HPE 127 - Personal Physical Fitness

1. Define physical fitness.
2. Describe several benefits of regular physical exercise.
3. Describe the five components of health-related fitness.
4. Describe the six components of skill-related fitness.
5. Identify health problems linked to inactivity.
6. Employ the guidelines for medical clearance prior to beginning an exercise program.
7. Implement exercise guidelines for a safe and effective physical fitness program.
8. Develop an individualized fitness program.
9. Calculate resting and exercise heart rate and exercise training zone.
10. Identify benefits of weight training and the effects of progressive resistance training on skeletal muscles.
11. Perform a flexibility routine incorporating a variety of exercises while explaining the importance of flexibility training for overall fitness.
12. Define body composition, percent body fat, energy balance and obesity.

1. Fitness center orientation session
2. Illness continuum
3. Wellness components
4. Problems linked to inactivity
5. Physical fitness components: health related, skill related
6. Medical clearance for exercise
7. Effective exercise guidelines
8. Importance of warm-up and cool-down
9. Four-step fitness workout development
10. Testing and evaluation: 12-minute Cooper test, skinfold caliper test, sit and reach flexibility, handgrip dynamometer, one-minute abdominal curls
11. Characteristics for a cardiorespiratory endurance
12. Benefits of cardiorespiratory fitness programs and exercise guidelines
13. Heart rate measurement: resting, exercise, proper cardiovascular training zone
14. Benefits of moderate weight-training
15. Effective exercise guidelines for strength training (isotonic and isokinetic)
16. Methods for developing flexibility (effective exercise guidelines)
17. Body composition assessment
18. Energy balance

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