Learning Outcomes
The following outcomes will be addressed in the course:
Articulate the importance of living a healthy lifestyle
Perform different types of workout regiments
Articulate how the mindset one has can determine the outcome of a physical confrontation
Minnesota POST Board Learning Objectives:
1. 1.8.1 Discuss the importance of a survival mindset for officers including: physical and psychological preparation for force encounters, risks associated with complacency, and wearing body armor and other safety equipment.
2. 1.8.2 Identify the physiological, psychological and emotional effects of stress.
3. 1.8.3 Explain some of the stressors encountered by peace officers and their effect on officers and their families including: duty related stressors, i.e. frequent encounters with illegal or unethical behaviors, emotionally charged scenes, people in distress, trauma and tragedy, stressors related to fatigue and shiftwork, and stress and long term effects associated with hypervigilance.
4. 1.8.4 Discuss physical and psychological effects of stress before, during and after a high risk or traumatic incident including: the effects of high risk stress on the body including the brain, vision, hearing, muscles and respiratory system, and the nervous and cardiovascular systems, and how knowledge of the effects of stress in high risk or life threatening situations can help officers perform under stress.
5. 1.8.5 Discuss critical incident debriefing and identify support services and resources for peace officers.
6. 1.8.6 Discuss Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorders and their symptoms.
7. 1.8.7 Describe officer survival/safety issues relative to a variety of peace officer duties, including traffic enforcement, arrest, vehicle stops, felony stops, pursuits, and plain clothes and undercover work.
8. 1.8.8 Explain the importance of balancing peace officer roles and responsibilities and other life roles, interests and responsibilities.
9. 1.8.9 Explain why physical fitness attributes including cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, agility, strength, speed, and endurance are important to peace officer health, well-being and competence.
10. 1.8.10 Explain the importance of and strategies for physical conditioning, good nutrition and healthy eating habits for peace officers.
11. 3.9.1 Perform stretching, aerobics and conditioning exercises at the direction of an instructor as part of an overall fitness program to enhance strength, agility, flexibility, speed, and cardiovascular endurance.
12. 3.9.2 Pass a physical fitness test with an overall accumulative passing score.
13. 3.9.3 Perform peace officer duties requiring physical fitness.