Course Outline for Physical Education Activity HTA1
Guts and Butts Workout

Effective: Fall 2024
SLO Rev:
Catalog Description:

PEAC HTA1 - Guts and Butts Workout

0.50 - 2.00 Units

This course is designed to reduce, tone and strengthen the abdominal areas and the buttocks and thigh region through exercises. Proper techniques for a variety of exercises for specific muscle groups will be presented.
0835.10 - Physical Fitness and Body Movement
Optional
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 a basic knowledge of body mechanics in order to utilize specific exercises to meet the individual goals;
  2. assess and measure strength and flexibility of hip, thigh and abdominal areas;
  3. demonstrate correct strengthening and flexibility movements for the entire body;
  4. track their blood pressure;
  5. identify problem foods as they relate to diabetes and hypertension;
  6. waist to hip ratio and its relationship to diabetes and hypertension;
  7. demonstrate correct body alignment.
Course Content:
 
  1. Exercises that provide muscular strength and definition for specific muscle groups.
  2. Flexibility and stretching exercises
  3. Basic understanding of muscle movement
  4. Individualized training programs
  5. Principles of resistance exercise.  
  6. Dangers of hypertension and pre-diabetes. 
  7. Shopping and eating in a new way to improve your health.
Methods of Instruction:
  1. Demonstration/Exercise
  2. Individual Performance
  3. Guest speakers
  4. Lecture/Discussion
  5. Lectures
  6. Use of Recordings
  7. Group Activities
  8. Distance Education
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
  1. Read about exercise metabolism. Define how it relates to the development of fitness.
  2. Learn heart rate based training. After 20 minutes of exercise in class, take your pulse (carotid or radial). Do this at the beginning, and then at the end of the semester.
  3. Explain and/or compare similarites/differences between muscular strength and muscular endurance.
  4. Measure blood pressure twice weekly over six weeks. Keep a journal of each day's measure.
  1. Class Performance
  2. Class Participation
  3. Journals
  4. Final Class Performance
Upon the completion of this course, the student should be able to:
  1. demonstrate correct strengthening and flexibility movements for the entire body
  2. track personal blood pressure
Textbooks (Typical):
  1. Farand-Taylor, Janique (2021). Solid to the Core: Simple Exercises to Increase Core Strength And Flexibility (4th). Hyperion Books .
  • Appropriate physical education attire.
Abbreviated Class Schedule Description:
This course is designed to reduce, tone and strengthen the abdominal areas and the buttocks and thigh region through exercises. Proper techniques for a variety of exercises for specific muscle groups will be presented.
Discipline:
Physical Education*