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| 1. Description - |
| An aerobic water fitness program applying the basic principles of exercise and dynamics of water movement.
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| Prerequisite: None
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| Co-requisite: None
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| Advisory: This course is included in the Aquatic Family of activity courses.
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| 2. Course Objectives - |
| The student will be able to:
- apply the basic principles of cardiovascular exercise.
- practice water dynamics.
- calculate exercise heart rate range and monitor pulse rate during exercise and recovery phase.
- recognize basic physiological benefits of regular aerobics water workouts.
- identify signs and symptoms of water aerobics training intolerance.
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| 3. Special Facilities and/or Equipment - |
| Swimming pool.
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| 4. Course Content (Body of knowledge) - |
| - Training principles of cardiovascular exercise
- Intensity
- Duration
- Frequency
- Warm-up
- Cool down
- Water dynamics
- Propulsion
- Treading
- Resistance
- Physiological benefits
- Muscular strengths
- Cardiovascular fitness
- Muscular endurance
- Flexibility
- Body composition
- Symptoms of exercise intolerance
- Muscular strength
- Cardiovascular fitness
- Muscular endurance
- Flexibility
- Body composition
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| 5. Repeatability - Moved to header area. |
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| 6. Methods of Evaluation - |
| - Tests of aquatic proficiency
- Physical skills and techniques will be assessed by direct instructor observation
- Written final examination will test knowledge of:
- Training principles of water exercise
- Formulation of personal water workouts
- Beneficial effects of water workouts.
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| 7. Representative Text(s) - |
| Katz, Jane. The Aquatic Handbook for Lifetime Fitness. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2010.
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| 8. Disciplines - |
| Physical Education
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| 9. Method of Instruction - |
| - Discussion
- Oral presentations
- Laboratory
- Demonstration
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| 10. Lab Content - |
| - Training principles of cardiovascular exercise
- Water dynamics
- Physiological benefits
- Symptoms of exercise intolerance
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| 11. Honors Description - No longer used. Integrated into main description section. |
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| 12. Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments - |
| - Optional reading and writing assignments by instructor.
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| 13. Need/Justification - |
| This course satisfies the Foothill GE Requirements for Area VII, Lifelong Learning.
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