The purpose of this course is to help students of all fitness levels develop a solid foundation of training principles and guidelines for cardio respiratory activities, muscular strength and endurance activities, and flexibility activities. Students will be introduced to the fitness and wellness components of nutrition, weight control, stress management, and other contemporary health issues. Additionally, students will have a better understanding of the many myths and misconceptions associated with fitness and wellness. Upon the completion of the course students will have developed a working knowledge of the benefits of exercise and a physically active lifestyle, developed physical activity behaviors associated with a lifetime of personal fitness and wellness, and participated in the conduction and interpretation of personal fitness assessments.

This purpose of this course is to help students of all fitness levels develop a solid foundation of training principles and guidelines for flexibility, fitness and wellness components and misconceptions, nutrition, weight control, stress management, and contemporary health issues. Specifically, this course will explore hatha yoga postures, principles of movement and balance in yoga, breathing techniques, meditation techniques, stress reduction, and relaxation. Upon the completion of the course students will have developed a working knowledge of the benefits of exercise and a physically active lifestyle, and developed physical activity behaviors associated with a lifetime of personal fitness and wellness.

 

The purpose of this course is to help students improve personal fitness and health as they learn the fundamentals of a safe and effective aerobics program. This is an exercise class geared towards aerobics conditioning with an emphasis on increasing cardiovascular fitness. Students will be exposed to a variety of fitness activities, including but not limited to: hi/low, step aerobics, kickboxing and resistance training. Upon the completion of the course students will have knowledge of the lifetime benefits of aerobic exercise, knowledge of health related fitness components, and awareness of proper safety techniques.

 

The purpose of this course is to help students improve personal fitness and health through participating in a safe and effective aerobics program. This is an exercise class geared towards a moderate to vigorous aerobics conditioning program with an emphasis on increasing cardiovascular fitness. Students will be exposed to a variety of fitness activities, including but not limited to: hi/low, step aerobics, kickboxing and resistance training. There is also an emphasis on student choreography and leadership. Students will be required to create and teach their on combination routines in hi/low or step aerobics. Upon the completion of the course students will have knowledge of the lifetime benefits of aerobic exercise, knowledge of health related fitness components, and awareness of proper safety techniques.

 

The purpose of this course is to help students improve overall physical fitness with an emphasis on muscular strength, muscular endurance and flexibility through a variety of gymnastic activities. Strength conditioning, flexibility, core strength and balance exercises lead into basic gymnastics skills, which are integrated in routines on the floor and apparatus. Apparatus events include high bar, parallel bars, uneven parallel bars, balance beam, pommel horse and still rings. Students should posses sufficient strength, balance, and flexibility to safely support their weight through inverted positions. Upon the completion of the course students will have developed a working knowledge of the exercises and physical active benefits associated with a variety of gymnastic skills.

 

The purpose of this course is to help students improve personal fitness and health through active participation in a safe and effective jogging and conditioning program. Students will learn the lifetime benefits of walking & jogging and the health related components of fitness. Correct biomechanical movements will be emphasized along with fitness and health improvements for all students. Upon completion of the course the students will understand the importance of proper safety techniques and the cardiovascular benefits of activities associated with jogging and conditioning.

 

The purpose of this course is to help students improve personal fitness and health through active participation in a safe and effective walking and conditioning course. Students will learn and participate in the health related fitness components associated with walking. Personal fitness and health improvements will be targeted and evaluated. Upon completion of the course the students will understand the importance of proper safety practices, correct walking biomechanics, techniques for varying speeds and the cardiovascular benefits of specific types of walking and conditioning activities.

 

The purpose of this course is to help students improve personal fitness and health through active participation in a variety of safe and effective health related fitness components. The class includes a variety of aerobic activities, weight lifting, core strength and flexibility exercises. Students will gain a basic understanding of the physiological foundations of weight training and fitness running/walking as well as proper nutritional concepts. Upon the completion of the course students will have developed a working knowledge of a variety of exercises and their role in establishing a physically active lifestyle for a lifetime of personal fitness.

 

The purpose of this course is to help beginners build a solid foundation of current knowledge and experience in beginning weight training and prepare them for a lifetime of healthy weight training practices. This course will include the teaching of proper technique and safety practices for more than 50 strength training exercises designed to work all major muscle groups, a basic understanding of the physiological and anatomical concepts necessary to understand weight training, an understanding of the many health benefits associated with weight training, nutritional considerations and weight training myths. Upon the completion of the course the student will have learned how to perform resistance exercises, conducted and interpreted strength assessments and learned how to plan and design a personal strength-training program.

 

Instructor: Bobby Warren

The purpose of this course is to teach students a variety of options pertaining to workout programs and exercises for each major muscle group. Workout programs are designed to accommodate the goals of each student once the basic program is set up. Each student will be evaluated on a weekly basis on what they would like to change or add to their workout program so that the routine is dynamic and customized. The curriculum will include proper lifting technique, workout program design, nutritional information and cardiovascular programs to help achieve desired results. This information will benefit the student even after completion of the course. Numerous handouts will be given to each student regarding health benefits, nutritional information and exercise benefits. Upon the completion of the course students will be able to demonstrate the basic fundamental skills of physique development and explain the benefits of this activity as a lifetime activity for health related fitness. Registration in this course will also provide the student with a semester membership to the San Marcos Athletic Club to be used anytime during business hours 7 days a week. The class meets at the San Marcos Athletic Club (S.M.A.C) located at 126 South LBJ Street. This is one half of block south of the downtown courthouse square.

An additional fee of $69 is required to take the course.

 

For more information contact:

Bobby Warren

San Marcos Athletic Club (SMAC)

126 S LBJ Dr.

San Marcos, Texas

512-392-0098

 

The purpose of this course is to accommodate special needs students with their pursuit of healthy fitness activities. Students will need to contact the PFW office and apply for approval into the class. The course is not conducted in a set environment or at a set time. 

The purpose of this course is to help students gain proficient skills and knowledge of three types of wrestling: Greco-Roman, freestyle and collegiate.

Most of the emphasis will be placed on learning correct safety practices and techniques associated with collegiate style wrestling. Skills and safety techniques associated with take downs, escapes; reversals and pins will be taught along with strength and flexibility exercises. Course discussions will include how wrestling is one of the first Olympic sports and is also a good source of self-defense. Upon completion of the course students will be able to demonstrate and explain the basic fundamental skills in collegiate wrestling as well as explain how these skills may vary in the other forms of wrestling.

 

The purpose of this course is to help students gain proficient skills and knowledge of the game of basketball. This is an introductory course for students with limited or no playing experience. Instruction will include techniques for ball handling, passing, dribbling, rebounding, shooting, offense, and defense. The course is arranged to familiarize students with the rules, terminology, offensive and defensive strategies, team organization, communication, game play, and conditioning for basketball. Upon the completion of the course students will be able to demonstrate the basic fundamental skills in basketball, explain the benefits of basketball as a lifetime activity for health related fitness, and apply the basic rules and terminology to recreational basketball.

 

The purpose of this course is to help students gain proficient knowledge of the game of soccer. The course is arranged to familiarize students with the concepts of skill development and instructional practices, rules, terminology, offensive and defensive strategies, team organization, communication, game play, referee skills, skills testing suitable for all levels, and conditioning for soccer. Upon the completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate the basic fundamental skills in soccer, explain the benefits of soccer as a lifetime activity for health related fitness, and apply the basic rules and terminology to recreational soccer.

 

The purpose of this course is to help students improve cardiovascular fitness and health through active participation in a variety of safe and effective water activities. This is an exercise class conducted in the water with an emphasis on increasing cardiovascular fitness without stress to the joints of the body. This is a vigorous activity class. You do not have to be able to swim to participate in this course, but it is preferred that you do have a minimum of skills, as there are several deep-water components in the course. The student’s head should not have go underwater. The student will learn basic hydrodynamic principles in order to use the water most effectively in acquiring muscular strength and endurance. This is a good course for someone who has compromised lower extremities and would like to achieve or retain their cardio-vascular fitness level.  While it is low impact, it is not low in activity level. By the end of the course, the student should be able to show improvement in their cardiovascular endurance, increase their muscular strength and endurance, increase their flexibility and learn safe techniques for conditioning their cardiovascular fitness without increased joint stress.

The purpose of this course is to increase cardiovascular fitness without stress to the joints of the body, increase swim distance and decreasing time in swimming laps in a closed course. This course contains vigorous lap swimming. The student should have good swimming skills to enroll. The student should be able to demonstrate improved stroke techniques that affect time and distance. The stroke mechanics for the basic five strokes will be covered as well as how to use the hydrodynamics of the water to increase or decrease speed and distance. Aquatic safety will be discussed and practiced. Fitness principles will be emphasized. By the end of the class, the student should be able to show improvement in their cardiovascular endurance, demonstrate safe techniques for cardiovascular conditioning, demonstrate improved muscular strength and endurance and demonstrate an increase in their flexibility.

 

*PFW 1150B Beginning Bowling (Off Campus)