EF205 -Scientific Foundations of Exercise and Fitness

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EF205 -Scientific Foundations of Exercise and
Fitness

• Dr. Hector R. Morales-Negron

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Todays Outline

• Introductions
• Review Course Policies and Procedures (Syllabus)
• Course Topics Overview

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Where in the World are you?What program?
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Course Materials

• Software Microsoft Word is required for all
  Kaplan Courses
• Text Fitness Professionals Handbook, 5th ed
  (2007)
• Authors Edward Howley and B. Don Franks
• Text Fit To Be Well (2006) separate lab manual
  included
• Authors Alton Thygerson and Karl Larson

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Course Communications

• General Questions Area
• AIM Armyjudo6
• Office Hours Sundays from 800-1000am ET
• EMAIL HMoralesNegron_at_kaplan.edu

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Rubrics

• Read the syllabus and understand the feedback
• Guidelines for my feedback to you on Weekly DB
  Work
• Good, Great, Excellent, Superb, Outstanding
• Interaction with peers is critical engage 2
  minimum
• Keep the course room alive ?

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Two Major Projects

• Personal Program (Unit 8)
• Create a CRF program for yourself based on the
  assessments you completed throughout the course.
• Visit and Evaluate a fitness center (Unit 9)
• From the perspective of a fitness and wellness
  professional (focus in one area)

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Early Postings are Critical-DB Postings First
NLT Friday- Option 2 Seminars NLT Saturday-
Reply to questions NLT Tuesday
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Assignments Better Late than Never
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Seminar Participation

• Interesting Concepts and Discussion
• Try your best to make it
• We will learn more from each other during these
  discussions
• We will review material for the week

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Syllabus QuestionsDo you have any?
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Keys to Success

• Post early-reply to at least 2 other students
• READ MY POSTS (I can tell if you have not)
• Read the feedback from grade book.
• Email me if you have issues
• Dont turn in a 1 page major project
• Follow APA format

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Course Objectives

• Describe the components of physical fitness and
  performance.
• Define the process for evaluating health status.
• Discuss energy metabolism and activity related
  changes
• Correlate cardio-respiratory fitness guidelines
  with exercise and fitness requirements
• Evaluate current strategies used in aerobic and
  anaerobic training.

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Course Topics

• Unit 1 Introduction Welcome to the Scientific
  Foundations of Exercise and Fitness
• Unit 2 Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics
• Unit 3 Exercise Physiology and Energy Costs of
  Physical Activity
• Unit 4 Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors
• Unit 5 Health Appraisal
• Unit 6 Body Composition, Weight and Nutrition
• Unit 7 Cardiorespiratory Fitness
• Unit 8 Flexibility, Muscular Strength and
  Endurance
• Unit 9 Exercise Programming for Health and
  Fitness
• Unit 10 Conclusion Applying the scientific
  Foundations of Exercise and Fitness programming
  personally and professionally

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A couple of things to think about
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67 Years Old
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Conclusion

• Read the Syllabus
• Communicate Questions
• Complete the Readings
• Contribute to the discussion
• Quizzes!
• Learn from each other, I will ?
• Use what you learn