Health & Fitness II BRE201

COURSE STRUCTURE
There are 8 lessons as follows:

1. Fitness & Wellbeing
2. Fitness Physiology & Anatomy
3. Management of Fitness Testing Services
4. Designing Fitness Tests
5. Resistance Training
6. Developing an Exercise Program
7. Managing an Exercise Program
8. Leading a Fitness Program

AIMS

• Explain the relationship between fitness and wellbeing.
• Determine a persons level of health and fitness according to physiological data.
• Manage fitness testing services to a standard practiced in gymnasiums and health clubs.
• Design Fitness Tests to a standard practiced in gymnasiums and health clubs.
• Explain the management of resistance training, including equipment and exercise programs.
• Develop an exercise program.
• Manage exercise programs, including monitoring and recommendations.
• Effectively lead a fitness program, to any number of people, including large groups or on an individual basis.

WHAT THE COURSE COVERS

• Explain symptoms of common problems that may occur during exercise,including: dizziness, hyperventilation, nausea or asthma.
• Describe procedures to follow in response to problems occurring during exercise
• Explain how to cater for special needs of the following different demographic groups during exercise:
  • Pregnant women
  • The elderly
  • Paraplegics
• Describe examples of different people who experience poor health, but a good state of wellbeing.
• List physiological characteristics which can be used to indicate a persons health and fitness level.
• Describe the structure of skeletal muscle the upper arm.
• Compare anaerobic with aerobic energy systems.
• Explain how cardiovascular responses may vary, according to varying intensities of specific type of exercise.
• Explain the physiology of muscular fatigue related to varying levels of exercise.
• Explain factors related to hypertrophy/atrophy of muscle tissue, in a specific situation.
• Differentiate between a fitness assessment undertaken by a fitness leader and a comprehensive assessment of health carried out by a health practitioner.
• Explain the purpose, including limitations, of fitness testing in a summary.
• Complete a pre-test screening procedure to identify risk levels in a client, using a standard questionnaire.
• Explain procedures to manage legal liability when conducting fitness tests in your locality.
• Demonstrate a series of five different fitness tests, commonly used in health clubs or gymnasiums.
• Analyse the results of fitness tests conducted.
• Define in one sentence each, resistance training terminology, including:
  • Repetitions
  • Sets
  • Resistance (load)
  • Repetition maximum
  • Rest
• Explain different resistance training concepts including:
  • Overload principle
  • Isotonic contraction
  • Isometric contraction
  • Eccentric contraction
  • Isokenetic contraction
• Explain different resistance training methods, including:
  • Isotonic programs
  • Isometric programs
  • Isokenetic programs
  • Eccentric programs
• Compare different items of equipment commonly used for resistance training.
• Explain the proper use of five different resistance training machines; in accordance with manufacturers instructions.
• Identify hazards associated with use of different items of resistance training equipment.
• Develop guidelines for the care of weight training equipment.
• Compare the use of a specified weight machine by three different people in an analytical report.
• Prepare using illustrations, and step by step instructions, a modified exercise program.
• Explain the exercise program you developed.
• Explain different motivational techniques which are appropriate to use during, fitness instruction.
• Explain different counselling techniques which may be appropriate to use during fitness instruction.
• Explain an appropriate style of leadership to use during fitness instruction in a specified situation which you are familiar with.
• Explain the use of teaching principles to explaining a specific exercise technique.
• Explain differences in approach to leading different numbers of people in a fitness session.
• Demonstrate leading a fitness session with a group of four or more participants