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COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: Health and Exercise Science Course Number:
N/A
Credits: 3
Total Weeks: 14 (Fall, Spring) Total Hours: 90 Course Level: ✘ First Year Second Year
12 (Summer) New Revised Course
Replacement Course
Department: Science Department Head: S. Girdhar Former Course Code(s) and Number(s) (if applicable):
Pre-requisites (If there are no prerequisites, type NONE): None
Co-requisite Statement (List if applicable or type NONE): None
Precluded Courses: N/A
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to introduce students to the importance of exercise, physical activity, generalized fitness,
optimized eating, and the principles of healthy living. Students will study and practice the basics of fitness appraisal,
exercise prescription, and behavioural change, while learning how to measure the consequent impacts on personal health,
quality of life, and professional success both within and beyond the health care disciplines.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Define the physiological principles that inform conditioning and fitness.
2. Apply critical thinking when evaluating exercise and nutritional advice, and explain the hazards of too quickly integrating
research results into the design of exercise and nutritional programs.
3. Describe skeletomuscular anatomy and biomechanical function, and explain the movement patterns of the major joints.
4. Apply the knowledge of joint and muscle actions to the design of resistance training programs aimed at improving muscular
strength, muscle mass and/or endurance.
5. Explain the physiology of the major energy systems that relate to human power output.
6. Describe the physiology of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems and integrate this knowledge in programs aimed at
improving oxygen transport and endurance.
7. Describe the impact of exercise and diet upon the neuroendocrine system.
8. Devise programs of interval training, plyometrics, periodization and tapering to improve athletic performance in an array of
sports.
9. Explain the skeletomuscular basis of optimal mobility and devise basic flexibility programs.
10. Run practical labs designed to measure and improve the components of fitness discussed in lectures.
11. Execute performance tests designed to evaluate aerobic power, muscular endurance, strength, power and flexibility, and
analyze these results.
12. Define and assess body composition, and prescribe nutrition and fitness programs to optimize it.
13. Explain the value of effective goal setting and develop personal fitness programs aimed at achieving these goals.
14. Understand and implement basic dietary strategies with the aim of enhancing health and athletic performance.
15. Identify the dangers of social and environmental stress, and describe strategies to avoid it (e.g., by understanding fluid
replacement guidelines, and strategies of acclimatization).
16. Summarize how exercise and active living promote higher qualities of life.
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INSTRUCTION AND GRADING
Instructional (Contact) Hours:
Type Duration
Lecture 14 x 90 min
Seminars/Tutorials
Laboratory 14 x 90 min
Field Experience
Other (specify):
Total 28 x 90 min
Grading System: Letter Grades ✘ Percentage Pass/Fail Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Other
Specify passing grade: 50 %
Evaluation Activities and Weighting (total must equal 100%)
Assignments: 10% Lab attendance: 10 Lecture Participation: 10% Project: 10%
Fitness program Group project:
Fitness Test: 10% Midterm Exam: 25% Final Exam: 25% Other: %
TEXT(S) AND RESOURCE MATERIALS
Required: Exercise Programming, Science and Practice. Leyland and Bott. 2021. 2nd Edition
*First edition copies and online editions are not acceptable for this course.
Recommended: Medical clearance from a physician
COURSE TOPICS
The course has lectures and laboratory sessions each week. The course lecture will follow the chapters in the required
textbook.
SECTION I: Foundations of Exercise Training
Chapter 1: Introduction to Fitness
Chapter 2: Principles of Physiological Conditioning
Chapter 3: Cardiorespiratory Exercise Training
Chapter 4: Mobility, Balance and Posture
Chapter 5: Resistance Training
Chapter 6: Critical Thinking in Exercise Science
Chapter 7: Mental Skills for Health and Performance
Chapter 8: Fitness Assessment
SECTION II: Foundations of Exercise Science
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Chapter 9: Muscle Anatomy, Physiology and Biomechanics
Chapter 10: Fundamental Movement Patterns
Chapter 11: Energy Systems, Fatigue, and Recovery
Chapter 12: Cardiorespiratory Anatomy and Physiology
SECTION III: Nutrition and Metabolic Health
Chapter 13: Basic Nutrition: Fuel for Exercise
Chapter 14: Temperature Regulation and Fluid Replacement
Chapter 15: Neuroendocrine Response to Exercise and Diet
Chapter 16: Improving Body Composition
SECTION IV: Introduction to Training for Performance
Chapter 17: Advanced Training Concepts
Chapter 18: Aerobic Conditioning and High Intensity Interval Training
Chapter 19: Strength and Power Training for Performance
SECTION V: Conclusion: Fitness, Health and Performance Review
NOTES
1. Students are required to follow all College policies. Policies are available on the website at: Coquitlam College Policies
2. To find out how this course transfers, vi sit the BC Transfer Guide at: bctransferguide.ca
3. Weekly course topics and textbooks may vary.
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Course content:
Week Reading Assignment/Tests/bring
Week 1 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice”
1. Introduction to Fitness.
2. Principles of Physiologic Conditioning.
Week 2 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” 1st test – Aerobic fitness
3. Cardiorespiratory Exercise Training test and push ups.
4. Mobility, Balance, and Posture Bring: Outdoor shoes and
a set of workout clothing
and a towel
Week 3 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” Bring outdoor
5. Resistance training shoes/indoor shoes and a
6. Critical thinking in Exercise Science set of workout clothing
7. Mental Skills for Health and Performance and a towel
Week 4 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” Bring outdoor
8. Fitness Assessment shoes/indoor shoes and a
9. Muscle Anatomy, Physiology and set of workout clothing
Biomechanics and a towel
Week 5 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” Bring outdoor
10. Fundamental Movement Patterns shoes/indoor shoes and a
set of workout clothing
and a towel
Week 6 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” Bring outdoor
11. Energy Systems, Fatigue, and Recovery shoes/indoor shoes and a
set of workout clothing
and a towel
Week 7 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” Bring outdoor
MIDTERM shoes/indoor shoes and a
set of workout clothing
and a towel
Week 8 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” Bring outdoor
12. Cardiorespiratory Anatomy and shoes/indoor shoes and a
Physiology set of workout clothing
13. Basic Nutrition: Fuel for Exercise and a towel
Week 9 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” Bring outdoor
14. Temperature Regulation and Fluid shoes/indoor shoes and a
Replacement set of workout clothing
15. Neuroendocrine Response to exercise and a towel
and Diet.
Week 10 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” Bring outdoor
16. Improving Body Composition shoes/indoor shoes and a
17. Advanced Training Concepts set of workout clothing
and a towel
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Week 11 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” Group Assignment due
18. Aerobic Conditioning and High Intensity
Interval Training
Week 12 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice” 2nd test day-
19. Strength and Power Training for
Performance
Week 13 “Exercise Programming Science and Practice”
Conclusion: Fitness, Health and Performance Review
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