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• ESW 151: Fundamentals of Functional Training

  2.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is designed to introduce the student to functional fitness practices which will enhance human performance through the lifespan. Special emphasis will be placed on the health and skill related components of fitness. The course will also focus on developing skills in planning and implementing functional training programs.
  ShareESW 151 - Fundamentals of Functional Training

• ESW 206: Basic Nutrition

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course will introduce students to the study of nutrition. It will incorporate fundamental scientific principles enabling students to develop their own nutritional lifestyle compatible with these principles. The course will provide an understanding of nutrients, their function in the body, deficiency diseases, body composition, nutrition and physical activity, nutrition through the life span, food faddism, consumer issues, and an evaluation of diets. The course will encourage the intelligent application of information so to enable the students to succeed in implementing good nutrition in their own lives.
  ShareESW 206 - Basic Nutrition

• ESW 207: Food & Culture

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This survey course introduces students to the study of Food & Culture, unraveling, in a regional approach, how historically and geographically meeting our human nutritional needs has been intertwined with the evolution of our modern eating habits. Beginning with the traditional beliefs and practices of the earliest global villages and continuing into today's American 'Melting Pot' of great culinary diversity, this course takes a multicultural and multiethnic approach to food and regional geography.
  ShareESW 207 - Food & Culture

• ESW 210: Holistic Health: Complementary and Alternative Health Practices

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course will explore the use of complementary and alternative health practices within a holistic framework of care. A spirit of inquiry will be encouraged through sharing of knowledge, demonstration and exploration of selected health practices such as herbal remedies, homeopathy, healing touch therapies, chiropractic and Eastern therapies. Use of complementary and alternative health practices will be evaluated in the context of managing health conditions such as pain, weight, addictions, and gender specific issues. This course will examine use of complementary and alternative health practices in terms of safety, effectiveness and integration into one's own lifestyle and working with others.
  ShareESW 210 - Holistic Health: Complementary and Alternative Health Practices

• ESW 215: Prevention & Care of Athletic Injury

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is designed to address the prevention and management of injuries in athletic activities. Course content includes discussion of relevant sports medicine issues, physical conditioning and training, nutritional and psychological concerns, ergogenic aids, and injury recognition. Practice is provided in the use of wrapping, taping, and therapeutic rehabilitation programs. This course is subject to a course fee.
  ShareESW 215 - Prevention & Care of Athletic Injury

• ESW 222: Applied Kinesiology

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic fundamentals of human movement, structural characteristics, articulations, and muscular actions around the major joints. The student will apply the basic anatomical and physical principles of human motion, the principles of biomechanics and the theory of neuromuscular action used in motor skills for occupational, daily living activities, and fitness across the lifespan. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to fully analyze joint actions and muscles involved in multi-joint exercises or sport movements. In addition, the student will be able to identify and recommend exercises to enhance performance based on appropriate muscular analysis.
  ShareESW 222 - Applied Kinesiology

• ESW 224: Exercise Physiology With Lab

  4.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This ESW major's course examines the physiological response and adaptations to acute and chronic bouts of exercise, training regimens, and environmental conditions. Through experiential learning, research, and technology, the student will analyze physiological responses to exercise. Training principles, nutritional considerations, and optimal human performance across the lifespan will be identified and analyzed. The lab component of the course will allow students to apply the concepts introduced in the lecture portion in hands-on and computer simulated learning opportunities.
  ShareESW 224 - Exercise Physiology With Lab

• ESW 226: Assessment of Human Fitness

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is designed to introduce the student to the use of health and fitness assessment technology and testing mechanisms needed to assess the physical fitness status of individuals in healthy and selected special populations. Students will perform assessments for the five (5) components of health related physical fitness: Cardiorespiratory endurance; Muscular strength and endurance; Flexibility; and Body composition. The data gathered from the fitness assessments will be used to develop appropriate fitness goals and exercise programs.
  ShareESW 226 - Assessment of Human Fitness

• ESW 227: Exercise Programming for Healthy and Special Populations

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course focuses on providing the student with the knowledge and experience needed to design exercise programs for individuals who meet the ACSM guidelines for healthy adult and special populations. Emphasis will be placed on practical approaches to fitness program design and appropriate adaptations and individualized modifications for each participant. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to work in a broad range of physical activity settings by applying principles of exercise programming to meet the specific needs of each individual, working in one-on-one and small group settings.
  ShareESW 227 - Exercise Programming for Healthy and Special Populations

• ESW 228: Research Methods in Exercise Science & W

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course introduces the students to the research trends and skills required to conduct valid research in exercise science, wellness, and health professions. Students will explore the latest trends, legal, and ethical issues as they relate to research. Students will develop skills in research, including research design, developing hypotheses and related research questions, conducting analysis and interpreting data, and presenting the data to an audience. The course will guide students through the development and implementation steps of a research project related to the exercise science, wellness, and health professions.
  ShareESW 228 - Research Methods in Exercise Science & W