PE 185JJ Jogging, Beginning

Lab Hours: 3
Credits: 1

Develop and participate in a jogging or running program to gain and maintain cardiorespiratory fitness.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Beginning

Identify short-term and long-term fitness goals.
Assess beginning and ending fitness levels (cardiorespiratory, flexibility, body composition).
Define the criteria necessary to gain and maintain fitness.
Describe the benefits derived from jogging.
Improve cardiovascular fitness.
Participate in group or individualized activities.
Perform a “long run.”
Demonstrate an awareness of safety precautions to take while jogging.

Content Outline

Introduction to Walking for Fitness
- Waiver and medical release
- Benefits of jogging
- Warm-ups/ cool-downs, flexibility
- Cardiorespiratory fitness
- Fitness testing
- Core fitness
Action plan
- Goal-setting
- Reporting system
- Self-evaluation
Jogging for Fitness
- Form
- Shoes
- Target zones and pacing
- Caloric expenditure, fuel choices
- Prevention/treatment of injuries