Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Appropriate swim clothing is required along with aquatic shoes. Students may be asked to providecommunication from physicians or other medical professionals who might assist with planning anappropriate exercise program.

Upon  completion of the course students should be able to:

1. Adapt water exercises to improve overall lifetime physical fitness.

2. Continue to develop adapted water activities in order to improve cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness and flexibility.

3. Access and assess community group and individual water exercise programs appropriate for various injuries or disabilities.

4. Design an aquatics exercise program for at least two components of fitness (cardiorespiratory conditioning, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition.)

Swim classes are conducted with small groups of students. Exercise routines will vary betweenindividual exercises, with another student or with the entire class.

• Individualized pre- and post testing with record keeping
• Exercise records and logs

• Aquatic warm-up and cool-down routines
• Appropriate water exercises to promote cardiovascular fitness.
• Appropriate water exercises to promote muscular strength and endurance.? Appropriate water exercises to promote flexibility.
• Participation in individualized rehabilitation exercises.
• Demonstration of safe progressions in the water.
• Demonstration of ability to design own workout program in at least one component of fitness (cardiorespiratory conditioning, muscle strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition.)
• Maintenance of pre-post testing and exercise records.
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• Experience the relationship of the mind, body and spirit.