PHED 1017/ PHED 1018 / PHED 1220

2024-2025年度 第二學期

Venue

Sir Philip Haddon-Cave Sports Field

Course Description

This course is offered as one of the courses under the RequiredPhysical Education Programme. It aims at developing students’ fundamental fitness concepts and an option as a lifelong physical activity. Contents of this course include basic concepts of physical fitness, exercise safety, basic techniques of using fitness room facilities, basic principles of exercise prescription, basic knowledge and techniquesof fitness testing, basic knowledge to choose the appropriate exercise mode and design fitness programmes, nurturing positive attitudes and values toward lifelong physical activityparticipation etc.

Course Syllabus

1. Explain the definition of health-related physical fitness and its importance to our bodies.
2. Introduction and practice of warm-ups and stretching exercises on major muscle groups
3. Introduction and training methods of aerobic exercises.
4. Introduction and practice of jogging and cool down exercises
5. Introduction of safety, rules and regulations of using fitness room
6. Introduction and practicum of aerobic machines and resistance training equipment
7. Explaining the concepts of body composition and weight control
8. Introduction of the Principles of Interval Training, HIIT and Circuit Training
9. Exercise Prescription of Cardio-respiratory Endurance and Muscular Fitness (FITT)
10. Prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries.
11. Introduction of sport-related physical fitness.
12. Introduction of the Concept of "Life Long Activity" and implementation of a Personal Exercise Prescription Programme

Assessment

Physical Skill Tests 60% (Login to access the course note, exam standard and video demonstration)

Written Examination 20%

Attendence and Participation 20%

Learning Resources

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American College of Sports Medicine. (2022). American College of Sports Medicine. https://www.acsm.org/

Caspersen, C. J., Powell, K. E., & Christenson, G. M. (1985). Physical activity, exercise, and physical fitness: definitions and distinctions for health-related research. Public Health Reports, 100(2), 126-131.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1999). Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/index.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Physical Activity Basics. https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/index.htm

Corbin, C. B., & Pangrazi, R. P. (1998). Physical activity pyramid rebuffs peak experience. ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal, 2(1), 12-17.

Exercise is Medicine (2022). Exercise is Medicine. https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/

Klika, B., & Jordan, C. (2013). High-intensity circuit training using body weight: Maximum results with minimal investment. ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal, 17(3), 8-13.

Liguori, G., American College of Sports Medicine. (2021). ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

Physical Education Unit, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. (2016). Guidelines for Resistance Training. http://www.peu.cuhk.edu.hk/images/content/pe-courses/fitness-guidelines.pdf

Physical Education Unit, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. (2016). E-booklet of Skill-related Stretching. http://www.peu.cuhk.edu.hk/zh-tw/pe-courses/stretching

Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China. (2022). Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China. http://www.hkpfa.org.hk/index/customIndex.aspx?nnnid=1

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2022). Healthy People 2030. https://health.gov/healthypeople

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