Focus on skill development, processing techniques, rescue skills, evaluation techniques, and applications to specific client groups. Students will demonstrate an understanding of backpacking equipment, trip planning and organization, instruction of basic camping skills, implementation of safety procedures and group management on backpacking trips. Readings, discussions, and research projects provide experience in the craft and utility of history. Muscle physiology, respiration, cardiac function, circulation, energy metabolism, and application to training. Uses muscle palpation, goniometry, manual muscle testing, hand-held dynamometry, electromyography, and human prosections to facilitate understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy and assessment.
Students serve as teaching assistants in assigned class activities.
Assignments to be made by the class instructor may include teaching assistants' and administrative duties. May take two different sections. KIN Exercise Science majors. Ex Sci. majors. May be repeated up to 8 cr.