Running

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

This course will focus on gaining cardiovascular fitness through running. Students of all levels are welcome and will be allowed to progress at their own level. Students will be exposed to proper running and training techniques, gait analysis, core, and upper body strength modalities to improve running economy, flexibility, recovery, nutrition, and knowledge of proper heart rate training zones. The class will alternate through track sets, short and long tempo runs, hill repeats, and recovery runs. Students will also gain an understanding of how running can enhance one's overall fitness program.