KSS 3730 - Exercise Prescription
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 40809,
Credit hours: 4
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Cody Dulaney
Email: csdulaney@ysu.edu
Course Description
3730. Exercise Prescription. Theory and practice of exercise prescription based on metabolic calculations for apparently healthy populations, older adults, children/adolescents, pregnant women, and those with obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Includes approximately 18 hours of field experience. Content based on American College of Sports Medicine objectives. Prereq.: KSS 3700. 4 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 12th Edition | 9781975219215 |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
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| 8/24 | GETP Ch 2 GETP Appendix D |
-Intros/Syllabus Review -Risk Factors/Clearance Review |
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| 8/31 | GETP Chp 2 and Appendix D | -Review case studies -The physiology of hunger, metabolism, and metabolic equations | Screening Case Studies |
| 9/7 | -Ris Factor/Clearance and Metabolic Quiz | Metabolic Equations | |
| 9/14 | GETP Chp 5 | General Principles of ExRx Environmental Factors |
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| 9/21 | GETP Ch 6 | Exam 1 ExRx Children/Adolescents |
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| 9/28 | GETP Ch 6 | Children/Adolescents Case Study and Blood Pressure Practice | |
| 10/5 | GETP Ch 6 | ExRx Older Adults and case study Senior Fitness Battery Testing, discuss lab report expectations |
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| 10/12 | GETP Ch 6 | Senior Fitness Battery Testing | Senior Fitness Battery Lab Report |
| 10/19 | GETP Ch 10 | Exam II ExRx Arthritis and Case Study |
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| 10/26 | GETP Ch 10 | ExRx Osteoporosis Case Study Mulstiple Scleorsis/Parkinson Cases Study |
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| 11/2 | GETP Ch 9 | ExRx Metabolic Syndrome/Dyslipidemia Case Study Quiz |
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| 11/9 | Blood Pressure Lab Practical | ||
| 11/16 | GETP Ch 9 | Overweight/Obesity Case Study Hypertension Case Study and Cardiac Pharmacology |
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| 11/23 | Exam III | ||
| 11/30 | Wrap up all Field Experience and class discussion | All field shadowing hours to be completed | |
| 12/7 | Final Review Final Exam |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.