HLP100 Personal Wellness Appraisal & Improvement
This course Introduces concepts of fitness for living. A personal fitness evaluation and planned program for fitness are included.
Credits: 3
Student learning outcomes
- Understand the concept of wellness and will be able to recognize the long term benefits of maintaining a high level of wellness for living in today's world.
- Apply principles of physical fitness, nutrition, weight control, stress management, and disease prevention, to positively modify their own personal lifestyle.
- Identify the positive health behaviors necessary for one to maintain a high level of personal wellness.
- Develop a scientifically sound individualized program of exercise which will improve and/or maintain the health-related components of fitness: cardiovascular endurance, body composition, muscle strength/endurance, and flexibility.
- Understand the significance of self-responsibility in minimizing negative lifestyle habits and in enhancing positive lifestyle habits.