KINS 5507 is an examination and application of the principles of exercise prescription in primary disease prevention. Students will advance their knowledge in the exercise preparticipation health screening and preexercise evaluation processes. Students will develop exercise prescriptions for healthy adults and adults with multiple cardiovascular disease risk factors and/or special considerations. Student will learn how to adjust an exercise prescription for clients taking common medications that affect the exercise response and learn behavioral strategies to improve exercise adherence. KINS 5507 is the required course for the two other courses in the UConn online graduate exercise prescription certificate program, KINS 5595 Special Topics in Exercise Prescription and KINS 5508 Exercise Prescription for Chronic Diseases and Health Conditions. See this link for a description of the certificate program https://exerciseprescription.uconn.edu/
For more information, contact: Dr. Pescatello at Linda.Pescatello@uconn.edu