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Fitness Assessment and Exercise Programs
PEP 5100
Instructor: Dale Wagner, Ph.D.
Office: HPER 155
Office Hours: MWF 10:30-11:30 & by apt.
Phone: 435-797-8253
Email: [email protected]
Semester: Spring 2015
Lecture Time: MWF 9:30-10:20 A
Lecture Location: HPER 114
Labs: varies
Credit: 4 units
Course Description: This course covers principles of exercise prescription with handson experiences using various field methods to evaluate cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular
fitness, body composition, flexibility, and balance. This course is designed for those
seeking a career in the health/fitness industry and serves as preparation for certification
exams such as the ACSM Certified Health Fitness Specialist or NSCA Strength and
Conditioning Specialist.
Prerequisite: PEP 4100 (or equivalent exercise physiology course)
Text: Heyward VH & Gibson AL. Advanced Fitness Assessment & Exercise
Prescription 7th ed. Human Kinetics: Champaign, IL. 2014.
Note: This is a required text, and a majority of the test questions will come directly from
the text.
Additional Materials:
supplemental online videos
calculator
“Lipid plus” blood work at Student Health & Wellness, $22
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
1. Recognize the importance of physical activity in the prevention of hypokinetic
diseases.
2. Develop knowledge of the principles of physical fitness assessment, interpretation of
results, and exercise prescription.
3. Have the opportunity for practical experiences using field and laboratory tests for the
appraisal of physical fitness status and the design of individualized exercise programs
in the following areas:
A) health screening & risk stratification
B) cardiorespiratory fitness
C) muscular strength & endurance
D) body composition
E) flexibility
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4. Become familiar with various exercise and conditioning programs for development of
each physical fitness component and weight management.
*Tentative Timetable:
Date
1-7
Topic
course introduction; philosophy/expectations
No Lab
physical activity, health & chronic disease
Assignment
syllabus
Ch.2
1-14
heart rate & blood pressure
Lab 1: preliminary screening & resting data
preliminary health screening & risk classification
1-16
“exercise science as a profession”; “Exercise is Medicine”
p.69-74
1-19
1-21
MLK Day – No Class!
No Lab
principles of fitness testing: health vs. performance
Ch.3
1-23
needs analysis
1-26
Ch.3
1-28
principles of exercise program design & prescription
Lab 2: exercise heart rate & exercise blood pressure
maximal graded exercise testing (GXT)
1-30
submaximal exercise tests & cardiorespiratory field tests
Ch.4
2-2
Ch.4
2-4
metabolic calculations
Lab 3: submax lab tests (one treadmill & one cycle ergometer)
metabolic calculations
2-6
designing cardiorespiratory exercise programs
Ch.5
2-9
Ch.5
2-11
designing cardiorespiratory exercise programs; case studies
Lab 4: submax field/group tests (step test, children & elderly)
Quiz: metabolic calculations
2-13
Exam 1: Preliminary Screening & Cardiorespiratory Fitness
2-16
President’s Day – No Class!
2-17
guest speaker
Lab: Lab Practical #1
1-9
1-12
Ch.1
Ch.2
Ch.4
Ch.4
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Date
Topic
Assignment
2-18
assessing musculoskeletal fitness
2-20
lifting technique & spotting
2-23
video
2-25
power lifting & fundamentals of resistance training
Lab 5: muscular strength & power
designing resistance training programs
2-27
designing resistance training programs
Ch.7
3-2
Ch.7
3-4
designing resistance training programs: periodization
Lab 6: muscular endurance testing
speed, agility, & quickness
3-6
tour USU strength training complex (North campus); guest speaker
3-9
Spring Break – No Class!
3-11
Spring Break – No Class!
3-13
Spring Break – No Class!
3-16
Ch.7
3-18
physiology of resistance training
Lab 7: flexibility assessments
assessing flexibility
3-20
flexibility programs & low back care
Ch.11
3-23
Ch.12
3-25
assessing balance & designing balance programs
Lab: Lab Practical #2
review; catch-up
3-27
Exam 2: musculoskeletal fitness & balance
3-30
4-1
body comp field methods: skinfolds, ultrasound
Lab 8: skinfolds
body comp field methods: BIA & anthropometry
4-3
guest speaker
4-6
body composition assessment models & reference methods
Lab 9: Anthropometry & BIA
body composition assessment models & reference methods
4-8
Ch.6
Ch.7
video
Ch.10
Ch.8
Ch.8
Ch.8
Ch.8
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Date
Topic
Assignment
4-10
weight management: nutrition
Ch.9
4-13
Ch.9
4-15
weight management: principles
Lab: Lab Practical #3
weight management program design
4-17
Exam 3: body composition assessment & weight management
4-20
4-22
clinical populations: heart disease; metabolic syndrome
Lab: Make-ups
clinical populations: cancer, diabetes, obesity
4-24
clinical populations: osteoporosis, arthritis, & neuromuscular diseases
4-29
(9:30-11:20) Exam 4: Cumulative
Ch.9
*This timetable is tentative and subject to change
Evaluation:
Assignment
1.
Lecture exams
2.
Metabolic calculations quiz
3.
Lab Practical exam
4.
Labs (attendance, participation, write-up)
5.
Assessment & prescription project
6.
Completion of course evaluation
Portion of Final Grade
52% (13% each)
7%
8%
16% (all labs combined)
16% (4% each part)
1%
Lab Attendance: Much of this course involves hands-on practice. You need to be here
so that you can practice the assessments and your classmates can practice on you. Failure
to attend or participate in labs will negatively affect your lab grade.
Make-Up Exams: DO NOT MISS EXAMS. The only acceptable excuse for missing an
exam is 1) the death of an immediate family member or 2) personal hospitalization. In
both cases, the student should be able to provide documentation of these events. The
missed exam will need to be taken immediately upon return to school.
Grading Scale:
A = 92 - 100
A- = 90 - 91
B+ = 88 - 89
B = 82 - 87
B- = 80 - 81
C+ = 78 - 79
C = 72 - 77
C- = 70 - 71
D+ = 68 - 69
D = 62 - 67
D- = 60 - 61
F = < 60
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Cell Phones: Cell phones must be off during class.
Academic Integrity: Students have a responsibility to promote academic integrity by
adhering to the honor pledge, “I pledge, on my honor, to conduct myself with the
foremost level of academic integrity.” Violations of academic integrity will be addressed
in accordance with Article VI of the Student Code, pp. 21-27.
http://www.usu.edu/studentservices/pdf/StudentCode.pdf
Grievances: Students who feel they have been unfairly treated [in matters other than (i)
discipline or (ii) admission, residency, employment, traffic, and parking – which are
addressed by procedures separate and independent from the Student Code] may file
grievance through the channels and procedures described in the Student Code: Article
VII. Grievances, pp. 27-31.
http://www.usu.edu/studentservices/pdf/StudentCode.pdf
Students with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodation will be provided to qualified
students with physical, emotional, sensory or learning disabilities through the Disability
Resource Center (DRC). Alternate format materials (Braille, digital and large print) are
also available. An application for DRC services is available at www.usu.edu/drc or by
calling 797-2444 or toll free at 1-800-259-2966. The DRC is located in room 101 of the
University Inn at the Logan campus.
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Additional References for Fitness Assessment and Exercise Programs (PEP 5100):
American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and
Prescription, 9th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA. 2014.
American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM’s Resource Manual for Guidelines for
Exercise Testing and Prescription, 7th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia,
PA. 2014.
Baechle TR & Earle RW (eds.). Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning. 3rd ed.
Human Kinetics: Champaign, IL. 2008.
Chandler TJ & Brown LE. Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance, 2nd ed.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA. 2013.
Griffin JC. Client-Centered Exercise Prescription, 2nd ed. Human Kinetics: Champaign,
IL. 2006.
Heyward VH & Wagner DR. Applied Body Composition Assessment, 2nd ed. Human
Kinetics: Champaign, IL. 2004.
Hoffman J. Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health. Human Kinetics: Champaign,
IL. 2006.
Howley ET & Franks BD. Fitness Professional’s Handbook, 5th ed. Human Kinetics:
Champaign, IL. 2007.
Nieman DC. Exercise Testing and Prescription: A Health-Related Approach, 7th ed.
McGraw Hill: New York, NY. 2011.
Swain DP & Leutholtz BC. Exercise Prescription: A Case Study Approach to the ACSM
Guidelines, 2nd ed. Human Kinetics: Champaign, IL. 2007.