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 5003 - High Performance TrainingMovement Pattern: Whole BodyTarget: QuadricepsSynergist(s): Deltoids (Anterior), Transverse Abdominus, Triceps
Exercise
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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:
  1. Stand about 2-3 feet in front of the wall with your feet hip-width apart, toes slightly outward.
  2. Hold the ball at chest height. Make sure to tuck your elbows into your sides.
  3. Engage your core and squeeze the ball.
  4. Squat down until your thighs are parallel with the floor, keeping the ball at chest level.
  5. Drive up (full extension) and allow arms to fully extend while tossing the ball at a vertical target ~10 feet high.
  6. Catch the ball as it comes down, keeping the ball at chest height. Repeat the exercise.
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