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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
PHYSIO 50 | Title:
INTRO EXER PHYSIO |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to Exercise Physiology |
| Last Reviewed:2/23/2009 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 2.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 35.00 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 5.00 | | Contact Total | 87.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 70.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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For the individual who wants to develop a deeper understanding of fitness and health, to know how and why the body responds to exercises and how best to exercise to achieve fitness and optimal health. Topics include: muscular strength, aerobic fitness, weight control, diet and cardiovascular disease. These topics will be explored to acquire the knowledge to design individual exercise, health and fitness programs.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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For the individual who wants to develop a deeper understanding of fitness & health, to know how & why the body responds to exercise & how best to exercise to achieve fitness & optimal health.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | E | Lifelong Learning and Self Development | Fall 1981 | Spring 2012 |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | Spring 2012 |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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The students will:
1. Study the function of the human body and learn to design nutrition
and exercise programs to improve health, fitness and well-being.
2. Learn about the muscular, respiratory, circulatory and nervous
systems, including their anatomy and physiology.
3. Learn how to select and admininster various test methods to assess
the capacity during human performance of the aforementioned systems.
Topics and Scope
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1. Introduction to Fitness Components.
2. Aerobic Fitness.
A. understanding the components
1. measurement
B. training effect
1. training
2. muscle fibers
3. nervous system
4. endocrine system
5. body composition
C. fitness prescriptions
1. training program
3. Muscular Fitness.
A. understanding the components
1. measurement
B. training effect
1. the stimulus for strength or endurance
2. methods of training
3. flexibility
4. speed and power
C. fitness prescriptions
1. strength
2. endurance
3. speed
4. power
4. Fitness and Weight Control.
A. energy balance
1. intake
2. expenditure
3. overweight and obesity
4. body fat measurement
5. causes of overweight and obesity
6. ideal body composition
B. exercise, fitness and weight control
C. weight control programs
D. weight control: fallacies and facts
5. Fitness and Health.
A. medical fitness
B. exercise fitness and cardiovascular health
C. psychology of fitness
D. exercise and the environment
1. heat
2. temperature regulation
3. cold
4. attitude
5. air pollution
Assignments:
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1. Read text.
2. Write lab reports.
3. Research paper.
4. Homework problems.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
25 - 75% |
| Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
25 - 50% |
| Homework problems, Lab reports | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
15 - 25% |
| Performance exams | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
20 - 60% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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PRINCIPLES AND LABS FOR PHYSICAL FITNESS AND WELLNESS by Werner W.K.
Hoeger, Morton Press.
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