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KINESIOLOGY

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Body Sculpting and Conditioning

This course utilizes light weights and conditioning activities to improve fitness and body composition. Each workout session consists of a warm-up period followed by isolation work. The isolation work will consist of core exercises, band and tubing exercises, exercises with hand-held weights, and exercises with the resista-ball. The warm-up period will be between five (5) and ten (10) minutes followed by the body sculpting segment of the workout which will specific muscles and muscle groups. An aerobic segment will follow with students maintaining a working target heart rate. An aerobic cool-down will follow allowing students to bring heart rates down to a specified rate. Stretching, the last phase, will always be done at the end of each workout to help prevent muscular soreness and improve flexibility. This course is designed to maintain/improve muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, and body composition. Emphasis is placed on safety, proper exercise technique and having fun while exercising.

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