PHED 1069

Credit Hours	1
Course Title	AEROBIC FITNESS
Prerequisite(s)	NONE
Corequisite(s)	NONE
Catalog Description
This course is designed to determine a student's level of fitness and to improve flexibility, muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular and respiratory endurance: to understand the importance of diet and nutrition and their relationships to total wellness. REQUIRED TEXT Fitness Through Aerobics and Step Training by K.S. Mazzeo, Morton Publishing Company, (newest edition)
Expected Educational Results
After completing this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the 3 basic phases of an aerobic workout and the recommended guidelines for each 2. Describe what is meant by target heart rate and know how to calculate it 3. Identify the basic principles of proper stretching 4. Have an understanding of basic steps for an effective bench or floor workout and be able to develop their own exercise routine 5. Describe how aerobic and anaerobic exercises differ and the benefits of each type of workout 6. Improve their cardiorespiratory fitness level
General Education Outcomes
I. This course addresses General Education Outcome number nine “to apply the basic concepts of health and wellness and utilize activities to promote health and fitness”.
Course Content
1. Aerobic exercise: the way to fitness 2. Warm up, cool down and flexibility training 3. Motivation and goal setting 4. Safety first 5. Fitness testing 6. Aerobic exercise: aerobics 7. Aerobic exercise: step training 8. Aerobic exercise: fitness walking and other options 9. Strength Training within aerobics 10. Nutrition and weight management 11. Cardiorespiratory Activities 12. Pre and post testing for cardiorespiratory endurance