Risk assessment and pretest evaluation 2. Resting measurements of heart rate, blood pressure, and EKG 3. EKG interpretation 4. Methods and comparison of body composition measurements 5. Muscular strength and flexibility testing 7.
Questions are welcome at any time during the class lectures and labwork.
All students will also be afforded the opportunity to practice presentation of their case study, testing results, and recommended exercise prescriptions in front of the rest of the class and the course instructor. Make-up exams will be allowed only if approved by the instructor in advance . Oral presentations will be done during the final week of class, but the written presentations will be due no later than Tuesday , July 31st in class. While all testing will be performed by all students in class, he or she must comment in both the oral and the written presentation as to which method of testing would be most appropriate for his or her subject and why. The presentation must include the subject's medical history, testing results, and recommended exercise prescription as well as the above-mentioned referencing.