This course focuses on the knowledge and skills needed for effective exercise leadership in both one-on-one and group settings. Students will learn about exercise prescription and program design, learning styles, strategies for teaching and motivation. Additionally, this course will explore the administrative aspects of fitness programming including program planning, marketing, personnel management, development of policies and procedures, and facility planning.
Every Fall and occasional Spring
Previously: EXSC 450
This course will examine the scientific evidence supporting the correlation between physical activity and health; we will also discuss the theoretical basis of behavior change as it applies to promotion of exercise behavior. Guidelines and recommendations for prescribing exercise for apparently healthy individuals (including children, older adults and pregnant women) will be covered. Students will learn about the relationship between exercise and chronic disease through review of the risk factors, pathophysiology, and exercise recommendations for individuals with various conditions and disease states including, but not limited to, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary diseases, and orthopedic problems. Strategies for promoting the “Exercise is Medicine” global health initiative will be discussed.
Every Spring
Previously: EXSC 370
Students in this course will be involved in carrying out one or more empirical research projects currently being conducted by the supervising faculty mentor. Students will meet regularly with the faculty mentor, read relevant research articles, and collect data. Students may also participate in entering, coding, or analyzing data. The culmination of the project will include disseminating data in the form of a poster presentation, oral presentation, or written manuscript to be submitted for publication.
Successful completion of Current Topics in Exercise Science will equip students with a baseline understanding of research in the field of Exercise Science necessary to conduct directed research