COURSE NUMBER: |
KINS 255 |
COURSE TITLE: |
Personal Physical Fitness and Wellness |
NAME OF
INSTRUCTOR: |
Matt Barreiro |
CREDIT WEIGHT
AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: |
credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 2) |
COURSE
DESCRIPTION: |
This introductory course examines many of the
determinants of total wellness and is intended to assist students in
developing an awareness of lifestyle issues, to provide them with
information about a positive, healthy lifestyle and ultimately to
encourage them to adopt healthy practices. Emphasis will be placed upon
knowing and understanding basic concepts of fitness, nutrition,
elementary first-aid, stress and disease control and applying these in
the lab. A holistic approach will provide students with a deeper
understanding of their responsibility for personal wellness as part of
God's creation.
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REQUIRED TEXTS: |
Walters, P, (2007) Christian Paths to
Health and Wellness. Toronto, ON: Human Kinetics
Publishers. |
MARK
DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT: |
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Chapter Quizzes |
10% |
Assessment of Fitness |
10% |
Midterm exam |
25% |
March Madness - Personal Fitness Program |
25% |
Final exam |
30% |
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100% |
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COURSE
OBJECTIVES: |
- To develop a knowledge and understanding of the basic
concepts of personal health, wellness, physical fitness and nutrition.
- To explore aspects of healthy behaviour change and
growth.
- To
develop a working knowledge of the concepts of human cardio-respiratory
exercise and muscular exercise as part of one’s health and wellness
education.
- To implement wellness concepts into a personal and
practical application (through Lab work).
- To become aware of current societal health issues.
- To
develop an integrated perspective on the physical, social, emotional,
vocational, spiritual, and intellectual aspects of wellness.
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LECTURE
OUTLINE: |
- Week 1 Introduction – Valuing Holistic Wellness
(Chapter 1)
- Week 2 God’s Purpose and Your Life Mission (Chapters
2)
- Lab: Weight Room Orientation
- Week 3 Principles of Fitness/Assessing Current Fitness
- Lab: Assessing Fitness (be ready to work out! Will
not take full 2 hours)
- Week 4
Muscular/Neuromuscular/Cardiovascular/Respiratory Systems (handouts
provided)
- Lab: Assessing Fitness continued (weight room)
- Week 5 Biomechanics and movement analysis
- Week 6 Body Composition and Image (Perfectionism)
(Chapter 3)/Weight Control/Management (Chapter 4)
- Lab: Biomechanics/movement analysis
- Week 7 Reading Week
- Week 7 Cardio respiratory Endurance (Chapter 5)
- Midterm Exam Chapters 1-4, Biomechanics and the 4
systems (Friday)
- Week 8 Muscular Strength & Endurance
Assessment and Training (Chapter 6)
- Week 9 Muscular Flexibility and Development (Chapter
7)
- Lab: proper lifting procedures
- Week 10 Program Development (handouts provided) (
start food / exercise journal)
- Lab: lifting procedures / stretching
- Week 11 Nutritional Health and Wellness (Chapter 8)
- Lab: personal program design
- Week 12 Emotional Health and Wellness (Sleep,
Communication) (Chapter 9 and Chapter 10)
- Lab: analysis of food/exercise journal
- Week 13 Preventing Disease/ Managing Time
- Week 14 Personal Relationships/ Living a Healthy Life
(Chapter 11)
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