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 3045 - Sports InjuriesMovement Pattern: Core | stabilizationTarget: Transverse AbdominusSynergist(s): Pec Minor, Rhomboids, Serratus, Trapezius
Exercise
Regressions:PlankProgressions:

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. Establish the correct starting position for a plank.  Use the dowel as necessary to help establish this position.
  2. While using intrinsic core musculature to maintain a good planking position descend to the floor by allowing the scapulae to adduct/retract.
  3. Do not lose the plank position.
  4. Ascend away from the floor by using the muscles that abduct/protract the scapulae.
  5. This movement should be slow and controlled.
Common Error(s): Sagging lower back | Not engaging core
Spotting:
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