FUNKIN - Functional Kinesiology
Course Description
NOTE: All sections are 8 week courses
Please plan accordingly when scheduling multiple courses. Courses are not eligible for refunds.
This course will introduce and discuss primary considerations related to human movement with a special emphasis on needs and consideration for health and fitness professionals. By the end of this course, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the physiological systems found in the human body and then progress into a detailed discussion regarding anatomical language, movement terms, and muscle contraction. In addition, detailed learning will place in terms in reference to the skeletal and muscular systems. Completion of this course is intended to refresh and reinforce knowledge areas that relate to exercise, human movement, and physical performance.
Course Outline
- Physiological systems and their function, anatomical terms
- Movement terms and muscle contraction
- Cardiovascular system and gas exchange
- Movement terms and muscle contraction
Learner Outcomes
Module 1: Understand which physiological systems are involved for human movement and exercise; understand key terms and measurement associated with human movement and exercise
Module 2: Locate, identify, and discuss what bones and muscles combine to create human movement; understand fundamental movements terms and how to apply them to fitness and sporting scenarios
Module 3: Identify and discuss the functions of the major parts of the cardiovascular system; discuss how the cardiovascular system responds to exercise; discuss the key factors that dictate how the cardiovascular system responses to exercise
Module 4: Understand the key differences in muscle fiber types and how they impact performance and training outcomes; understand the different types of muscle contractions and how they relate to human movement; integrate key factors that relate to human movement completion.