Lesson 1: Understanding the Heart and Lungs
Cardiorespiratory fitness can be measured by assessing the heart’s ability to pump oxygen-rich blood throughout the body to the working muscles during exercise, as well as by the efficiency with which the muscles use oxygen to produce energy.
By the end of this lesson, your learners will be able to do the following:
- Describe cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
- Understand the cardiovascular benefits of exercise.
Lesson 2: Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Cardiorespiratory fitness is the ability to maintain high-endurance aerobic exercises, such as cycling, swimming, and running, for a prolonged period of time, without the early onset of performance-inhibiting fatigue.
By the end of this lesson, your learners will be able to do the following:
- List general principles of cardiorespiratory exercise.
- Describe the physical and psychological benefits of cardiorespiratory fitness.
Lesson 3: Principles of Muscular Strength and Endurance
Strength training, also called weight training and resistance training, is an important tool for achieving a complete healthy body. Strength training isn’t just for athletes; anyone who wants to build or tone muscle can use strength training to achieve a fitter body.
By the end of this lesson, your learners will be able to do the following:
- Describe the advantages of incorporating strength training into a fitness program.
- Be familiar with traditional strength-training workouts.
- Identify safety factors that need to be addressed with strength training.
Lesson 4: Strengthening the Core
Strengthening the core can generate tremendous benefits and is the one area of the body that will always give a great return on fitness investment.
By the end of this lesson, your learners will be able to do the following:
- Describe the function and importance of the core.
- Get the core in great shape.