PCADA 096 Fitness and Wellness (ABE) (5 credits)
Prerequisite None or enrollment in the PCAD Program
Course Description
An independent fitness course to develop the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to adapt, improve and sustain a healthy lifestyle.
Course Content
A. Goal-setting
B. Personal fitness assessments: aerobic, muscular strength and muscular endurance
C. Dietary analysis
D. Exercise prescription to introduce programming to improve cardiorespiratory fitness
E. Exercise prescription to introduce muscular strength, muscular endurance and muscular flexibility programming.
F. Barriers to change and motivational strategies
G. Stress Management
H. Sleep analysis
I. Reassessment and analysis of goals
Student Outcomes
1. Reflect on one’s personal wellness and define personal wellness goals and precise strategies for achievement of these goals.
2. Analyze the results of one’s personal fitness assessments to develop goals and strategies to improve the components of fitness.
3. Design a personal fitness program based on personal goals.
4. Track and monitor goals and the details of progress while following safety precautions for individualized exercise.
5. Identify stressors in one’s life, barrriers to change and realistic strategies to manage stress through identification of resources and motivational strategies.
Degree Outcomes
Gobal Citizenship Graduates will be able to critically examine the relationship between self, community, and/or environments, and to evaluate and articulate potential impacts of choices, actions, and contributions for the creation of sustainable and equitable systems.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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