Principles of Fitness is designed to introduce the student to the components, administration, and assessment of fitness programs. Lab component will include the building and execution of the students own fitness program.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
- List and describe health related fitness components related to living a healthy life (nutrition, stress management, and the dimensions wellness).
- List and define fitness related components related to living a healthy life (FITT principle and physiology/anatomy of fitness).
- Build and execute a proper fitness plan tailored to the student’s goals.
- Explain the benefits of cardiovascular endurance, muscular flexibility, and muscular strength and endurance to overall lifetime fitness.
Course Content Outline
- Importance of fitness for a lifetime
- Dimensions of wellness
- Cardiovascular endurance
- Muscular strength and endurance
- Flexibility
- Nutrition
- Establishing a fitness program
- Stress management
- Fitness assessment options