Progressing from Principles of Fitness exercise techniques, Students will learn additional training strategies in order to design exercise programs for client’s wishing to improve anaerobic capacity, movement quality, and occupational requirements (e.g. police and paramedic). Students will be introduced to various training techniques such as: joint mobility, dynamic warm-ups, multi-joint lifting techniques, lunging/stepping patterns, grip strength, advanced cardiovascular interval and tempo training, circuits and more.
Target population: Adults (18-65), healthy
- Course Instructor: Tim Rush
- Lab Instructors:Tim Rush and Sarah King
- Lab Technician:Â Bryant and Lucas
- Semester: Three
Lab Sections:
- Section 1: Friday 8 – 9 AM
- Section 2: Friday 9 – 10 AM
- Section 3: Wednesday 9 – 10 AM
- Section 4: Wednesday 10 – 11 AM
| Course: PHRE 3044 - Special Populations | Movement Pattern: Single-joint | isolation | Target: Hamstrings | Synergist(s): |
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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: | While seated near edge of chair maintain an upright and neutral spine/posture. Keep the extended knee fully straight. Lean forward, leading with your chest and maintaining a lumbar curve and neutral pelvis. Lead with chest, not the chin. Anteriorly tilt the pelvis to intensity the stretch. Special care should be taken for clients with balance issues. Foot pedals should be removed for clients using a wheelchair. | ||
| Common Error(s): | Forward Head Posture | Rounded lower back | ||
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