PE 1017 - Fit for Duty

Credits: 1
Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab None
Course Description: This course is designed for Law Enforcement students or students in career fields that require a higher level of fitness. Coursework helps students prepare to meet the physical fitness standards for their chosen career. Students participate in workouts to prepare for their professional physical fitness assessments and to maintain a requisite fitness level to perform professional duties.  The course also covers healthy lifestyle habits as way to decrease health risks and improve quality of life.
MnTC Goals
None

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

Major Content

1. Health- and skill-related components of fitness

2. Physical fitness standards

3. Goal setting

4. Importance of physical activity

5. Workout design

6. Muscle strength and endurance

7. Aerobic/cardiovascular endurance

8. Anaerobic power

9. Body composition

10. Agility

11. Circuit training, interval training (Group exercise)

12. Personal exercise plan

13. Safe exercise and injury prevention

14. Healthy lifestyle habits (diet, stress reduction, sleep)

1. list the components of health- and skill-related fitness.

2. assess their own current physical fitness levels in muscle strength, cardiovascular endurance, muscle endurance, flexibility, body composition, agility, and anaerobic power.

3. identify goals based on current fitness status in relation to physical fitness standards for chosen career.

4. explain the importance of engaging in regular physical activity.

5. design a personal exercise program that applies the principles of conditioning.

6. demonstrate methods to increase and maintain muscle strength and endurance.

7. demonstrate methods to increase and maintain flexibility for optimal range of motion and decreased injury risk.

8. demonstrate methods to increase aerobic and anaerobic fitness levels.

9. demonstrate methods to increase agility.

10. explain the role of nutrition and exercise in achieving and maintaining a healthy body composition.

11. participate in group and individual physical fitness training for personal improvement.

12. explain guidelines for injury prevention and safe progression in a personal exercise plan.

13. recognize the long and short term benefits of maintaining healthy lifestyle habits, such diet, stress reduction, sleep.

14. explain the importance of balancing peace officer roles and responsibilities with other life roles, interests, and responsibilities.(1.8.8)

15. explain why physical fitness attributes, including cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, agility, strength, speed and endurance, are important to peace officer health, well-being and competence. (1.8.9)

16. explain the importance of and strategies for physical conditioning, good nutrition, and healthy eating habits for peace officers.(1.8.10)

     

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