PHRE 3044 – Special Populations

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 Competencies
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Lab Schedule
Course: PHRE 3040 - Resistance TrainingMovement Pattern: Lower BodyTarget: Hip AbductorsSynergist(s): IT Band
Exercise
Regressions:Progressions:

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. Position yourself on your hands and knees on the ground.
  2. Keeping the knee in a bent position, abduct the femur, moving your knee away from the midline of the body.
  3. Pause at the top of the motion, and then slowly return to the starting position.

Perform this slowly for a number of repetitions, and repeat on the other side.

Common Error(s): Not engaging core
Spotting:
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