Prerequisite: Nil

The focus of the course is to become familiar with resistance training methods that can improve an individual’s fitness level and/or one’s athletic performance. Topics to be covered will include: safety (spotting), appropriate exercise technique, program design and modification, supervision and instructional methods, and physiological adaptations to training. Students will be expected to acquire and demonstrate proficiency in the topic areas.

3 lecture/practice hours per week, one half of one term.