Description: This course is designed to teach the basic concepts of training for cardiorespiratory (CR) fitness. The goal is to provide the student with knowledge about the principles involved with physical conditioning and improving the heath-related fitness through a variety of exercises. In addition, students will be given an opportunity to exercise vigorously with the intent of improving health related components of fitness: cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition.

CLASS DROP POLICY: After the second week of instruction, no student may drop this course except where serious medical conditions exist. These conditions must be verified with a written statement from the attending medical professional.

Objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to demonstrate:

1. knowledge of principles of fitness, psychological and physiological benefits of fitness, and the relationship of fitness to general well-being.
2. improved fitness--cardiorespiratory, flexibility, and muscle endurance.
3. ability to write a sound personal fitness program

Requirements:

This course is designed to be an activity course, therefore active participation is essential. Students are expected to be on time, dressed in appropriate attire, and prepared for activity. To successfully complete this course the student must complete all of the following assignments.

1. Read entire textbook, Fitness Survival Guide :How to stay healthy while getting fit (1996) by C. L. Christensen & J. Weber.
2. Arrive on time for class and keep accurate and complete log of in-class activity.
3. Exercise with sufficient intensity to elevate heart rate to a conditioning level.
4. Complete all physical fitness tests at beginning and end of the semester.
5. Complete and turn in laboratory assignments including target heart rate lab and personal fitness program. Lab assignments and choices are given on the reverse side. You may turn in 1 extra lab; your grade for labs will be determined by the best 6 of 8 labs.
6. Take and pass 2 written examinations.

Evaluation:

Miscellaneous:

1. Wear 'workout' clothes that allow you to move easily and sweat. Good training shoes are a must, you may also want to bring a water bottle and towel.
2. Shower/locker room facilities are available in the SPX building.
3. If you want to take this class using the credit/no credit option you must file paperwork with Admissions and Records office during the first two weeks of the semester; otherwise you will earn a letter grade for the course.
4. Class starts 25 minutes before the hour and ends 15 minutes after the hour. It is expected that students will have regular attendance, arrive on time, and participate actively. Participation points will be earned each day up to a maximum of 4. Arriving late or leaving early will result in a loss of points. The following is an example of points earned in a class starting at 1030.

Health and Accident Considerations:

Participation in class is at your own risk.
Students are expected to alert the instructor to medical problems, special medications, or other conditions that might affect her/his involvement in the class. The University has no automatic health insurance for students, you are advised to take care of this on your own.
While vigorous physical exercise has many benefits, it also presents potential hazards for certain groups of individuals. These include persons of any age who are:

1. 1. sedentary,
2. 2. have known heart or circulatory disease (including high blood pressure), or
3. 3. have high risk of heart disease (risk factors include smoking, obesity, age, sex, heredity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure).

It is recommended that individuals in the above categories have a complete medical examination, including an exercise electrocardiogram (stress ECG), prior to participation in this class. Individuals who choose not to have a medical examination should be aware of the risk and hazards of vigorous physical activity to themselves.

* Labs are due at the beginning of the class session and may be lowered one grade if late When choices are given select any one lab to complete.

DETERMINING YOUR FINAL COURSE GRADE

Assignment	Fraction of Grade	x Grade (GPES)	= Value
Log and participation	0.30
Physical fitness tests	0.20
Midterm examination	0.15
Final examination	0.15
Laboratory assignments	0.10
Personal fitness program	0.10
		TOTAL =

Here's a hypothetical situation:

Activity log and class participation = A- Performance on physical fitness tests = B+ Midterm examination = C-

Final examination = B Laboratory assignments= A Personal fitness program = A

To figure out your course grade you:

1. Transform each letter grade to a grade point equivalent score (GPES) using the scale below:

2. Multiply the weight (% or fraction) an item receives by the grade point equivalent for the grade earned and sum these values.

0.3 (11) + 0.2 (10) + 0.15 (7) + 0.15 (9) + 0.1 (12) + 0.1 (12) = 10.1

3. Take the result and put it back on the grade point equivalent scale to determine the letter grade.

Course grade = B+