PE C102: Lifetime Fitness
Item | Value |
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Top Code | 083500 - Physical Education |
Units | .5-1 Total Units |
Hours | 8-81.18 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 2-20.34; Lab Hours 6-60.84) |
Total Outside of Class Hours | 0 |
Course Credit Status | Credit: Degree Applicable (D) |
Material Fee | No |
Basic Skills | Not Basic Skills (N) |
Repeatable | No |
Grading Policy | Standard Letter (S),
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Local General Education (GE) |
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California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE-Breadth) |
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Course Description
Individualized program for adults to achieve and maintain physical fitness. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC: Credit Limitation: Any or all of these PE Activity courses combined: maximum credit, 4 units.
Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)
- Distinguish four basic principles for improving and maintaining physical fitness.
- Compare proper techniques for exercising major muscle groups and stretching.
- Formulate individual fitness programs and goals for lifetime fitness.
- Write a brief report analyzing his/her progress on the fitness program he/she created.
Course Objectives
Lecture Content
Course Overview Assess individual fitness levels Review procedures for injury prevention and pulse monitoring Fundamentals of strength training Techniques for developing and maintaining muscular endurance through interval and circuit training. Presentation of National Council on Fitness circuit training program Fundamentals of cardiovascular system functioning and relationship of exercise to conditioning Techniques for stretching and fundamentals of flexibility Exercise techniques for safe and proper performance. Assess progress through fitness performances tests Various methods of aerobic conditioning including jogging, running and race walking Techniques for cool down Principles of diet and nutrition Techniques for developing lifetime conditioning programs Advance techniques for strength training Advanced interval training Fitness Assessment and Evaluations
Lab Content
here.
Method(s) of Instruction
- Lecture (02)
- Lab (04)
Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration
establish fitness goals measure progress
Eligible Disciplines
Physical education: Masters degree in physical education, exercise science, education with an emphasis in physical education, kinesiology, physiology of exercise, or adaptive physical education, OR bachelors degree in any of the above AND masters degree in any life science, dance, physiology, health education, recreation administration, or physical therapy OR the equivalent. Masters degree required.
Textbooks Resources
1. Required Getchell, Bud; Mikesky, Alan E; Mikesky, Kay. Physical Fitness, ed. John Wiley and Sons, 1983 Rationale: - Legacy Textbook Transfer Data: Legacy text
Other Resources
1. Coastline Library