PHED 1070
LIFETIME
FITNESS
COURSE Lifetime
Fitness PHED 107 0
INSTRUCTOR Richard
Moore
OFFICE P-141
OVERALL The development of physical and mental well being and
the training in
OBJECTIVE
these skills in order to assist the student in
maintaining a healthy life
style.
"It is the
intent of Volunteer State Community College to fully comply with Executive
Order 11246, as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the
Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, as amended, and all regulations
implementing those laws and orders, for the promotion and ensuring of equal
opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or
status as a qualified disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. It is the
intent of VSCC to be free of discrimination or harassment on the basis of sex,
race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation,
sexual orientation, veteran status, or physical
appearance. It is the intent of VSCC to
fully comply with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, and the CRA of 1991, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as
amended, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended, the Age discrimination in Employment Act of 1976, the
Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the
American with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicable state status and all
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto."
OUTCOME After completing this course the student will be able
to:
OBJECTIVES:
1. Define
the term fitness and physical fitness.
(Test)
2.
List the component parts of
physical fitness. (Written Test)
3. Identify
the importance of warm-up, work-out and cool-down in a
training
program. (Test)
4. Describe the differences between aerobic and
anaerobic activity. (Test)
5. Identify
risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease.
6. Assess the cardiorespiratory
endurance. (Treadmill, Step-Test,
Blood
Pressure, Pulse Rate)
7. Assess muscular strength and muscular
endurance. (Grip strength tester,
Leg
Extension Machine, Weights, Shoulder Machine)
8. Identify strength‑training exercises
for developing specific muscle
groups. (Test)
9. Define flexibility and describe its
importance as a health related
component of fitness.
(Flexometer)
10. Differientiate between static and dynamic flexibility. (Written Test)
11. Distinguish between body weight and body composition. (Digital
Scales) (Skyndex measure)
12. Discuss the principle of caloric balance and how to assess it. (Written Test)
13. Explain the relationship of nutrition to physical performance. (Written Test)
14. Define the term stress, stressor eustress and distress.
(Written Test)
15. Define the role of physical activity in
coping with stress. (Inventory)
16. Design a fitness program which can improve muscle strength,
cardiorespiratory endurance, flexibility and body composition. (Student
will be graded on the individual program)
17. Measure oxygen uptake and measure exercise
levels. (Lifecycle) (Spirometer)
18. Assess vital lung capacity. (Spirometer)
ACTIVITIES: 1) Take an objective test over the textbook materials.
2)
Develop a
personal fitness program based on the student’s needs
3)
Participate in
the daily class activities.
1)
Attendance =
25%
2) Labs = 15%
3)
Personal Fitness
Program = 20%
4)
Mid-term = 20%
5)
Final Exam = 20%
SCALE: POINTS
GRADE
90 ‑ 100 points = A
80 ‑ 89
points = B
70 ‑ 79
points = C
60 ‑ 69
points = D
Below 60 = F
An I grade is given only in extreme circumstances
(sickness or death) when a student is unable to complete the course. The instructor has the right to refuse to
give an I grade.
The course must be completed in the following semester or the grade
automatically becomes an F.
Each student will be given a pre-test for fitness and
a post-test for fitness unless there is a medical problem which prevents the
test. If you are under a doctor’s care,
it is your responsibility to notify the instructor and are
encouraged to do so. You should have a
physical examination prior to taking this course. If you do not have an exam, you are taking
the course at your own risk.
It is the student’s responsibility to notify the
instructor when he/she is tardy in order to avoid being marked absent.