I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Fitness for Law Enforcement

2. Course Prefix & Number:
CRJU 2106

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 2

Lecture Hours: 1

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course will prepare the student for the law enforcement physical fitness assessment approved by the Minnesota P.O.S.T. Board. Students will perform exercises at the direction of the Cooper Law Enforcement Fitness Specialist to enhance the students' conditioning, agility, flexibility, cardiovascular endurance and strength. This course will also cover nutrition and maintaining total fitness.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

7. Other Prerequisites
Must be a law enforcement or criminal justice student. Students must have a physician's waiver signed by a doctor prior to participation in class.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

LAWE 1140-05 Physical Training and Wellness in Law Enforcement, Rochester CTC
1800-01 PE for Law Enforcement, Hibbing CC

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:
Demonstration

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Criminal Justice AAS
Criminal Justice Certificate
Natural Resource Law Enforcement AAS

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Complete a series of physical activities that will increase their fitness level.
Work as a team member to achieve shared goals	Work together to achieve their physical fitness goals which meet Cooper standards.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Complete successfully the fitness assessment for skills;
• Demonstrate improvement in flexibility;
• Demonstrate skills appropriate to each exercise and activity;
• Formulate an individual fitness plan;
• Demonstrate improvement on abdominal strength;
• Demonstrate warm-up and cool-down techniques;
• Formulate short and long term fitness goals;
• Employ proper safety precautions; and
• Apply sportsmanship and team environment for excercise and activity.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Body Composition
• Evaluation methods
2. Nutrition and Fitness
• Guidelines for healthy eating
• Concerns for optimal performance
3. Benefits of Exercising
• Health and fitness
• Stress management/relaxation
• More energy
• Appearance
• Fun/enjoyment
• Social
• Competition
4. Exercise Safety
• How body dissipates heat
• Temperature regulation
• Monitoring heat stress

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1.  Cardiorespiratory Fitness
• Physiology of aerobic training
• Mode:  What kind of activities
• Frequency:  How often
• Intensity:  How hard
• Duration:  How long
2. Muscular Endurance
• Muscular fitness
• Principles of musular training
• Workout techniques
• Major muscle groups
3. Flexibility
• Dynamic stretching
• Static stretching
• Warm up and cool down
• Common stretching excercises
• Strength resistence training