Fitness and Lifestyle Management 1

Course Code

PFP 109

Academic Year

2016-2017

This course is designed to: familiarize the student with the Constable Selection System and
introduce the student to the Physical Readiness Evaluation for Police (PREP) test, the Physical Ability Requirement Evaluation (PARE) test, the physical requirements for the Peel Regional Police Service, and the Correctional Officer's Physical Abilities test (COPAT); identify the components to fitness, active living, vitality, health, and wellness; stress the importance of health and wellness in policing; assist the student in achieving a higher level of physical fitness through theoretical and practical applications; have each student set short and long-term goals relating to wellness and physical fitness; assist the student in reaching their goals by providing the necessary tools/information; demonstrate safe and effective exercise technique for the major muscle groups; provide each student with a fitness appraisal, identifying strengths and weaknesses; allow the student to develop essential competencies by working in groups during the fitness class days; inform the student of the physical standards in each semester of the program.