This document provides an overview of the PathFit 1 Movement Competency Training course, which aims to build movement competency and confidence to engage in physical activity through non-locomotor skills training, locomotor skills training, and core strength training using primary movement patterns. The training covers topics like cardiorespiratory endurance, the kinetic chain, core stability exercises, locomotor skills, and applies guidelines for resistance training. The objective is to build instructor capacity to effectively deliver a course developing these movement competencies.

1. PathFit 1: Movement Competency
Training
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MATILDE M. CORTAN
POLANGUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2. PathFit 1
• Physical Activity towards Health and
Fitness (PATHFit or Pathfit)
• Tertiary PE (PE 1-4)

5. • Tertiary PE program has Active and
Healthy Living as one of its outcomes.
This is achieved through the adaptation
of movement competencies to physical
activity pursuits.
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7. • Movement competency and
confidence allows the learner to
engage in a variety of moderate-to-
vigorous physical activities resulting in
improvements in one’s fitness levels as
well as optimizing health by way of
reducing health risk factors (i.e.,
physical inactivity, sedentary
behaviors, stress).
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9. • As part of healthy living, food and
beverage consumption patterns are
periodically evaluated based on
dietary recommendations for the
purpose of building healthy eating
habits (CMO 39 Series of 2021).
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13. • This intensive training is intended to
be a walk-through of the PATHFit1
Movement Competency Training
course content, teaching-learning
activities, and assessments with the
objective of building the capacity of
the participants to deliver the said
course effectively.
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26. Heart Rate

30. • Cardiorespirator
y Endurance
 Resting heart
rate (RHR)
 Maximum heart
rate (HRmax)
 Hear rate
reserve (HRR)
 Target heart
rate (THR)

36. Kinetic Chain
• Anatomically, the
kinetic chain
describes the
interrelated groups
of body segments,
connecting joints,
and muscles working
together to perform
movements and the
portion of the spine
to which they
connect.

37. Kinetic Chain
• The upper kinetic
chain consists of the
fingers, wrists,
forearms, elbows,
upper arms,
shoulders, shoulder
blades, and spinal
column.
• The lower kinetic
chain includes the
toes, feet, ankles,
lower legs, knees,

38. Kinetic Chain

39. Exercise Selection

41. Movement Literacy
• "Movement Literacy is your ability to
read and write movement patterns."
• - Movement literacy means that "not
only can you identify movement
patterns, you can reproduce it as
easily as another person."
• - "Most of your questions about fitness
may be inappropriate if you can't read
and write movement patterns."
•

47. Core

48. Posture
• Posture
assessment can
detect congenital
or functional
problems that
may contribute to
injury.

51. Terms
• Anatomical reference position
• Directional terms
• Movement terms

71. Part 1
Core stability and
non-locomotor skills training

72. Core stability
Non-locomotor
or stabilization skills

73. Breathing and Bracing

74. Core Stability Exercises
 Deadbug series
 Rolling
 Plank series
 Bird dog series

75. Deadbug Series
Key Points:
• Exercise Progression & Regression
• Spotting techniques

76. Turning/Rolling/Twisting

77. Scapulothoracic Exercises
Key Points:
• Activation
• Shoulder mobility
• Y-T-W

78. Lumbo-pelvic Exercises
Key Points:
• Activation
• Glute hip bridge

79. Plank Series
 Elbow/Low plank
 Straight arm/High plank
 Front & side

80. Bird Dog Series

81. Squat Sequence

82. Training Guidelines
• Static position for an extended time
• Progress by increasing the time/reps;
narrow base of support; unstable surface
and application of external resistance (e.g.
load)
• Mastery of technique prior to progression
•

83. Part 2
Locomotor skills training

84. Crawling series
 Crawling vs. creeping
 Linear and lateral movements

85. Exercises for Balance
• Static vs. dynamic balance

86. Joint mobility exercises

87. Locomotor skills
 Land
• step-down
• reverse drop
 Jump

88. Locomotor skills
 Linear & lateral movements
 Run
• arm action
• leg action

89. Locomotor skills
 Slide/shuffle
 Backpedal

90. Locomotor skills
 Hop
 Step-hop
 Skip
 Leap

91. Part 3
Core strength training
Primary movement patterns

92. Part 3
Core strength training
Primary movement patterns
in resistance training
(lower and upper body)

93. Lower body exercises
 Squat
 Hinge
 Lunge

94. Squat

95. Hinge

96. Lunge

97. Upper body exercises
 Push & pull
 Vertical & horizontal

98. Horizontal push

99. Horizontal pull

100. Vertical push

101. Vertical pull

102. Movement Competency Screen
(M. Kritz, 2012)
• Squat
• Lunge and twist
• Push-ups
• Bend and pull
• Single leg squat

103. Primary movement patterns
in resistance training
• Lower vs. upper body exercises
• Lower body: squat, lunge, hinge
• Upper body: push & pull; horizontal and vertical
directions
• Body weight and external load
• Exercise program variables: set, rep, load & rest interval
• Exercise regression & progression

104. Training Guidelines for
Musculoskeletal Fitness
• Set, rep, load & rest interval
• Training frequency & duration
• Training volume
• Balance