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  3. The Science of Exercise

The Science of Exercise

University of Colorado System

Micro-CredentialCIP: 31.0505

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Explores the health benefits of exercise and the science behind it.

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionInstructingSpeakingCritical ThinkingActive ListeningWritingMonitoringSocial Perceptiveness

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceMedicine and DentistryEducation and TrainingTherapy and CounselingEnglish Language

Abilities

Oral ExpressionProblem SensitivityOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityWritten ExpressionInformation Ordering

Tasks

  • Develop exercise programs to improve participant strength, flexibility, endurance, or circulatory fu
  • Provide emergency or other appropriate medical care to participants with symptoms or signs of physic
  • Demonstrate correct use of exercise equipment or performance of exercise routines.

Technology

Electronic mail softwareMedical softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwarePresentation software

Tools

Arm crank ergometersAutomated blood pressure measurement equipmentAutomated external defibrillators AEDBioelectric impedance analyzersCholesterol analyzersCycle ergometersDesktop computersDual energy x ray absorptiometersEchocardiography systemsElectrocardiography EKG machinesElectromyographs EMGElectronic spirometersElectronic timing systemsExercise treadmillsGoniometers or arthrometers

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Exercise Physiologists29-1128.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Micro-Credential)

  • Basic exercise science principles — apply under direct supervision when assisting with program development for low-risk participants in a clinical fitness setting.
  • Exercise equipment and routine demonstrations — perform following established protocols under the guidance of a senior exercise physiologist in a supervised rehabilitation facility.
  • Participant intake forms and medical history data — review and summarize under supervision to support individualized exercise program planning in a clinical environment.
  • Standard exercise testing procedures — explain to participants using clear, accessible language under the direction of a credentialed supervisor in a wellness center.
  • Lifestyle physical activity recommendations — deliver using evidence-based guidelines under close oversight when working with apparently healthy adults in a community health program.
  • Vital signs and common distress indicators — recognize and report promptly to supervising clinicians during monitored exercise sessions in a cardiac rehabilitation setting.
  • Spreadsheet and medical software tools — use to enter and organize participant exercise data under guidance from a senior clinician in a hospital-based fitness program.
  • Exercise program progress notes — draft in standardized formats following department templates under supervision in a clinical or corporate wellness setting.
  • Regulatory and credentialing requirements for exercise programming — identify and reference when assisting with program design under senior practitioner direction.
  • Active listening and social perceptiveness skills — apply when gathering participant feedback on exercise tolerance and comfort during entry-level supervised fitness assessments.

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