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Course Outlines

Fall 2022 - BPK 141 OL01

Theory of Exercise Program Design (3)

Class Number: 5077

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Online

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Oct 25, 2022
    Tue, 7:00–8:00 p.m.
    Location: TBA

    Dec 10, 2022
    Sat, 8:30–10:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to the anatomical, physiological and biomechanical knowledge required to develop effective training regimes and implementation of this knowledge in exercise program design. Behavioural Neuroscience, Biomedical Physiology, and Kinesiology honours, majors and minor students may not receive credit for BPK 141. Students with credit for BPK 143 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course provides an introduction to exercise physiology and exercise prescription. A secondary goal is to encourage you to develop and participate in a progressive and varied exercise regime that will help you determine your own lifetime fitness goals. The importance of individual variation and personal exercise prescription will be emphasized. By the end of the course, I hope you will gain from both the theoretical and the practical components.

Theoretical Component

After completing this course you should be able to:

  • Define components of fitness. List the principles of physiological conditioning.
  • Discuss basic exercise physiology and the body’s response to exercise.
  • Understand the specific adaptations to various exercise modalities.
  • Critique fitness and health information from a scientific perspective.
Practical Component

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Apply theoretical information in the design of a personalized safe and effective exercise program. 
  • Monitor improvements in physiological functioning by administering regular fitness tests. Redesign your fitness regime, when required, to maintain fitness and motivation.

Note: Adds are not permitted after the second week of classes.

Grading

  • Assignments 27%
  • Fitness Test Submission 8%
  • Mid-term Exam 20%
  • Final Exam 45%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Exercise Programming Science and Practice (2021) 2nd Edition. Tony Leyland and Carmen Bott.  SFU Publications.
ISBN: 9781772870862

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

It is the responsibility of the student to keep their BPK course outlines if they plan on furthering their education.

Registrar Notes:

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