PED 177 Physical Fitness for Law Enforcement

2 hours 

This course introduces students to physical, cognitive and emotional demands of police, correction and fire fighter work. Students learn how to develop and maintain high levels of aerobic and anaerobic fitness as well as how to address many special needs of law enforcement personnel: diet and nutrition, care of the back, fatigue from shift work and physical fitness tests. This is an activity course. Students may apply no more than 4 credits of activity courses toward their degree requirements. There is no restriction on the number of 3-credit physical education courses that can be used to fulfill elective requirements.