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
Grading Policy	Standard Letter (S)
Local General Education (GE)	GWC Lifelong Understanding (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 students 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: Masters degree in physical education, exercise science, education with an emphasis in physical education, kinesiology, physiology of exercise, or adaptive physical education, OR bachelors degree in any of the above AND masters degree in any life science, dance, physiology, health education, recreation administration, or physical therapy OR the equivalent. Masters 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