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Program Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Understand how fitness affects physical and mental well-being, assess current fitness, plan goals, and recognize opportunities in the fitness field
- Distinguish how root words, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms function to form meaning in medical terms, and recognize the basic structures of the human body and their functions
- Identify the anatomy of, and the work done by, various muscles and muscle groups; recognize tests that determine overall fitness, muscle strength, and flexibility; and identify the typical components of a fitness workout
- Recognize the functions of the digestive, urinary, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems, and identify the major organs and their functions within each system
- Recognize the functions of the endocrine, circulatory, and respiratory systems, and identify the major organs and their functions within each system
- Identify how carbohydrates, fats, proteins, fluids, vitamins, and minerals fit into a healthy eating plan
- Distinguish the ingredients needed to prepare healthy menus; analyze recipes and menus for calories, fat, protein, carbohydrate, sodium, and fiber content; and identify special menus, such as low-salt, low-cholesterol, 1,200-calorie, high-protein, and macrobiotic
- Identify muscles, connective tissues, bones, and joints, and identify their roles in movement; understand the physiology of muscle contraction and the relationship between muscular fitness and overall well-being
- Understand why good posture helps the body to be fit and how fitness professionals can assist clients in attaining good posture
- Recognize the structures of the pulmonary circuit, including arteries, arterioles, veins, venules, and capillaries; determine target heart rate and heart rate range, and identify information resources for developing and maintaining a healthy heart and lungs
- Recognize the advantages of cardiorespiratory fitness, and understand the design of cardiorespiratory exercise programs
- Recognize the benefits of resistance training, and determine safety concerns and appropriate weight loads
- Identify how core muscles help to keep the entire body fit, and recognize exercise routines for core fitness for functional training
- Identify the major structures of the upper body, understand the advantages of having a fit upper body, and identify various programs and exercises to enhance upper-body fitness
- Identify the major structures of the lower body, understand the advantages of having a fit lower body, and identify various programs and exercises to enhance lower-body fitness
- Recognize the benefits of increased flexibility, compare individual flexibility needs, and ascertain the components of a flexibility training program
- Become aware that sports injuries may hurt for a lifetime, compare and contrast the safety requirements for specific activities, know how to exercise an injured body, and recognize symptoms of common injuries
- Know the difference between eustress and distress, recognize the symptoms and stages of stress, and understand how to reduce stress
- Know how to determine appropriate short- and long-term fitness goals, suggest methods for tracking progress and promoting lifetime fitness
- Identify fitness program designs based on warm-up, cool-down, aerobic, and strength-training components, and know how a fitness instructor can cue clients during and between workouts
- Identify common risk factors, signs and symptoms of disease, limitations to exercise, and appropriate tests for measuring the components of physical fitness; and know how to use the findings and data from the screening and evaluation process to develop a needs analysis
- Supply information about the benefits of lifelong exercise for people with conditions such as diabetes and asthma; suggest exercise parameters for pregnant women, older adults, children, and people with lower-back pain; and identify medical conditions that prohibit exercise
- Recognize leadership characteristics that fitness professionals should have in order to be role models and keep clients motivated
- Recognize liability issues facing fitness professionals, identify legal sources information, and assess risks for potential for injury and litigation
- Achieve nationally recognized professional certification as a personal fitness trainer
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