Exercise Assessment and Prescription

Catalog description

This lecture and accompanying laboratory course introduces the concepts of health screening and various types of exercise and fitness assessments needed to implement short- and long-term fitness programs for healthy populations. Many of the concepts and topics in this course help to prepare students to take the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)’s Certified Exercise Physiologist (EP-C) Exam, but this is NOT considered to be a preparation class for that exam. Prerequisite(s): ESS2010 , ESS2015 , ESS2320 , Corequisite: ESS3015 . Offered at Charlotte, Providence 3 Semester Credits