gluteals, Trapezius |
| Exercise |  | ||
| Regressions: | Progressions: | Bird Dog | Stability Ball Bird Dog | |
| Key Teaching Points | Expectation: [if 456 equals="Supervised Practice"]Supervised Practice [/if 456][if 456 not_equal="Supervised Practice"]Independent Learning[/if 456] | [579] | |
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| Description: | While Standing upright (with a sturdy chair, dowel or trainer for spotting purposes) extend one arm and the opposite leg to obtain the bird dog position. Engage the core and resist excessive low back extension. Keep head, neck and spine aligned. Return to original staring position and repeat with other arm and leg. | ||
| Common Error(s): | Sagging lower back | Not engaging core | ||
| Spotting: | Instability training | ||