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SYLLABUS PHIN 1122 PHYSICAL FITNESS AND CONDITIONING
Instructor: Kim Baker Office Phone: (972) 883-2096 M W 2:00-3:00 pm
Course Description
This course emphasizes the development of cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, and muscular endurance by utilizing both weight training and cardiovascular training. The students will participate in activities both as a class and individually to achieve the goals that they set for themselves utilizing all equipment available. Intensity levels can modified to accommodate all levels of fitness.
Course Objectives
1.
 
The student should understand the general concepts of physical fitness. 2.
 
The student should be able to figure minimum and maximum target heart rates, approximate caloric needs and expenditures, and have a general knowledge of nutrition as it applies to physical fitness. 3.
 
The student should understand what constitutes aerobic and anaerobic activity, the different types of weight training programs and their objectives, and be able to design a workout program. 4.
 
The student should understand how to maintain fitness through participation in various activities.
General Course Outline
Weeks 1-3 Fitness assessments, orientation to the weight room, introduction to weight training concepts, begin workout programs, introduction to fitness concepts. Weeks 4-6 Continuation of individual workout programs, nutrition and weight management, Mid-Term Exam Weeks 7-10 Continuation of individual workout programs Weeks 11-12 Repeat fitness assessments, review for test, Final Exam
Evaluation Letter Grades
Attendance 50 points 97 - 100 = A 77 - 79 = C+ Mid Term Exam 20 points 93 - 96 = A 73 - 76 = C Final Exam 30 points 90 - 92 = A- 70 - 72 = C- Total Points 100 points 87 - 89 = B+ 67 - 69 = D+ 83 - 86 = B 63 - 66 = D 80 - 82 = B- 60 - 62 = D-
 
 Attendance and Participation
You will be allowed three (3) absences before your attendance grade is affected. For each absence thereafter, five (5) points will be deducted for each absence.
YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO MAKE UP ABSENCES, SO USE YOUR THREE ABSENCES CAREFULLY
. If you miss the Mid-Term Exam you must contact the instructor within
one week
of the exam date in order to complete a make-up exam. If you are more than fifteen minutes late to class it will count as a tardy. Two tardies will result in one absence or a loss of five points (5 points) being deducted from your total grade. If you attend class, you are expected to participate. Full credit (5 points) for each class will only  be given to those who attend and participate the entire class period; otherwise, points will be deducted.
Class Etiquette
You are expected to dress in appropriate workout attire and follow the weight room guidelines in order to participate in the workout.
NO CELL PHONES IN USE DURING THE CLASS PERIOD. Drop/Withdrawal Policy
If at any time you wish to drop this course, you must initiate the action yourself. The instructor is not responsible for dropping the student, and if the student fails to withdraw from the class, the instructor will assign a grade accordingly.
Exercise Precautions
You will be guided through an orientation to the weight room equipment and how to properly execute the exercises involved as well as how to set up an begin an individual workout program. However, there is an individual responsibility for following exercise precautions. If you have refrained from regular physical activity for a long time, have recently had surgery, are forty or more years of age, are obese, or have specific limitations, you are advised to consult with your  physician before starting this program. Progress gradually and sensibly in your workouts. If you are unsure about a particular discomfort or pain, please consult your physician. If you experience chest pains, palpitations, excessive shortness of breath, or persistent light-headedness, stop exercising and consult with your physician before you continue with your exercise program.

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