PHYSICAL FITNESS & CONDITIONING COURSE

SYLLABUS
Course Information - Course name: Physical fitness

- Course code: SpSc 101

- Credit hours: No

- ECTS: 5

- Contact hours: 2

- Course eligibility: All first year

undergraduate students

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This course will provide the students with basic concepts of the five
Course Description components of health related physical fitness (cardiovascular, muscular
strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition), conditioning,
hypokinetic disease and general principles of training. It is mainly practical
oriented. As a result, the students will be exposed to various exercise
modalities, sport activities, minor and major games, and various training
techniques as a means to enhance health related physical fitness components.
In addition, they will develop the skills to assess each component of fitness
and will practice designing cardiovascular, muscular strength and endurance,
and flexibility programs based on the fitness assessment. The course serves as
 an introduction to the role of exercise in health promotion, fitness,
performance including the a cute and chronic responses of the body to
exercise.
Expected learning By the end of this course the students will be able to:
outcomes 1. Recognize the immediate and long term responses of the body to
various types of exercise.

2. Understands the basic concepts of physical fitness and conditioning

exercises.

3. Understand the concept of hypokinetic disease and conditions.

4. Distinguish the general principles of fitness training

5. Develop conditioning programs to enhance the components of health

related physical finesses.
6. Participate in conditioning programs which may help to develop the
components of health related physical finesses.

7. Understand health issues in relation to excess body fatness and

excessively low body fat.

8. Develop skills to assess health related physical fitness components.

9. Develop healthy body weight management skill.

10. Appreciate and value the benefits of regular physical exercise to

healthy living.
11. Develop interest to engage in a regular physical exercise program as a
life time activity.
12. Develop self-confidence and effective communication skills in and out
of the school environment.
Course Calendar and Delivery
Date /week Key Topics Teaching Method
Chapter 1- Concepts of physical fitness and
conditioning 
Week - 1 1.1. Meanings and definitions of terms ecture
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1.1.1. physical fitness
roup discussion
1.1.2. physical conditioning

1.1.3. Physical Activity, uestioning and answering

1.1.4. Physical exercise and

1.1.5. Sport
 1.2. General principles of fitness training

Week -2 Chapter 2- The Health Benefits of Physical Activity 

2.1. Physical Activity and Hypokinetic Diseases/Conditions ecture
2.2. Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Diseases 
2.3. physical activity and postural deformity
roup discussion


uestioning and answering

Week - 3 Chapter 3 - Making Well-Informed Food Choices 

3.1. Sound Eating Practices ecture
3.2. Nutrition and Physical Performance 
roup discussion

Questioning and
answering
Chapter 4- Health related components of fitness
Week 2.1. Cardiovascular fitness 
4&5 2.1.1. Meaning and concepts of cardiovascular fitness ecture
2.1.2.Means and methods of developing cardiovascular 
fitness roup discussion
2.2. Muscle fitness 
2.2.1. Meaning and concepts of muscle fitness resentation
2.1.2.Means and methods of developing muscle fitness
2.3. Flexibility
2.3.1. Meaning and types of flexibility
2.1.2. Means and methods of developing flexibility
2.4 Body composition
2.4.1. Meaning of body composition
2.4.2. Health risks associated with over fatness
2.4.3.Health risks associated with excessively low
body fatness
Chapter 5- Assessment of fitness components
Week - 6 3.1. Assessment of cardiovascular fitness 
3.2. Assessment of muscle fitness ecture
3.3. Assessment of flexibility 
3.4. Assessment of body composition roup discussion
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resentation

Practical session
Week Chapter 6- Development and Assessment of the 
ield Practice
7-16 health related components of fitness

 xplanation

emonstration

Assessment techniques
Students are expected to participate in and complete all of the assessment criteria listed below.
Types of Assessment Assessment Date Assessment Competency to
Weight be assessed
Test (Written) Week 3 10% Chapter 1
Group assignment (peer fitness Week 8 20% Chapter 5
assessment)
Mid - term exam (Written) Week 9 30% Chapter 1,2,3,& 4
Final exam - practical group Week 14 - 16 40% Chapter 6
assignment (peer training on the
five components of fitness)
Instructor’s commitment - Provide maximum physical activity time within the class
period

- Promote equal participation of all students in the course

- Teach skills and activities that transfer in to lifetime physical

activity

- Motivate students to be active participants in the course

- Praise for active participation

Grading
Attendance policy
Class Participation:
Class Discipline
Course policies
As per the university’s legislation
As per the legislation of the university
The success of this course and students learning experience is dependent on
active engagement and participation of the students in all the spectrum of
the course. Students are expected to come well prepared/dressed and
constructively engage in class.
“In each and every aspect of life, discipline comes first and worth a lot”.
This is what department of Sport Science reflects. As a result of this, any
noise, chatting, chewing gum and the like are prohibited in every sessions
 of the course. In addition to these portable electronic media and
communicative devices such as cell phones, pagers, MP3 players, I pods
etc are not be used during the class for any reason. Thus, these devices
should be switched off and kept out of sight.
Reference materials
Text  Charles B. Corbin, Gregory J.
Weik, William R. Corbin and Karen A. Welk. (2006). Concepts of
fitness and wellness: a comprehensive lifestyle approach. 6th edt.
Reference 1. Schott k. Powers, Stepheen L. Dod and Virginia J. (2006), Total
Fitness and Wellness.

2. Paul M, and Walton T. (2006), Core Concepts in Health, 10th edit.

3. Charles B. Corbin and Ruth Lindsey (1990), Fitness for life, 3rd
Edition, Scott.