SPEX 411 - Fitness Testing and Technology

5 credit hours

Provides a review of the theoretical constructs of exercise physiology and the hands-on training in testing technology to enable students to competently assess levels of fitness in low-risk to high-risk individuals. Includes the use of informed consent, health and wellness screening, and protocols for body composition, resting metabolic rate, cardiovascular and muscular fitness, flexibility, aerobic capacity, anaerobic power, and numerous sport-specific fitness tests, all presented to prepare students for the ACSM Health Fitness Instructor certification exam. Includes laboratory. Lab Fee. Prerequisites: SPEX 231, 313.