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 3044 - Special Populations | Movement Pattern: Squat | Target: Gluteals | Synergist(s): Hamstrings, Quadriceps |
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| 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: | Similar to a body weight squat while allowing for a wider stance and greater external rotation of the foot to enable a deeper squatting motion and maximal hip range/clearance. Focus on hip range of motion. Engage glut muscles at lower range to aid in upward squatting motion. | ||
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| Spotting: | Spotting Squats | ||