KNS 264 Teaching Fitness Education

This course will learn how to incorporate health-related physical fitness and lifetime activity into physical education programs. The course will involve an in-depth look at strategies, research, and activities of the Physical Best program and FITNESSGRAM. 

Credits

2

Offered

Spring, even years

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Components of health-related fitness for school-age children, including cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, endurance and flexibility, body composition, and power (SHAPE 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b).
2. Basic training principles of physical conditioning and the implementation of developmentally appropriate training protocols in K-12 physical education settings (SHAPE 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2a, 2b).
3. The development of alternative curriculum and instructional strategies for the promotion of school-age children's physical activity and health-related fitness (SHAPE 3a, 3b, 3d, 3f).
4. Assessment issues and techniques typically associated with school-age children's physical activity and health-related fitness programming in schools (SHAPE 5a, 5b, 5c).
5. Concept of personal fitness by demonstrating age and gender-appropriate Healthy Fitness Zone values as identified on the FITNESSGRAM (SHAPE 2a, 2b).
6. Ability to use FITNESSGRAM tests, software and reports to develop an individual fitness program (SHAPE 2b).