PFT 215 - Functional Movement

4 Credits

This course utilizes the concepts of the Functional Movement Screen(TM) to establish evaluation tools, corrective strategies, and programming using non traditional methods of fitness training.

Instructor Permission Required Yes
FeesPA

Quarters Typically Offered

Winter Day

Designed to Serve 2nd year students in the PFT program.
Active Date 2012-04-19

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 30
Contact Hours: Lecture 44 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
Total Contact Hours 44
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Physiology and Kinematics of Functional Movement
Functional Movement Screen
Corrective Exercise
Functional Movement Exercise Protocols

Student Learning Outcomes
Describe basic human movement patterns of squatting, stepping, reaching, rotating and locomtion.

Demonstrate the seven FMS tests.

Evaluate movement faults by utilizing the FMS.

Design corrective exercise protocols based on FMS results.

Design and implement exercise protocols utilizing a variety of functional movement exercises.