1 Fitness Assessment and Exercise Programs PEP 5100 Instructor: Dale Wagner, Ph.D. Semester: Fall 2014 Office: HPER 155 Lecture Time: MWF 9:30-10:20 A Office Hours: MWF 10:30-11:30 & by apt. Lecture Location: HPER 114 Phone: 435-797-8253 Labs: varies Email: dale.wagner@usu.edu 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 7 th 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
2 4. Become familiar with various exercise and conditioning programs for development of each physical fitness component and weight management. *Tentative Timetable: Date Topic Assignment 8-25 course introduction; philosophy/expectations syllabus 8-27 exercise science as a profession ; Exercise is Medicine p.69-74 Lab: introduction & expectations 8-29 physical activity, health & chronic disease Ch.1 9-1 Labor Day No Class! 9-3 heart rate & blood pressure Ch.2 Lab 1: preliminary screening & resting data 9-5 preliminary health screening & risk classification Ch.2 9-8 principles of fitness testing: health vs. performance Ch.3 9-10 needs analysis Lab 2: exercise heart rate & exercise blood pressure 9-12 principles of exercise program design & prescription Ch.3 9-15 metabolic calculations Ch.4 9-17 submaximal exercise tests & cardiorespiratory field tests Ch.4 Lab 3: submax lab tests (one treadmill & one cycle ergometer) 9-19 maximal graded exercise testing (GXT) Ch.4 9-22 Quiz: metabolic calculations 9-24 designing cardiorespiratory exercise programs Ch.5 Lab 4: submax field/group tests (step test, children & elderly) 9-26 designing cardiorespiratory exercise programs; case studies Ch.5 9-29 review; catch-up; and/or guest speaker 10-1 Exam 1: Preliminary Screening & Cardiorespiratory Fitness Lab: Lab Practical #1 10-3 assessing musculoskeletal fitness Ch.6 10-6 lifting technique & spotting
3 Date Topic Assignment 10-8 power lifting & fundamentals of resistance training & spotting video Lab 5: muscular strength & power 10-10 tour USU strength training complex (North campus); guest speaker 10-13 designing resistance training programs Ch.7 10-15 designing resistance training programs Ch.7 No Lab! 10-17 Fall Break No Class! 10-20 designing resistance training programs: periodization Ch.7 10-22 speed, agility, & quickness video Lab 6: muscular endurance testing 10-24 assessing flexibility Ch.10 10-27 flexibility programs & low back care Ch.11 10-29 assessing balance & designing balance programs Ch.12 Lab 7: flexibility assessments 10-31 review; catch-up 11-3 Exam 2: musculoskeletal fitness & balance 11-5 body composition assessment models & reference methods Ch.8 Lab: Lab Practical #2 11-7 body composition assessment models & reference methods Ch.8 11-10 body comp field methods: skinfolds, ultrasound Ch.8 11-12 body comp field methods: BIA & anthropometry Ch.8 Lab 8: skinfolds 11-14 weight management: nutrition Ch.9 11-17 weight management: principles Ch.9 11-19 weight management program design Ch.9 Lab 9: Anthropometry & BIA 11-21 Exam 3: body composition assessment & weight management 11-24 extended Thanksgiving Holiday No Class! 11-26 Thanksgiving Holiday No Class!
4 Date Topic Assignment 11-28 Thanksgiving Holiday No Class! 12-1 clinical populations: heart disease; metabolic syndrome 12-3 clinical populations: osteoporosis, arthritis, & neuromuscular diseases Lab: Lab Practical #3; Make-ups 12-5 clinical populations: cancer, diabetes, obesity 12-10 (9:30-11:20) Exam 4: Cumulative *This timetable is tentative and subject to change Evaluation: Assignment Portion of Final Grade 1. Lecture exams 52% (13% each) 2. Metabolic calculations quiz 7% 3. Lab Practical exam 8% 4. Labs (attendance, participation, write-up) 16% (all labs combined) 5. Assessment & prescription project 16% (4% each part) 6. Completion of course evaluation 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 C = 72-77 A- = 90-91 C- = 70-71 B+ = 88-89 D+ = 68-69 B = 82-87 D = 62-67 B- = 80-81 D- = 60-61 C+ = 78-79 F = < 60
5 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.
6 Additional References for Fitness Assessment and Exercise Programs (PEP 5100): American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 9 th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA. 2014. American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM s Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 7 th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA. 2014. Baechle TR & Earle RW (eds.). Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning. 3 rd ed. Human Kinetics: Champaign, IL. 2008. Chandler TJ & Brown LE. Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance, 2 nd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA. 2013. Griffin JC. Client-Centered Exercise Prescription, 2 nd ed. Human Kinetics: Champaign, IL. 2006. Heyward VH & Wagner DR. Applied Body Composition Assessment, 2 nd 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, 5 th ed. Human Kinetics: Champaign, IL. 2007. Nieman DC. Exercise Testing and Prescription: A Health-Related Approach, 7 th ed. McGraw Hill: New York, NY. 2011. Swain DP & Leutholtz BC. Exercise Prescription: A Case Study Approach to the ACSM Guidelines, 2 nd ed. Human Kinetics: Champaign, IL. 2007.