HPE-122 Concepts of Wellness
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the concepts of wellness and how these concepts can be incorporated into their lives. This course will guide the student to the understanding that wellness is not a static condition but rather a continual balance of the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual aspects of human need. The course will also provide students with the skill to improve their quality of life and lead them to a higher state of well-being and optimal health. Exercise is a regular part of the class.
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Course Outline
Department
Health Science and Human Performance
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the concepts of wellness and how these concepts can be incorporated into their lives. This course will guide the student to the understanding that wellness is not a static condition but rather a continual balance of the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual aspects of human need. The course will also provide students with the skill to improve their quality of life and lead them to a higher state of well-being and optimal health. Exercise is a regular part of the class.
Credit Hours
2Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Course Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the cardiovascular system
- Develop and maintain emotional wellness strategies
- Describe muscular strength, tone and flexibility
- Calculate the risk of illness and recovery time after injury/illness
- Examine the aging process
- Recognize proper nutrition
- Examine the energy level for school/job productivity
- Appraise stress
- Analyze life's difficulties as challenges and opportunities
- Demonstrate the ability to communicate emotions to others
Topic Outline
- 1. Chapter 1: Understanding health-related fitness and wellness
- a. Lab 1: Introduction to the fitness center and personal wellness assessment
- 2. Chapter 3: General principles of exercise for health and fitness
- a. Lab 2: Assessing fitness readiness
- 3. Chapter 4: Exercise prescription guidelines: cardiorespiratory fitness
- a. Lab 3: Cardiovascular fitness assessment
- 4. Chapter 5: Improving muscular strength and endurance
- a. Lab 4: Muscular strength and endurance assessment
- 5. Chapter 6: Improving flexibility
- a. Lab 5: Flexibility assessment
- 6. Chapter 7: Nutrition, health, and fitness
- a. Lab 6: Diet analysis
- 7. Chapter 8: Exercise, diet, and weight control
- a. Lab 7: Body composition
- 8. Chapter 9: Prevention of cardiovascular disease
- a. Lab 8: Risk assessment of heart disease
- 9. Chapter 10: Stress management
- a. Lab 9: Stress management techniques and assessment
- 10. Chapter 11: Exercise and the environment
- a. Lab 10: Custom fitness programs
- 11. Chapter 13: Prevention and rehabilitation of exercise-related injuries
- a. Lab 11
- 12. Chapter 14: Prevention of cancer
- a. Lab 12
- 13. Spiritual wellness