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: Single-joint | isolation | Target: Hip Flexors | Synergist(s): |
Exercise | |||
Regressions: | Progressions: |
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: | In a staggered stance. Posteriorly tilt the pelvis and lunge forward until you feel a stretch in the hip flexors of the back leg. There should be no pain or discomfort within the hip of lower back. Bending the back knee (or the leg being stretched) will include the rectus femoris muscle. | ||
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Spotting: | Consider self-spotting option |