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PEAE - Aerobics Courses
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| Coordinator: Dr. Janice Radcliffe | Office: 176 Esslinger | Telephone: 346 - 4113 | E-mail: janrad@uoregon.edu | ||||||
PEAE 131 BODY SCULPT 1
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None
Content: This courses emphasizes muscular endurance training for the upper body, lower body, and abdominals. In a typical session, we use dumbbells, soft weights, tubing, steps, small medicine balls, and body resistance to challenge every major muscle group in the body. This class is an excellent choice for participants who get plenty of cardiovascular training through other activities and want to concentrate on muscular development.
PEAE 132 BODY SCULPT 2
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: PEAE 131
Content: An intermediate version of PEAE 131
PEAE 221 AEROBICS 1
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: None
Content: This course emphasizes cardiovascular fitness and fun. A typical class includes a warm-up, 20 to 30 minutes of high- and low-impact aerobic dance moves to train the cardiovascular system and burn calories, a cool-down, muscular endurance exercises, and stretching.
PEAE 231 STEP AEROBICS 1
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None
Content: See course outline
PEAE 232 STEP AEROBICS 2
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: PEAE 231 or equivalent
Content: An intermediate level of PEAE 231
PEAE 241 FUNK AEROBICS 1
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None.
Content: In this course, participants will learn a dance technique known as funk. A typical 50-minute class features a warm-up, 30+ minutes of funky dance moves, a cool-down, and stretching. Participants will learn several fun and funky dance routines while getting a great cardiovascular workout.
PEAE 251 AEROBIC KICK BOX 1
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Beginning
Prerequisite: None
Content: In this course, participants will practice jabs, punches, footwork, and kick patterns adapted from martial arts for the aerobics participant. A 50-minute class features a warm-up, 30+ minutes of skills training and combinations, a cool-down, and stretching.
PEAE 261 CARDIO FUSION
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Beginning through intermediate
Prerequisite: none
Content: Cardio Fusion is an aerobic dance workout incorporating a 'fusion' of movement styles from modern dance, martial arts, yoga, and sport. Student will increase cardiovascular fitness, improve movement skills and rhythm, and have fun. A great workout for all levels.
PEAE 399 SP ST ZUMBA
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Beginning though intermediate
Prerequisite: none
Content: Zumba is a Latin dance-inspired aerobic workout designed for beginning through intermediate exercisers. Routines are choreographed to cool, Latin-style rhythms, but they are easy enough for participants of all levels to enjoy. Increase your cardiovascular fitness, improve your dance skills, and have fun.
PEAE 399 SP ST BOOT CAMP
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Beginning through intermediate
Prerequisite: none
Content: Boot Camp is a high-energy workout incorporating general fitness routines, sports condition drills, and military-style routines to increase cardiovascular fitness, agility, muscular endurance, and flexibility. All levels can participate.
PEAE 399 SPECIAL STUDIES STEP SCULPT
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Beginning/intermediate
Prerequisite: None
Content: The course format includes a combination of step aerobics training and body sculpt exercises. Students can expect to improve their technique in step aerobics and muscular strength/endurance exercises and enhance cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, and flexibility.