168 Course Descriptions P E 122 Archery
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Focuses on the fundamentals of archery as a lifetime leisure activity. Enables the participant to practice and acquire proper techniques, strategies, and safety procedures associated with archery and gain knowledge of proper archery etiquette. P E 124 Indoor Soccer
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Focuses on the fundamentals of indoor soccer as a lifetime leisure activity. Enables the participant to practice and acquire proper techniques and strategies associated with soccer and learn the rules governing the game. Played in the main gymnasium. P E 125 Soccer
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Focuses on the fundamentals of soccer as a lifetime leisure activity. Enables the participant to practice and acquire techniques and strategies associated with soccer and learn the rules governing the game. P E 128 Slow Pitch
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Focuses on the fundamentals of slow pitch softball as a lifetime leisure activity. Enables the participant to practice and acquire proper techniques and strategies associated with softball and learn the rules governing the game. P E 129 Pickleball
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Focuses on the fundamentals of pickleball as a lifetime leisure activity. Enables the participant to practice and acquire techniques and strategies associated with pickleball and learn the rules governing the game. P E 131 Weight Training
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Focuses on muscular strength and endurance through resistance training with Nautilus and Cybex machines and free weights. Lecture and lab activities focus on safe and effective resistance training principles, basic functional anatomy, muscular strength and endurance, and basic nutrition. Satisfies a lifetime fitness/wellness requirement for AA degree. P E 132 Strength Conditioning
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Focuses on muscular strength and endurance through resistance training with Nautilus and Cybex machines and free weights. Emphasizes safe and effective resistance training principles and muscular strength and endurance. P E 134 Tai Chi 1
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Focuses on Tai Chi as a lifetime leisure activity. Students learn the first half of the complete Chen Style Simplified 24 Form and qigong exercises. Tai Chi practice is suitable for the general population, as well as athletes. Benefits may include stress reduction, increased stamina, and injury prevention through an improvement in joint stability and broader range of motion. Prepares students for Tai Chi 2.
P E 136 Yoga 1
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Focuses on Hatha yoga as a lifetime leisure activity. Emphasizes a progressive system of relaxation, movement, and conditioning techniques and a non-dogmatic approach to yoga focusing on flexibility, stretching and relaxing the body and mind. P E 137 Body Toning
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Focuses on total body conditioning using handheld weights, bands, and exercises set to music. Improves cardiorespiratory endurance, body composition, flexibility, and muscular strength and endurance. P E 138 Aerobic Dance
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Focuses on cardiorespiratory fitness using high and low impact aerobic techniques set to music. Develops general endurance of the respiratory and circulatory systems, reduces or maintains body fat levels, and provides knowledge in safe and sound activity principles. P E 139 Step Aerobics
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Focuses on cardiorespiratory fitness using bench/step aerobics set to music. Develops general endurance of the respiratory and circulatory systems, reduces or maintains body fat levels, and provides knowledge in safe and sound activity principles. P E 140 Step and Weights
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Focuses on total body conditioning. Improves cardiorespiratory endurance, body composition, flexibility, and muscular strength and endurance using steps for aerobic activity and dumbbells for resistance training. Resistance training follows aerobic activity. P E 141 Qi Gong
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Uses Qi Gong to focus on balance, interior training, energy, and body awareness. Instructors lead students through slow movements resulting in improved balance, reduced stress, enhanced breathing, improved joint health and stability, and reduced blood pressure. Qi Gong is suitable for all ages.
circulatory systems, reduces or maintains body fat levels, and provides knowledge in safe and sound fitness training principles. P E 147 Pilates/Yoga
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P E 148 CORE Training
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P E 149 CORE Training for Health
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P E 150 Intermediate Basketball
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P E 158 Cardio Fusion
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P E 160 Exercise and Nutrition
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Combines Pilates and yoga to focus on training core muscle groups; abdomen, lower back, hips, and buttocks. Focuses on building a stronger, healthier body, and improving posture, circulation, energy and stamina. Emphasizes stretching and relaxing the mind and body.
Uses Swiss balls and free weights (dumbbells) to build core strength and functional fitness. Designed to tone the entire body with special emphasis on progressively challenging the spinal extensors and deep abdominal muscles.
Uses Swiss balls and free weights (dumbbells) to build core strength and functional fitness. Core training progressively challenges the spinal extensors and deep abdominal muscles. Lecture and lab activities emphasize health benefits, disease prevention, basic nutrition and anatomy, resistance principles, and safe, effective activity techniques. Satisfies a lifetime fitness/wellness requirement for AA degree.
Focuses on skills and techniques associated with intermediate basketball. Students practice and acquire intermediate skills and techniques and apply the rules governing the game. PREREQUISITE: P E 107 or instructor's permission.
A high-energy group fitness class using a “boot camp� format which promotes cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular strength and endurance. Applies interval training principles using handheld weights, resistance bands, therapy balls, and aerobic exercise set to music. Appropriate for all fitness levels.
P E 143 Karate and Kick-Box Aerobics
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Focuses on karate and kick-box aerobics using traditional Shito-Ryu karate and kickboxing combined with music. Students receive instruction in karate etiquette, Japanese terminology, traditional Kata form, basic selfdefense, basic blocks, kicks, and bag workouts. Participation in kick-box aerobics follows karate.
Focuses on cardiorespiratory fitness, resistance training, and nutrition education. Lecture and lab activities include fitness and nutrition, safe and effective principles of activity, healthy food choices, caloric needs and recommendations, micronutrients, macronutrients, phytochemicals, antioxidants, diet and disease, and weight management. Satisfies a lifetime fitness/wellness requirement for AA degree.
P E 144 Cross-Training
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P E 165 Exercise and Health
Focuses on enhancing physical performance. Training options include indoor or outdoor running, interval training, core training, and various speed and agility drills. Develops general strength and endurance of the respiratory and
Focuses on cardiorespiratory fitness, resistance training and disease prevention education. Lecture and lab activities include safe and effective activity principles, benefits of physical activity, and prevention of disease, including