Applications in Exercise Testing and Prescription

Catalog description

Provides the knowledge and skills required of the American College of Sports Medicine Certified Exercise Physiologist; ACSM-EP, in conjunction with HHPR 408 Applications in Clinical Exercise Physiology. Applied experience in the form of service learning will enhance course content understanding through real world application of required skills. Emphasis will be placed on developing safe, evidence-based exercise prescriptions for apparently healthy individuals across the age span within the ACSP-EP scope of practice. 3 Lecture hours. 2 Lab hours, 1 hour in instruction and 1 hour in service application. Prerequisites: Grade of D- or higher in: HHPR 301, HHPR 202. Offered: Fall.