ESHE 405: Personal Training Review

Co-requisites: ESHE 390 and ESHE 392, or ESHE 391, or Permission of instructor; minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA

Credit Hours: (3)

Provides a review of kinesiology and exercise physiology as they apply to personal training. In addition, students will have experience in applying the principles of personal training. Students will be eligible to sit for a personal training certification at the end of this course.

Detailed Description of Content of Course

This course places an emphasis on student ability to apply knowledge learned in previous courses to assess, prescribe and work with individual clients in a fitness setting. This course is designed to meet the National Council of Strength and Fitness, NCSF, Certified Personal Trainer course. Upon successful completion of the course with a B or better, the students will be eligible to sit for the NCSF certification test.

Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

Course information will be presented through a wide variety of teaching methods including, but not limited to: discussions, lab activities, and practical experiences in a fitness settings.

Goals and Objectives of the Course

At the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate the role of a Personal Trainer.
2. Describe functional anatomy of the musculoskeletal system.
3. Apply functional anatomy to fitness programming.
4. Describe and explain: aerobic and anaerobic metabolism; energy metabolism; VO 2 ; biochemical factors of activity and recovery; MET intensity and calorie expenditure; muscle contraction; Blood Pressure and exercise; muscle fiber type; adaptations to aerobic training; calculate energy cost of exercise; detraining; gender difference in exercise; exercise and special populations; environmental conditions and exercise; and hyperthermia and dehydration.
5. Present and explain health screening and assessment.
6. Understand and apply physical fitness psychology.
7. Practice and present aerobic assessments and prescriptions.
8. Practice and present anaerobic assessments and prescriptions.
9. Develop and present functional training programs.
10. Apply basic concepts of nutrition, body composition, and weight management in fitness settings.

Assessment Measures

• Weekly Assessments of Readings, Class Discussions, and lab assignments
• Written Exams

Other Course Information

Required Texts:

• Howley and Franks: Health Fitness Instructor’s Handbook: Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
• NCSF: Study Guide Manual: NCSF.
• NCSF Practical Resource Guide; NCSF.

Review and Approval

April 2006 Reviewed by Beverly Zeakes

May, 2011