The Human Performance major is designed for the study of the practical applications of fitness. This includes health, wellness and sports-related disciplines such as personal training, strength and conditioning and fitness instruction.
Human Performance Learning Objectives
Upon completing the requirements and training for this major, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of:
- Normal structural anatomy and function of the human body
- Typical acute and chronic adaptations of the body to exercise
- Nutritional concepts as they effect the exercising human
- Administrative principles associated with health and fitness organizations, including facility design, human resources, budgeting, and risk management
- Principles of biomechanics as applied to the human body
- Appropriate exercise prescription based on client objectives, physical condition, and available resources
- Appropriate techniques for teaching of exercises designed to enhance fitness
- Demonstrate skill in:
- Accurate measurement of various physiological parameters (e.g. oxygen consumption, body composition, blood pressure)
- Performing accurate biomechanical analysis of human movement
- Prescribing appropriate exercise based on client objectives, physical condition, and available resources, including progression or regression of intensity, frequency, duration, and mode of exercise
- Teaching appropriate exercise techniques to clients