Course Outline for Physical Education Activity DWA1
Aqua Aerobics - Deep Water 1

Effective: Fall 2013
SLO Rev: 12/11/2016
Catalog Description:

PEAC DWA1 - Aqua Aerobics - Deep Water 1

0.50 - 2.00 Units

This course is designed for students who would like to achieve higher fitness levels utilizing deep water aerobics.
0835.00 - Physical Education
Letter Grade Only
Type Units Inside of Class Hours Outside of Class Hours Total Student Learning Hours
Laboratory 0.50 - 2.00 36.00 - 108.00 0.00 36.00 - 108.00
Total 0.50 - 2.00 36.00 - 108.00 0.00 - 0.00 36.00 - 108.00
Measurable Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. demonstrate the ability move non-stop in deep water for a minimum of twenty minutes;
  2. demonstrate the ability to move at an intensity that will elicit a heart of at least 60% of their predicted maximum heart rate;
  3. demonstrate three core strengthening exercises and three static stretches to improve strength and flexibility.
Course Content:
  1. Water safety considerations.
  2. Pre/post assessments in areas such as strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness.
  3. Execution of exercises/routines for increasing strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness.
  4. Health and wellness benefits of exercise in the water.
Methods of Instruction:
  1. Demonstration/Exercise
  2. Group Activities
  3. Practice/Demonstration
  4. Individual Performance
  5. Class and group discussions
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
  1. Read the chapter on basic water physics and be prepared to discuss how the principle of leverage can increase the intensity of an aquatic aerobic workout.
  2. Demonstrate a variety of exercises, such as walking, jogging, slides, jumps, hops, skips and deep water running.
  3. Analyze and compare the difference between training heart rate achieved in land aerobics and in deep water aerobics and the advantage of aerobic progression in water and on land.
  1. Class Performance
  2. Quizzes
  3. Student Teaching Demonstrations
  4. Final Examination or Project
Upon the completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. Work within a group, or team, to solve problems
  2. Demonstrate and explain the physiological reasons for performing a proper warm up.
Textbooks (Typical):
  1. Baun, Marybeth Pappas (2010). Fantastic Water Workouts Human Kinetics.
Abbreviated Class Schedule Description:
This course is designed for students who would like to achieve higher fitness levels utilizing deep water aerobics.