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: Quadriceps | Synergist(s): |
| Exercise |  | ||
| Regressions: | Progressions: | Leg Extension | Back Squat | |
| 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: | Seated upright on a sturdy chair or bench. Anchor the band both around the lower leg/ankle and at another secure and stable location. Consider using the other leg as the anchor in situations where another suitable anchor is not possible. Engage the quadriceps and extend at the knee through full range. | ||
| Common Error(s): | Inappropriate momentum | ||
| Spotting: | Band/Tubing Anchoring | ||