ESS 1923 - Physical Education for the Disabled

Offered to any University of Utah student, faculty member, or staff employee with a disability. Course content is determined by assessing the fitness level of the class members and designing a physical-education program to meet each member's individual needs. Individual goals are established in the areas of physical fitness, motor skills, aquatics, and/or individual and group games. However, the emphasis of the class is on improving the physical fitness levels of the class members. The primary activities in the class include weight training, jogging, biking on a tandem bike or stationary bike, armcrank ergometry work, swimming, and/or flexibility exercises.