Course Outline of Record

Item	Value
Top Code	083500 - Physical Education
Units	2 Total Units
Hours	36 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 36)
Total Outside of Class Hours	0
Course Credit Status	Credit: Degree Applicable (D)
Material Fee	No
Basic Skills	Not Basic Skills (N)
Repeatable	No
Open Entry/Open Exit	No
Grading Policy	Standard Letter (S)
Local General Education (GE)	Area 7E Lifelong Understanding and Self-Development (GE)
California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE-Breadth)	CSU E1 Lifelong Understanding (E1)

Course Description

The intent of this course is to expose students to a broad range of information related to understanding personal fitness and health. This course will offer students a well rounded examination of lifestyle components elemental to lifelong healthy living. Students will explore a variety of personal choice options for developing and maintaining lifetime wellness from physiological, psychological and sociological perspectives. This course encourages students to participate in a wide variety of physical activities. It provides a comprehensive understanding of elements for successful participation in a variety of physical activities. ADVISORY: Concurrent enrollment in any Physical Education activity class (see list in the catalog - CSU General Education, Area E). Transfer Credit: CSU; UC: Credit Limitation: Any or all of these ATHL, DANC, PE Activity courses combined: maximum credit, 4 units.

Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)

1. Course Outcomes
2. Explain the basic elements of exercise physiology, psychology of sport, and sociology of sport.
3. Assess how personal choices can affect long term physical, emotional, and psychological well being.
4. Explain how participating in a variety of physical activity classes can help him or her develop a healthy lifestyle.
5. Evaluate how elements of nutrition, exercise, stress, sexuality, aging, and death combine as components essential to healthy living.
6. Assess how making clear, well-informed, well-thought-out choices regarding sociological issues such as sexuality, the environment, and politics can affect his or her life.

Course Objectives

• 1. learn the basic elements of exercise physiology, psychology of sport, and sociology of sport.
• 2. understand how personal choices can affect long term physical, emotional and psychological well being.
• 3. learn how participating in a variety of physical activity classes can help them develop a healthy lifestyle.
• 4. gain an understanding of how elements of nutrition, exercise, stress, sexuality, aging and death integrate as components essential to healthy living.
• 5. understand how making clear, well-informed, well-thought out choices regarding sociological issues such as sexuality, the environment, and politics can affect their lives.

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Lecture Content

Introduction to wellness, fitness and lifestyle management Wellness the new health goal Reaching wellness through lifestyle management Basic principles of physical fitness Physical activity and exercise for health and fitness Health-related components of physical fitness Principles of physical training: adaptation to stress Designing your own exercise program Cardioresiratory endurance Basic physiology of cardiorespiratory endurance Benefits of cardiorespiratory endurance exercise Assessing cardiorespiratory endurance Developing a cardiorespiratory endurance program Exercise injuries Muscular strength and endurance Benefits of muscular strength and endurance Assessing muscular strength and endurance Fundamentals of weight training Creating a successful weight training program Flexibility and low back health Benefits of flexibility and stretching exercises What determines flexibility? Assessing flexibility Creating a successful program to develop flexibility Preventing and managing low back pain Body composition What is body composition and why is it important? Assessing body composition Setting body composition goals Making changes in body composition Putting together a complete fitness program Developing a personal fitness plan Putting the plan into action Maintaining a program: fit for life Exercise guidelines for people with special health concerns Exercise guidelines for life stages Nutrition Nutritional requirements: components of a healthy diet Nutritional guidelines: planning a diet Nutritional planning: making informed choices about food A personal plan: applying nutritional principles Weight management Health implications of overweight and obesity Factors contributing to excess body fat Adopting a healthy lifestyle for successful weight management Approaches to overcoming a weight problem Body image f) Eating disorders Creating an individual weight management plan Stress What is stress Stress and wellness Common sources of stress Managing stress Getting help Cardiovascular health Risk factors for cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular disease Protecting against cardiovascular disease

Method(s) of Instruction

• Lecture (02)
• DE Live Online Lecture (02S)
• DE Online Lecture (02X)

Reading Assignments

Fahey, T., Insel, P., Roth, W., Fit & Well Alternate Edition, Boston, Mc Graw Hill Publishers 5th Edition, 2003

Writing Assignments

1)  Behavior modification contract forLifestyle component change--contract with weekly journal logging process.  Behavior modification contract will consist of a written contract stating lifestyle behavior (habit) to be modified along with a personal journal logging weekly progress, observations and strategies to affect behavior change.  A second part will include a component of physical activity (the advisory PE activity course).2)  Tests on course material.  Written tests will consist of T/F, multiple choice and short essay questions.3)  Book review on book from reading list.  Book review will consist of a 4 page, type written review and critique of a book selected either from the book list or approved by the instructor.

Out-of-class Assignments

Students will assess themselves1)  Physical fitness:  strength, flexibility, cardiovascular fitness2)  Health assessment:  healthy lifestyle tests3)  Assessment and psychological and sociological components appropriate to the class.

Demonstration of Critical Thinking

The student fulfills the objectives of this course are fulfilled by the student when he/she demonstrates the following: 1) A behavior modification contract where the student identifies the lifestyle behavior to be modified along with a personal journal logging weekly progress, observations and strategies to affect behavior change 2) A book review is also required with a critique of an approved fitness and wellness book. 3) There will be two written tests to determine the student's ability to understand the integration of the course objectives and the knowledge coming from exercise physiology, psychology and sociology included in the course. 4) By students completing the assessment instruments listed below.

Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration

1) Behavior modification contract for Lifestyle component change--contract with weekly journal logging process. Behavior modification contract will consist of a written contract stating lifestyle behavior (habit) to be modified along with a personal journal logging weekly progress, observations and strategies to affect behavior change. A second part will include a component of physical activity (the advisory PE activity course). 2) Tests on course material. Written tests will consist of T/F, multiple choice and short essay questions. 3) Book review on book from reading list. Book review will consist of a 4 page, type written review and critique of a book selected either from the book list or approved by the instructor.

Eligible Disciplines

Physical education: Master's degree in physical education, exercise science, education with an emphasis in physical education, kinesiology, physiology of exercise, or adaptive physical education, OR bachelor's degree in any of the above AND master's degree in any life science, dance, physiology, health education, recreation administration, or physical therapy OR the equivalent. Master's degree required.

Textbooks Resources

1. Required Fahey, T., Insel, P., Roth, W.. Fit & Well: Core Concepts and Labs in Physical Fitness and Wellness, 12th ed. Loose Leaf, 2016