SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY

School of Physical Education, Health and Wellness

Fall, 2016

Personal Conditioning
PEAC-235-A / 1 - Credit
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Harold Mayer, PhD, MPH

Office: 423-236-2851 Cell: 423-650-3097
hmayer@southern.edu
By appointment
Hulsey Wellness Center #3149
Tuesday & Thursday @ 8:30 -9:20 AM in HWC Room 3149
ACSM Complete Guide to Fitness and Health, Barbara Bushman, Editor

Course Description:
This course meets a wide variety of personal conditioning needs. The course is designed to help an
individual assess, learn about and practice conditioning techniques for cardiovascular health,
muscular strength and endurance, biomechanical flexibility and range of motion, and body
composition.

Course Objectives:
To develop skills and physical fitness habits that will enable students to pursue a lifelong
commitment to personal conditioning.
Students will acquire personal conditioning knowledge and the benefits that contribute to a
lifelong commitment of being physically active.
Students will value personal conditioning as vital for the pursuit of achieving and
maintaining optimum wellbeing.

Grading Scale:
94-100 % =
90-93%
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87-89 %
=
84-86 %
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80-83 %
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73-79 %
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A
AB+
B
BC+

Grading Criteria:
Personal Conditioning
Participation/Attendance
Assessment/Plan Design
Quizzes/Final Exam

74-76 %
70-73 %
67-69 %
64-66 %
60-63 %
0-59 %

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Percentage
35%
20%
25%
20%

C
CD+
D
DF

Homework: All homework is to be turned in during class the day it is due. Nothing is to be
turned in any other time than during class unless otherwise noted. Assignments will not be
accepted by email unless approved by professor.

In Class Assignments: Any in class assignment that is done in-class cannot be made up.
Learning happens daily. Learning is accumulative. Come to class and keep up.

Late Work: No late work will be accepted. Assignments are due at the beginning of class when
noted on syllabus.

Testing Methods: Both quizzes and exams will consist of various types of questions
such as multiple choice, true and false, short answer, fill-in-the-blank, matching and
essay.

American College of Sports Medicine

The ACSM is the most reliable authority on physical activity and health. The design of
the class adheres to the positions stands in the areas of cardiovascular conditioning and
endurance, flexibility training and range of motion, muscular strength and muscular
endurance, and body composition.

Attendance/Participation: Attendance is mandatory and will be taken each class meeting.

Students must come prepared to participate in physical activity as well as have appropriate
materials to discuss class content. Excused absences include school sponsored field trips & illness
with doctor note. Any absence will adversely affect your participation portion of your grade.

Methods of Learning & Instruction in this class: Each of us has a unique learning style.
Therefore it is the intent of this course to present the course material in a variety of ways to promote
high levels of learning. Presentation (instructor and student), class discussion, guest speakers, field
trips, outside reading, field-based experience, homework, & group activities will all be included in
this class.

Academic Honesty: Morally and spiritually, Southern Adventist University is dedicated to

scholastic integrity. Consequently, both students and faculty are required to maintain academic
honesty. Incidents of academic dishonesty will be handled as outlined in the university catalog.

Deportment:
The expectation for everyone is to treat others as you would like to be treated. While we can learn
to share and laugh with each other, at no time are criticism, laughing at, or negative banter
appropriate in class.

Disability Support Services:

In keeping with University policy, any student with a disability who needs academic
accommodations must call Disability Support Services at 236-2574 or stop by Lynn Wood Hall,
room 308, to arrange a confidential appointment with the Disability Services Coordinator (DSC)
before or during the first week of classes. Students who request accommodations after the third
week of the semester might not complete the process in time to receive accommodations for that
semester. Legally, no retroactive accommodations can be provided. For more details, visit the
Disability Support Services website at www.southern.edu/disabilitysupport

Personal Conditioning 235-A Fall 2016 T - TH @ 8:30 -9:20 am Syllabus

Assignment Due
TODAY

Date

Day

Class Activities

Aug. 23
25

T
TH

30

Sept. 1

TH

Course overview
DISC Personality Profile/ABCs, pp 17-23
PC Goals pp 50-55
SEE scale survey
Activity & HRM Practice pp 24-25

Sun

Start Exercise-Logs

Eclass Exercise-Log

Pre-Assessment
pp 23-42

Assessment Data

TH

Nutrition pp 57-78

Food Journal; RHR

11

Sun

Exercise-Logs 1 due 5:00 pm

Eclass Exercise-Log

13

Rate of Perceived Exertion pp 102

RPE

15

TH

RPE practice

RPE

18

Sun

Exercise-Log 2 due 5:00 pm

Eclass Exercise-Log

20

Stress Relief pp 79-96

Food Journal Analysis

22

TH

Rest

Rest Assessment

25
27
29

Sun
T
TH

Eclass Exercise-Log
Spin class
Food Log Reflection

Oct. 2

Sun

4
6
9
11
13

T
TH
Sun
T
TH

Exercise-Log 3 due 5:00 pm

Aerobic Training pp 99-114
Activity
Exercise-Log 4 due 5:00 pm
Cohutta Springs Triathlon
Flexibility pp 151-179
Activity
Exercise-Log 5 due 5:00 pm
Mid-Assessment
Cardio-training

Oct. 14-16

Syllabus
PAR-Q, Roster / DOB
Resting HR, SMART Goals
RHR

Eclass Exercise-Log
Quiz #1, RHR
Eclass Exercise-Log
RHR; Assessment Data
Cardio

MIDTERM BREAK
Dont forget!!!! Exercise -Log 7 due 5:00 pm Sunday Oct. 19 or before you leave
Resistance Training pp 115-150
RHR
Activity

18
20

T
Th

23

Sun

Exercise-Log 6 due 5:00 pm

Eclass Exercise-Log

25

Circuit Training

RHR

27

TH

Activity

30

Sun

Exercise-Log 8 due 5:00 pm

Eclass Exercise-Log

Nov. 1

Training Progression pp 118-119, 218-222, 238-246

RHR

TH

Activity

Nov. 6

Sun

Exercise-Log 9 due 5:00 pm

Eclass Exercise-Log

IT Training pp 102-104

RHR; Jog/I.T. Activity Form

10

TH

Activity

Quiz #2

13

Sun

Exercise-Log 10 due 5:00 pm

Eclass Exercise-Log

15

Cardiovascular Health pp 249-280

17

TH

Program Rationale

Variety of Activity; RHR

20

Sun

Exercise-Log 11 due 5:00 pm

Eclass Exercise-Log

Nov. 21 27

Thanksgiving Break / No Class & No Log Due!!!

29

Diabetes pp 281-298

Dec. 1

TH

Sun

Post Assessment

Final Exam Class Time

Assessment Data; RHR

Post Assessment
Kirsten Wolcott Memorial 5K Run
3 PM at the Duck Pond
Exercise-Log 12 due 5:00pm
Eclass Exercise-Log

Personal Conditioning 235-A Fall 2016 T - TH @ 8:30 -9:20 am Syllabus

Assessment Data