20807267Health and Fitness for Life
Course Information
Description
A contemporary approach to the total wellness concept. It covers fitness, nutrition and stress management, culminating with personal planning toward lifetime wellness.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Apply the core concepts of physical fitness and wellness
    Assessment Strategies
    Skills Demonstration, Written Product
    Criteria
    Relate fitness concepts to health and a healthy lifestyle
    Apply physical fitness, wellness, and health terms in the correct context
    Explain the principles that govern exercise prescription: frequency, intensity, time, and type
    Explain the factors, including social determinants, that affect the different dimensions of wellness for various populations of people

  2. Analyze methods of becoming physically fit
    Assessment Strategies
    Skills Demonstration, Written Product, Self-assessment
    Criteria
    Assess health-related fitness components including current level of physical fitness
    Explore various techniques used to assess cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition
    Identify safety concerns in developing a personal fitness plan
    Choose a program of physical activity and exercise to address personal goals and needs
    Explore ways to foster adherence to a personal fitness plan

  3. Incorporate stress management techniques into daily life
    Assessment Strategies
    Skills Demonstration, Written Product, Self-assessment
    Criteria
    Assess personal stress level and vulnerability to stress
    Describe ways in which exercise, diet, sleep, expression, and mind-body interventions can build stress resilience
    Examine stress-management techniques
    Create strategies to incorporate stress-management techniques

  4. Design a personal wellness plan
    Assessment Strategies
    Skills Demonstration, Written Product, Self-assessment
    Criteria
    Identify the components/dimensions of wellness
    Explain how wellness contributes to an enhanced quality of life and longevity
    Assess personal levels of wellness in the various dimensions of wellness
    Plan identifies personal areas of strength and areas for improvement in the various dimensions of wellness
    Plan addresses personal goals and needs in the various dimensions of wellness
    Explore ways to foster adherence to a personal wellness plan

  5. Relate nutrition principles to wellness and healthy living
    Assessment Strategies
    Skills Demonstration, Written Product, Self-Assessment
    Criteria
    Identify healthy diet recommendations
    Describe myths related to nutrition
    Identify strengths and challenges in a personal diet
    Create strategic solutions to problems in a personal diet

  6. Implement strategies to adapt to change
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product, Self-Assessment
    Criteria
    Apply the transtheoretical model to your behavior change needs
    Use SMART goal setting
    Apply the stages of behavior change to your lifestyle
    Explore various processes of change for wellness behavior goals
    Apply locus of control
    Identify self-management skill

  7. Relate principles of sleep and sleep hygiene to wellness and healthy living
    Assessment Strategies
    Written Product, Self-Assessment
    Criteria
    Correlate consistency of wake-up time to effective body functioning
    Identify sleep stages
    Explain the effects of sleep interruption on the human body
    Describe the role of a bedtime routine and its impact on falling asleep
    Analyze sleep hygiene techniques