Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Students will supply clothing. Loose fitting comfortable exercise clothing is required along with appropriate athletic style shoes. In the swim class, students provide swim suits. Swim goggles or aqua shoes are often helpful. Students may be asked to provide communication from physicians or other medical professionals who might assist with planning an appropriate exercise program. Both the exercise classes and swim class are conducted with small groups of students. Some exercise routines are individual while others may be performed with other students or with the other students or the entire class.

Upon successful completion students should be able to:1. Adapt exercises learned in class to improve overall physical fitness throughout their lifetime.2. Adapt physical fitness activities including cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle fitness andflexibility.3. Assess community group and individual exercise programs appropriate for their variousinjuries or disabilities.

Individualized pre and post testing with record keepingExercise records and logs

Appropriate pre and post testingAppropriate cardiovascular fitness programAppropriate muscular strength and endurance exercisesAppropriate flexibility exercisesAdaptive equipment and special assistanceAppropriate warm up and cool down routinesAppropriate rehabilitation goals and exercisesSafe progressionsGoal settingComplete appropriate pre and post testingParticipate in ongoing fitness program to include appropriate exercises for cardiovascular, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility training.Participate in regular warm up and cool down routinesParticipate in individualized rehabilitation exercisesDemonstrate safe progressionsMaintain testing and routine exercise recordsReevaluate goals and program as needed