This course focuses on adaptive exercise techniques for a variety of populations (i.e. children, pregnancy, older adults, disabilities, and chronic disease). Students will learn how to modify exercises and/or equipment to effectively and safely accommodate these groups.
Target population: Various
- Course Instructor: Tim Rush
- Lab Instructor: Sarah King
- Lab Technician: Jasmine Collins, Christian Cassie, Rachel Quinn
- Semester: Three
Lab Sections:
- Section 1: Wednesday 12 – 2 PM
- Section 2: Thursday 4- 6 PM
- Section 3: Friday 1 – 3 PM
- Section 4: Monday 4 – 6 PM
Lab Schedule
| Course: PHRE 3040 - Resistance Training | Movement Pattern: Lunge | Target: Quadriceps | Synergist(s): Gluteals, Hamstrings |
| Exercise |  | ||
| Regressions: | Goblet Squat | Progressions: | Walking Lunge | Step Up |
| 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: | Start by standing with torso erect (shoulders retracted), hands on hips or at sides for balance, one foot in front of the other. Lower body by flexing knee and hip of front leg (weight should be focus on heel of lead foot) until knee of rear leg is almost in contact with floor. Pause and return to starting position, pushing off through the heel of the lead leg. | ||
| Common Error(s): | Torso collapses forward | ||
| Spotting: | |||