Exercise Testing and Prescription

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This course provides the student with the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills for assessing fitness, interpreting, and designing health and activity programs for healthy and special populations, with an emphasis on developing competency in following ACSM guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. In addition, students will acquire leadership skills through the presentation of exercise testing procedures and the development of exercise prescriptions for both healthy and special populations. This class includes both lecture and hands-on practical laboratory sessions. Prerequisite: EXSC 3233 - Applied Exercise Physiology