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  • KINES 4387: Resistance Training

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course reviews acute and chronic resistance exercise (strength training) and prescription of resistance exercise for a variety of populations. The focus of the course will be the influence of resistance training on health, disease, and injury prevention, and the rehabilitation of acute injury and chronic disease and disability. Corequisites: "C-" or better in (KINES 3091 OR KINES 3094).
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  • KINES 4464: Exercise Instructor

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is designed to refine the student's skills and understanding of group fitness. Students will leave the course prepared to lead and instruct various populations including healthy adults, geriatric, children, disabled and pre and post natal.
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  • KINES 4465: ExProg:Assess & Deliver

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Evaluating fitness and prescribing exercise are the hallmarks of exercise leadership. this class prepares students to learn basic skills associated with screening clients for exercise participation, conducting basic fitness assessments, interpreting fitness test results, and constructing exercise prescriptions to meet clients' unique needs, in accordance to current American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines. At the conclusion of this courses students will have obtained the knowledge to be prepared to sit for the ASCM Health Fitness Specialist exam, one of the gold standard fitness credentials in the field of Exercise and Sport Science.
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  • KINES 4466: Applied Ex Programming

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This class provides students with hands-on laboratory and field based learning experiences to provide actual clients with: disease risk classification based on current ACSM guidelines, health related fitness assessments, interpretation and counseling based on results of fitness assessments and constructing individually tailored exercise prescriptions to meet the clients' unique needs and goals. This class will also focus on how to address the connection between physical fitness and health states with clients. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in KINES 4465
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  • KINES 4670: Aging and Exercise

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    KINES 4670 addresses demographics of the aging population, theories of aging, heterogeneity of the aging process, and uses a problem-based approach to address physiologic changes associated with aging. The research literature provides examples of evidence-based outcomes of exercise participation among older adults. The ACSM Guidelines reinforce recommended prescriptions for improving and maintaining physical fitness with special consideration for older adults. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in KINES 3091.
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  • KINES 4680: Exercise Special Pop

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course addresses guidelines and considerations for exercise prescription, programming, and counseling to support physical activity and exercise engagement among individuals living with chronic disease, older adults, youth, and pregnant people. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in KINES 2500 AND KINES 3091 AND KINES 3092 AND KINES 4465
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  • KINES 4690: Training and Planning

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This online course provides an in-depth review of the science and application of strength and conditioning with a specific focus on the competencies associated with the National Strength and Conditioning Association's Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credential. Students will receive instruction on the following: human physiology, biomechanics, adaptations to aerobic and anaerobic training, exercise testing and administration, exercise programming, periodization, proper warm-up and cool-down protocols, facility policy, facility design and advanced training protocols for a variety of sports. Corequisites: "C-" or better in (KINES 3091 OR KINES 3094).
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  • KINES 4710: Teaching Secondary PE

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is designed to help PETE Teacher Candidates to experience teaching within high school physical education. As a future teacher of physical education for high school students, this course will help you understand, recognize, analyze, and demonstrate a range of teaching skills employed by effective physical educators. Emphasis will be placed on developing an applied understanding of both 'how' and 'what' to teach in high school physical education. Teacher candidates will be given applicable practice to apply course content in teaching at a high school placement site in the Salt Lake City area. Prerequisites: 'C' or better in KINES 3710.
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  • KINES 4780: Psych of Sport Injury

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course examines the psychological factors involved in sport-related injuries and the rehabilitation process. Relevant theory and research will be discussed as well as practical applications. Some topics include: stress, responses to injury, mental skills used to manage injury (i.e., goal setting, motivation, confidence), social support, potential problems faced during rehabilitation, and returning to sport after injury. This is a sport psychology course, therefore discussion will not focus on the physiological processes involved in injury.
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  • KINES 4800: Practicum in Fit/Well

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Students will be providing semester-based group fitness class instruction and personal training to University of Utah employees under the Office of Wellness and Integrative Health in University of Utah Health Sciences. Students will plan fitness classes and personal training sessions, administer baseline fitness assessments with their clients to evaluate the quality of planned programming. Insights gained from interacting with exercise participants, class meetings, journal writing and reflective papers will prepare students for the more comprehensive KINES 4810 experience. Prerequisites: "C-" or better in (KINES 4464 AND KINES 4465 AND KINES 4466).
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