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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PE 375 - Exercise for Special Populations


 

This course provides practical information on exercise for persons with a wide range of special diseases and disabilities. An overview of each unique physiology, effects of the condition on the exercise response, effects of exercise training on the condition, and recommendations for exercise testing and programming is presented in a selected topics format. Special populations include children, youth, older adults, and women; individuals with coronary heart disease, obesity, diabetes, asthma, or pulmonary disease.

(Cr: 3)