HHP 4280 - Exercise Prescription for Healthy Populations

(3) Credit Hours

A comprehensive overview of the physical, physiological, and metabolic responses of the human body to exercise testing and training in healthy individuals and those at risk for chronic disease; the processes involved in prescribing safe and effective therapeutic exercise for healthy individuals as well as for individuals at risk for cardiovascular, pulmonary, and metabolic disease will be discussed.Prerequisites: HHP 3170 with a minimum grade of C and a minimum 2.5 overall GPA or department head approval. Corequisites: HHP 4290 or department head approval. Standard Letter Grade