Exercise Principles

Exercise Principles

Course Description

Course topics include frequency, intensity, time, type of exercise (e.g. FITT); specificity, overload, progression, control, balance; and the four main components of exercise -cardiorespiratory, muscular, flexibility, body composition. Courses should follow the guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine, American Council on Exercise and the National Strength and Conditioning Association.


Transfer Guarantee

Core Courses are courses that fulfill lower-level requirements and apply to any transfer path major where they appear. Exercise Principles is universal course description, which maps to specific courses on SUNY campuses. Approved SUNY Transfer Path Core Courses are guaranteed to transfer to fulfill requirements in the major and/or required cognates (not just as electives) at all SUNY campuses if the course is completed with a grade of C or better.1 You may Search for Core Course equivalents using the Transfer Navigator.

1 While a grade of C or better is guaranteed, campuses can have different policies where they accept a passing grade lower than C. Pass/Fail courses may be accepted at the discretion of the campus, but transfer is not guaranteed.