Instruction in the safe and appropriate use of weight training equipment, including machines and free weights, and design of different weight training routines. Activity includes a variety of exercises in chest-deep water using large muscle groups while minimizing stress on the body's joints. Aquatic equipment such as buoys, paddles, and kickboards add variety and intensity to the workout. For students who have had elementary instruction but have played very little since. For other who know the general idea of strokes, tactics, and strategy but have played too little to be able to apply their strokes to play.
Class covers strokes, rules, etiquette, tactics for singles and doubles.
Practice in using a variety of game plans and in playing against those plans. One hour of lecture and three hours of laboratory each week. Develops the relationship between physical fitness and wellness through scientific evidence presented in the areas of exercise physiology and health. The bodies adaptation to programs of aerobic conditioning and strength training are examined. Areas associated with health and fitness, including nutrition and weight control, maintaining fitness with age, heart disease, low back care, and stress reduction are discussed.