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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 321 POWER AEROBICS
Credits: 2
Format: Three 70-minute sessions per week
Level: Advanced
Prerequisite: None
Content: This course is designed for the advanced participants with experience in both floor and step aerobics. A typical class session includes a warm-up, 40 minutes of cardiovascular training (combination of floor and step aerobics), a cool-down, 20 minutes of muscular endurance exercises, and stretching.
PEAE 340 CROSS TRAINING 1
Credits: 2
Format: Four 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Prerequisite: Beginning experience in step aerobics & weight training
Content: A total conditioning experience! On Monday/ Wednesday we perform a variety of cardiovascular training techniques, including step aerobics, and sports conditioning drills. On Tuesday/Thursday, we train with weights. It is fun, exciting and challenging. Join us!
AE 341 CROSS TRAINING 2
Credits: 2
Format: Four 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Advanced
Prerequisite: PEAE 340
Content: An advanced version of PEAE 340
AE 399 SPECIAL STUDIES CARDIO COMBO
Credits: 1
Format: Two 50-minute sessions per week
Level: Intermediate/advanced
Prerequisite: A basic course in step, kickboxing or funk aerobics is highly recommended
Content: This advanced course incorporates aerobic training using several different techniques, including step aerobics, hip-hop/ funk, and kickboxing. Students can expect to improve their skills in these methods of training and increase cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, and flexibility.
AE 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.