Exercise Prescription
Spring 2014
PE 4780: Individual Enrollment
M 12:15-1:00
Draper & Maynard 428
Instructor: Ryanne Carmichael, PhD
Office: Draper and Maynard 428
Email:
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10-11, Friday 12:15-1:15, or by appointment
Credits: 3 credit hours
Prerequisites: PE 3580
Course Description:
Principles and practices of assessing and conducting health-related adult physical fitness programs to the apparently healthy and at-risk populations.
Required Textbooks:
Swain, D. P. (Ed.). (2014). ACSM’s resource manual for guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (7th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Thompson, W. R. (Ed.). (2010). ACSM’s guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Suggested Textbook:
Glass, S. & Dwyer, G. B. (Eds.). (2007). ACSM’s metabolic calculations handbook. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Statement of Outcomes: At the end of this course the student will be able to:
· Describe the purposes of, and utilize pre-participation screening and informed consent techniques/forms.
· Describe the general principles of exercise prescription and the components involved in creating an effective exercise prescription for a variety of modalities and populations.
· Identify appropriate testing procedures for the assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness, musculoskeletal fitness, and body composition.
· Develop exercise prescriptions for cardiorespiratory fitness, musculoskeletal fitness, and weight management based on test results.
· Describe the importance of nutritional factors in exercise performance.
· Identify relevant legal considerations associated with exercise testing/prescription.
· Identify risks associated with exercise testing and prescription.
· Describe appropriate parameters for exercise prescription in the heart diseased population.
· Describe appropriate parameters for exercise prescription in the pulmonary diseased population.
· Describe appropriate parameters for exercise prescription in the diabetic population.
· Describe appropriate parameters for exercise prescription in the obese population.
· Describe appropriate parameters for exercise prescription in other special populations.
Grading Overview
· Exam 1 20%
· Exam 2 20%
· Exam 3 20%
· Assignments 10%
· Final Project 30%
Grading:
A = 93 and above A- = 90 – 92 B+ = 87 - 89
B = 83 – 86 B- = 80 – 82 C+ = 77 - 79
C = 73 – 76 C- = 70 – 72 D+ = 67 – 69
D = 63 – 66 D- = 60 – 62 F = 59 and below
Description of Evaluation Measures
Exams: Exams will be a combination of objective and subjective questions. Exam1 will cover material presented up to the point of the exam. Exam 2 will cover material presented immediately following exam 1 up to the point of exam 2. The third exam will serve as the final exam and will be cumulative.
Assignments: There have been many trends in the fitness industry – some have been successful, some have caused more harm than good. You will be asked to write about (via Moodle post) and discuss (in weekly meetings) these trends. Specifically, you will research the history and evolution of each fitness movement. You will compare the philosophies and scientific principles underlying the trends with the ACSM’s guidelines for testing and prescription. You will give your opinion on the merits of each based on your knowledge and background in exercise physiology.
Final Project: This project requires you to perform a comprehensive exercise prescription. For this exercise prescription all appropriate testing will be performed.
The exercise prescription will be based on the results of various assessment and testing procedures, which may include, but are not limited to: health history lifestyle analysis, risk factor assessment and stratification, GXT, muscle strength and endurance assessment, body composition assessment, etc. You will create a 3-month exercise prescription as a result of the testing procedures and specified goals.
Your prescription will include, cardiovascular and resistance training, flexibility, and nutrition. In addition, your prescription will include the variables of exercise prescription such as mode, frequency, duration, intensity, etc. This prescription is similar to the type of approach that you would take working in a commercial or corporate fitness facility or clinical facility such as in cardiac and/or pulmonary rehabilitation.
The project must be typed and formally presented in a 3-ring binder with the appropriate tabs included (tabs must also be typed). There will be no handwritten material included with your project. All pertinent information for this project will be covered in class throughout the semester.
Attendance Policy
· Attendance at weekly meetings is mandatory. If you need to reschedule a meeting, contact me prior to our scheduled time so that alternative arrangements can be made.
· The University defines excused absences as absences stemming from (a) participation in University sponsored activities and (b) compelling and extenuating circumstances beyond a student’s control. A student who anticipates an absence of this nature must provide adequate notice and documentation to his / her instructor regarding the nature of the absence. For additional questions about the College attendance policy, refer to the Academic Catalog.
Academic Integrity
· Academic integrity is the foundation of the pursuit of knowledge. All members of the academic community are expected to be dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge in an honest, responsible, respectful, and ethical manner. A violation of academic integrity includes any act which portrays a member of the academic community as having acquired knowledge through legitimate study or research which, in fact, has been stolen.
· Examples of intentional violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to, the following: Submitting another person’s work as one’s own, that is, plagiarism. This includes, for example: copying during examinations; purchasing papers or taking them from Internet/World Wide Web resources; copying papers, reports, laboratory results, or computer work; quoting or paraphrasing library or Internet/World Wide Web sources without proper citations.
· Misunderstanding of the Policy will not be accepted as an excuse for dishonest work, and students are advised to read the complete University Policy on Academic Integrity printed in the Academic Catalog.
· Violations of the Academic Integrity policy will be reported to the Department Chair and the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Sanctions may include receiving a failing grade for the examination, assignment, or course, or being dismissed from the University.
Special Needs
Plymouth State University is committed to providing students with documented disabilities equal access to all university programs and facilities. If you think you have a disability requiring accommodations, you should immediately contact the PASS Office in Lamson Library (535-2270) to determine whether you are eligible for such accommodations. Academic accommodations will only be considered for students who have registered with the PASS Office. If you have a Letter of Accommodation for this course from the PASS Office, please provide the instructor with that information privately so that you and the instructor can review those accommodations.
Tentative Weekly ScheduleDate / Topic / Reading and Assignment Due Dates
1
1/27 / · Introduction and Syllabus Review
· Benefits and Risks of Physical Activity
· Health Behavior Change / Thompson: Chapter 1
Swain: Chapters 44, 45, and 46
2
2/3 / · Health Appraisal and Risk Assessment / Thompson: Chapter 2
3
2/10 / · Assignment 1: Curves for Women
· Legal Issues / Swain: Chapter 10
4
2/17 / · Introduction to Exercise Prescription
· Cardiorespiratory Fitness / Thompson: Chapter 7
Swain: Chapters 21, 30, and 32
5
2/24 / · Cardiorespiratory Fitness / Swain: Chapters 21, 30, and 32
6
3/3 / · EXAM 1 (3/3, time TBD)
· Musculoskeletal Fitness / Swain: Chapters 22, 31, and 33
7
3/10 / · Musculoskeletal Fitness
· Assignment 2: CrossFit / Swain: Chapters 22, 31, and 33
8
3/17 / SPRING BREAK
9
3/24 / · Flexibility
· Body Composition / Swain: Chapters 22, 31, and 33
Chapter 18
10
3/31 / · Body Composition
· Nutrition / Swain: Chapter 18
Swain: Chapter 4
11
4/7 / · EXAM 2 (4/7, time TBD)
· Heart Disease / Swain: Chapter 38
12
4/14 / · Assignment 3: The Paleo Diet
· Heart Disease / Swain: Chapter 38
13
4/21 / · Diabetes
· Obesity / Swain: Chapter 40
Swain: Chapter 35
14
4/28 / · Assignment 4: Jogging, Jazzercise, and Aerobics
· Osteoporosis and Arthritis / Swain: Chapter 42 and 43
15
5/5 / · Assignment 5: Your Choice
· Special Populations
· FINAL PROJECT DUE (5/9) / Swain: Chapter 36
FINAL EXAM
(DATE AND TIME TBD)
All assignments and due dates are subject to change – all changes will be announced in class.