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: Core | stabilization | Target: Transverse Abdominus | Synergist(s): Pelvic Floor |
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| Regressions: | Progressions: | Bird Dog | |
| 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 lying supine on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor place either a BP cuff or folded towel in the small of your back directly beneath your navel point. When using a BP cuff make sure the pressure reads approximately 80 mmHg when lying on it at rest. While still breathing imagine drawing your belly button towards your spine. Your abdomen should depress downwards rather than expand upwards. Also pull up from your pelvic floor by initiating the muscles that stop urine flow. When done correctly the pressure on the towel / BP cuff should remain the same or go up slightly; 10-15mmHg (not go down or up significantly) while maintaining a neutral spine and breathing. Clients can start by completing 10-15 hold/relax reps. Then progress to holding for 10 seconds. Finally, alternating leg lifts while holding the contraction. Once this is completed successfully clients should be progressed and encouraged to use their intrinsic core during regular exercises. | ||
| Common Error(s): | Not engaging core | Forward Head Posture | ||
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