2.00 Credits
Students examine the multiple facets that comprise the fitness components of muscular endurance, muscular strength, and?flexibility. Students demonstrate multi-joint pushing, pulling, and lower body exercises. Students explore the pros/cons of resistance training tools, including but not limited to barbells, kettle bells, medicine balls, body weight exercises and?weight machines. Students develop knowledge of the health benefits of flexibility, assess?flexibility, design flexibility programs, and demonstrate multiple methods?of flexibility including?static, dynamic, active isolated stretching, myofascial?release, and?proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF). Students distinguish between muscular endurance, muscular strength and?flexibility and the unique?but interrelated roles?each component plays in a comprehensive fitness program.
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