KINESLGY 572
Course Info
Course Name
Fitness Evaluation and Exercise Prescription
Credit Hours
3
Term
As Arranged
RO Name
Fit EvalExer Presc
Level
Graduate
Description
Study and practice of concepts and techniques for evaluating physical fitness. Topics include health and medical histories, liability concerns, blood pressure, graded exercise stress testing, ECG recording and basic interpretation, strength assessment, body composition analysis, pulmonary function tests, CHD risk-factor analysis and health risk appraisal. Lab results and case studies are used to practice writing exercise prescriptions following existing standards of practice.
Prerequisites
Graduate status; MOVESCI 340 or permission of instructor.
Component
LEC