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 3040 - Resistance TrainingMovement Pattern: Target: Synergist(s):
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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]
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Instructions

  1. Ask the client to grasp the grip between the fingers and palm at the base of the thumb.
  2. Adjust the grip so the second joint of the fingers fits snugly under the handle and takes the weight of the instrument. Lock the grip in place.
  3. Have the client hold the dynamometer in-line with the forearm at the level of the thigh, away from the body.
  4. Place a marker on the wall and ask the client to concentrate on it as they squeeze maximally on the hand dynamometer to exert maximal force. Have the client exhale while squeezing (to avoid build-up of intrathoracic pressure).
  5. Neither the hand nor the dynamometer should touch the body or any other object.
  6. Measure each hand twice, alternating hands. Record the maximum scores for each hand to the nearest kilogram.

Scoring and Recording

Combine the maximum scores from each of the left and right hands. Record the result and associated Health Benefit (from the table) on the Client Information Sheet.

Rating GRIP STRENGTH (kg)
15-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69
M F M F M F M F M F M F
Excellent ≥108 ≥68 ≥115 ≥70 ≥115 ≥71 ≥108 ≥69 ≥101 ≥61 ≥100 ≥54
Very Good 98-107 60-67 104-114 63-69 104-114 63-70 97-107 61-68 92-100 54-60 91-99 48-53
Good 90-97 53-59 95-103 60-62 95-103 58-62 88-96 54-60 84-91 49-53 84-90 45-47
Fair 79-89 48-52 84-94 52-59 84-94 51-57 80-87 49-53 76-83 45-48 73-83 41-44
Needs Improvement ≤78 ≤47 ≤83 ≤51 ≤83 ≤50 ≤79 ≤48 ≤75 ≤44 ≤72 ≤40

*Grip scores are for left- and right-hand combined.

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