Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Each student supplies his/her own clothing. Clothing should be loose and comfortable fitting for exercise. Shoes are mandatory and should be designed for aerobic/cardiorespiratory exercise. General class format includes a warm-up, a cardiorespiratory conditioning segment, muscular endurance and strength exercises, stretches for flexibility and relaxation, and a cool-down.
 

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

1. Improve overall physical conditioning through sport specific participation, including but not limited to improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle fitness, and flexibility, and sports performance.
2. Perform safe and effective sport specific exercises.
3. Develop a lifelong fitness, health, and wellness program through sports participation.

• Experience the relationship of the mind, body and spirit.

• Pre/post fitness testing
• Individual fitness programs
• Active Participation
• Demonstrations of proficiency
• Assignments and/or exams

• Practice safe and effective warm-ups and cool-downs
• Intensity monitoring via target heart rate, Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), and talk test methods
• Learning to identify the core muscles and how they support the body in movement
• Components of fitness-related physical fitness and their benefits for lifelong fitness
• Principles of exercise training
• Safety concepts for Core Fitness exercises (exercises, environment, equipment, progression)
• Personal fitness assessment
• Goal-setting for fitness 
• Personal fitness program design
• Modify exercises and activities for varying physical conditions and individual fitness level