CONTENT (Updated: --/--/--, 9AM)
This page provides a running index of hyperlinked pages containing course
content and related review content.
| Assessment | |
| 3/1 | Assessment -- Principles of Assessment & related information |
| Principles of Test Section & Administration **See NSCA, 4th ed. (Chap 12) & (Chap 13, pp. 259-263 & 291-293) ** | |
| Testing Principles, Considerations, & Details **Read ACSM Guidelines, 10th Ed., Chapter 4** | |
| Body Composition -- see ACSM Chapter 4 and on Blackboard Chapter 4 Body Composition PowerPoint and Lecture Video. | |
| CARDIORESPIRATORY Content | |
| See ACSM Chapter 4 and on Blackboard Chapter 4 CardioRespiratory PowerPoint and Lecture Video. | |
| Field-type Cardiovascular Assessments -- One-mile submaximal, Rockport Walking, & Ball State 500 yd Run protocol sheets. | |
| Heart Rate Reserve (HRR) & %Heart Rate Reserve Formula | |
| RPE -- Rated Perceived Exertion scales and associated points. | |
| MET -- Definition of a MET and related conversions to calories and mass. | |
| Treadmill & Bike -- Operation points of information of machines. | |
| Exercise Preparticipation Health Screening & Preexercise Evaluation | |
| 2/24 | Steps in Developing an Exercise Prescription -- Critical steps in developing a prescription. |
| Prescreening Procedures -- Critical steps before assessing fitness *See ACSM (Chap 2 & 3)* | |
| PAR-Q New Questionnaire & Reference Document & Resources Page from Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP). CSEP.ca is the author for PAR-Q, PAR-Q & YOU, and PAR-Q+, and Physician Physical Activity Readiness Clearance, & PARmed-X for Pregnancy. Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| Recommendations for Cardiovascular Screening, Staffing, & Emergency Policies at Health/Fitness Facilities (PDF version). Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| Health Screening Questionnaire for Exercise Professionals (ACSM Guidelines, 10th Ed., p. 36); NSCA Medical History Form (NSCA Website) Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| AHA Medical History Form (ACSM Guidelines, 9th Ed., p. 25); Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| Inform & Consent - Critical steps before conducting fitness assessments *See ACSM Guidelines, 10th Ed., Chap 3, pp. 45-48* | |
| Procedures before testing *See ACSM Guidelines, 10th Ed., Chap 3, pp. 61-62* | |
| NSCA.com web sources (Contracts, Assumption of Risk, Assessments Health/Medical Questionnaire, Physician's Referral Form, and more NSCA.com web sourcese. Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| Assumption of Risk NSCA form (NSCA Website) Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| A good Informed Consent Checklist from the US Department of Health & Human Services Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| Models & Variables | |
| 2/19 & 22 | Performance Pyramid, Health & Skill Related Fitness, Wellness Wheel (Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) |
| Models of Wellness **Exam -- Know diagram in detail** | |
| Factors Influencing Healthy Behavior **Exam -- Know diagram in detail** | |
| Stages of Health Behavior Change **Exam -- Know diagram in detail** | |
| Physical Activity Variables involved in Programming for Wellness (Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| Influencing Variables on Physical Activity (Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| Overview | |
| 2/17 | Discussion Questions (Notions) -- Discussion |
| Training vs conditioning (Is there a difference?), populations and training considerations. | |
| 2/15 | State of the Nation -- Health & Wellness for the People (See also ACSM - Chapter 1) **Exam 1 -- need to know content for the first page of each link ** |
| Healthy People 2020 -- National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for improving the health of Americans. (Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| Winnable Battles -- Winnable Battle -- Nutrition/Physcial Activity/Obesity (For your information only -- will not be on exam) (Not covered in Exam 1 -- FYI only) | |
| Discussion Questions (Notions) -- In-class Write end of Monday's class. | |
| 2/12 | Course Overview (Get to Know You questions) |
| Future Content **Pages may be updated before final posting above** | |
| Exercise Prescription | |
| --/-- | Introduction -- Art or Science? A Caution |
| Process of Prescribing Exercise -- An overview of the process. | |
| Steps in Developing a Prescription -- Critical steps in developing a prescription. | |
| Critical Factors -- Considerations in prescribing exercise. | |
| Prescription Variables -- Four main variables in a prescription of exercise. prescribing and program phases | |
| Prescription Phases -- Three phases to prescription | |
| See also: ACSM Chap 6; NSCA Chap 14 & Chap 20 | |
| **ExRx Prescription form -- This form will be used for all of our scenarios and Scenario Exam. | |
| --/-- | Heart Rate Reserve (HRR) & %Heart Rate
Reserve Formula ** See Blackboard for 2:49 video -- HRR and %HRR** ** %HRR also known as Target HRR -- see ACSM, p. 150, Box 6.2, 1st bullet** |
| Heart Rate and the related VO2max/peak method vs Heart Reserve and related VO2Reserve method in determining Exertion Intensities. **Added 4/2, 10:43AM** | |
| VO2reserve Formula -- %Heart Rate Reserve formula used to determine target VO2 intensities. | |
| Relative VO2reserve to Absolute VO2 Coversion Formula -- Converting a Relative to an Absolute VO2 | |
| VO2reserve to Kcals Coversion Formulas -- Conversions that give you the number of Kcals being used for a given Relative or Absolute VO2 | |
| MET & MET conversion Formulas -- Definition of a MET and important conversion involving Relative and Absolute VO2. | |
| RPE -- Rated Perceived Exertion scales and associated points. | |
| Important Values and Conversions | |
| **FYI** | Physical Activity Prescription Guidelines for Adults (pdf file) Guidelines from the ACSM and American Heart Association. |
| **FYI** | Physical Activity Prescription Guidelines for Older Adults (pdf file) Guidelines from the ACSM and American Heart Association. |
| **FYI** | Department of Health & Human Services Prevention Page -- Good summary of links for wellness sources |
| **FYI** | State of Washington Health Site -- Nutrition and Physical Activity page. |