PHED 1190
VIDEO WALKING
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COURSE
Video Walking
PHED
1190
1
hour credit
CATALOG PHED 1190 Video Walking (1) This course is designed for
DESCRIPTION the nontraditional
student desiring to take an activities class outside of
campus. The student
will study the benefits of cardiovascular exercise
through walking and other related fitness exercises.
INSTRUCTOR Richard Moore
Address:
Attention:
Richard Moore
1480 Nashville Pike
Office Number: P-141
Office Phone: 452-8600, ext. 3244
Office Hours: Posted each semester beside the
instructor's door.
TEXTBOOK Walking for Fitness
4
edition
Lon
H. Seiger/James Hesson
COURSE 1) To evaluate your current level of
fitness.
OBJECTIVES 2) To emphasize the importance of and
discuss guidelines for the proper
selection
of walking shoes.
3) To develop/maintain cardiorespiratory
endurance.
4) To improve nutritional habits.
5) To develop positive stress management skills.
6) To establish a desire for lifestyle changes
which result in an improved
quality of life.
COURSE 1) Students will be required to walk a
minimum of two times per week
ACTIVITIES for a minimum time of 35 minutes. Workouts should be recorded on
weekly
log sheets. Students should take a
minimum of two heart
rates
per workout and record those on the log as well as distance
walked
and time. If all of this information is
not included or it is
turned
in late points will be deducted.
2)
You will be required to turn in worksheets from the required text on the
listed dates. Assignments can be placed in my office. Or they can be
mailed, but
must be post marked the day before they are due. No
excuses will be
accepted for late assignments.
3) You will collect, read
and summarize two recent (within the last year)
magazine articles on fitness walking. The articles should be a
minimum of two pages in length but the summary
may be two
paragraphs in
length. All articles must
be typed. These
articles should
include author, title of journal, date, and page numbers.
Please include a copy of the magazine
article.
4) The post records will be maintained for each
student:
Resting Pulse/Target
Heart Rate
12 Minute Walk Test
5) You will be graded according to your post
walking fitness test. Grades
will be according to the scale listed
on the last page of the syllabus.
6) You will have a written test which will cover
material from the
worksheets.
7) Each of the following areas will determine
your grade:
1) Written Test - 20%
2) 2 Written Articles - 15%
3) Worksheets - 15%
4) Workout Logs - 30%
5) Post Walking Test - 20%
Safety concerns when
walking, class directives and assignment dates will be discussed the first day
of class. You must pick up video for the
course at the College At Home Desk on the second flood of the Library.
Date:
POST WALKING FITNESS
TESTING GRADE SCALE
ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED LATE
worksheets—Chapters 5-7