May 19, 2024  
2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog 
    
2023-2024 WWCC College Catalog

HPER 189 - Basic Fitness II


Credits: 1
LAB hours per week: 2
This activity course will emphasize the practice of basic fitness. Concurrent enrollment in HPER 188  is required.
Course Outcomes:
  • Calculate target heart rate and demonstrate use during exercise.
  • Demonstrate proper equipment usage, various forms of exercise and general safety principles.
  • Utilize apps and other online fitness tools to report workout hours.
  • Measure changes in body composition, strength, and aerobic capacity.
  • Apply the overload principle to create progressively more challenging workouts.
  • Demonstrate progress in reaching goals outlined in a customized workout plan
Course Topics:
  1. Progress in workouts and goals
  2. Accurate reporting of workout hours
  3. Use of apps and other fitness tools
  4. Use of heart rate and the overload principle
Course Attribute(s): Physical Education