Pages within Lisa Garrity

ES 294 -- Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor Leadership / Special Populations

This course addresses functional topics of personal training and group exercise leadership. The course also addresses learning about and working with special populations. Information focuses on knowledge and skills (behaviors) associated with leading others to become more educated, fit and healthy. Students will develop skills related to planning, instructing (discussing and demonstrating) exercise to individuals and groups. In addition to general leadership development, information regarding exercise and special populations related to cardiovascular diseases, physical disabilities, diabetes, sensory impairment, seniors, mentally impaired, pregnancy, and infectious diseases will be emphasized.

Spring 2010 Syllabus

Full Semester Lesson Plan -- this is formatted for the full semester as of Jan 13, 2010. All class handouts are available on Blackboard for those students enrolled in the class.

Spring 2010 Proposed Schedule -- Subject to Change

		ES 294 -- Spring 2010 Class Outline
		Lisa Garrity -- lisa.garrity@gcccd.edu -- 619-644-7454 x 3610

Week #	Class Date	Topic	Text	Chapter
1	26-Jan	Course Overview / Syllabus / Text and Class overview			Mission Statement Worksheet
		Choose Your Path -- PT or GF or Both?
	28-Jan	Initial Client Evaluation; Risk Factor Identification	NSCA	9	Health History Forms
		Healthy client or special population?	GF	1 to 3	Case Study Worksheets

2	2-Feb	FITT Principle / ACSM Guidelines -- application to PT and GF	GF	1	Simply FITT Poster
		Warm Up -- Overview and presentation description	GF	4	Warm Up Worksheet
	4-Feb	Warm Up -- Practical Demonstration -- Group Presentations

3	9-Feb	Cardio Training -- Calculating and Monitoring HR; METS; Bioenergetics	NSCA	16	HR Worksheet
	11-Feb	CV and Respiratory Diseases -- limitations and modifications	NSCA	20

4	16-Feb	Cardio Training Application -- GF applications; PT applications
	18-Feb	Exam 1 -- FITT Principle; ACSM Guidelines; Risk Factor Identification;
		HR calculations; Warm Up Principles; Cardio Programming Guidelines

5	23-Feb	Exam 1 return and discussion
		CV programming for final project
		Overview of Group Ex Strength Training	NSCA	14	Dress for movement on Thur
	25-Feb	Group Exercise Strength Training Options	GF	6
		Elastic Resistance Practical			Getting the Most from Elastic Resistance

6	2-Mar	Rep Reebok Group Strength Training -- Lecture/Demo	GF	6	Rep Reebok
		Group Ex High Risk Exercise Discussion; alternatives and modifications	GF	Page 61
	4-Mar	Older Adults / Pregnancy / Youth Fitness Guidelines	NSCA	18

7	9-Mar	Flexibility Programming -- PT applications	NSCA	12
		Flexibility Programming -- GF applications	GF	7
	11-Mar	Flexibility Practical			WRITTEN List one stretch for each major muscle group on the list provided

8	16-Mar	Metabolic Disorders / Weight Management	NSCA	19
	18-Mar	Finish Weight Management			Bring in a sample of music to move to on Tuesday

9	23-Mar	GF Music and Cueing guidelines	GF	3, 8
	25-Mar	Circuit and Interval Workouts
		Exam Review (30 min)			Exam 2 Review Worksheet

10	3/30 and 4/1	Spring Break			Attend at least one group exercise class

11	6-Apr	Exam 2 -- Group Ex Muscle Conditioning; High Risk Exercise Modifications; Elastic Resistance Techniques; OA; Pre/Post Natal; Kids; Diabetes; Wt Mgmt; Flex programming; Circuit and Interval training formats
	8-Apr	Exam Review
		Begin Orthopedic Injuries	NSCA	21

12	13-Apr	Orthopedic Injuries -- shoulder, knee, hip
	15-Apr	Finish Orthopedic Injuries -- Low Back; Arthritis			Drawing for Group Exercise Demo component

13	20-Apr	Low Back Exercises -- practical	NSCA	22	Back Stabilization Handout
	22-Apr	Spinal Cord and Nervous System Disorders
		Internship Presentations

14	27-Apr	Business Management / Legal Issues	NSCA	Appendix A	Job Search on web -- Occupational Outlook
					Income Worksheet
	29-Apr	Exam 3 -- Orthopedic Injuries; Spinal Cord Injuries; Legal issues; Business management

15	4-May	Behavior Change / Adherence / Motivation	NSCA	8	Stages of Change
	6-May	Group Exercise Demonstrations	GF	Part 3

16	11-May	Case Study Presentations			Case Study Written Reports Due

	13-May	Finish Case Study Presentations

17	18-May	Review for Final
	20-May	Final Exam

18	27-May	A Day in the Life Presentations
		Real Life Clients and Training
		Guest Speakers -- A Day in the Life of a Personal Trainer

Housing

ES 294 -- Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor Leadership / Special Populations

Spring 2010 Proposed Schedule -- Subject to Change