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PE 1060 - Personal Fitness

Credits: 2
Hours/Week: Lecture NoneLab None
Course Description: This course is for students interested in developing a personal exercise program based on their own fitness level as part of a healthy lifestyle. The personal fitness program will incorporate the health- related components of physical fitness. Emphasis is placed on the personal development of fitness, based on individualized goals.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Individual fitness assessment
  2. Individual workout design
  3. Importance of exercise and physical fitness
  4. Fitness safety
  5. Principles of conditioning
  6. Components of fitness
  7. Injury prevention
  8. Healthy lifestyle choices
  9. Disease prevention through exercise

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. identify the advantages of acquiring and maintaining adequate muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular endurance and flexibility throughout the lifespan.
  2. design a personalized exercise program that applies the principles of conditioning.
  3. implement a personal exercise program using variety of fitness equipment.
  4. explain guidelines for safely beginning and progressing through a personal exercise plan.
  5. explain how their current lifestyle choices may or may not be keeping them healthy.
  6. assess current fitness levels.
  7. discuss the role of exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle.
  8. identify the key components of a comprehensive fitness program.
  9. outline a plan for staying healthy throughout the lifespan.


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