PEHR 2120 - Principles of Fitness and Lifestyle Management

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Physical Ed. Health & Rec

Description:

Emphasize issues relative to fitness in youth/adult fitness, aging, physical activity program design and implementation, attrition, behavior modification, and the role of exercise in disease prevention and/or management. The goal is to promote fitness across an entire lifespan. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the elements associated with a healthy lifestyle through class discussions, quizzes, and exams, at the introductory level. 2. Identify the outcomes of healthy and unhealthy behaviors on the human body through discussions, quizzes, and exams, at the introductory level. 3. Identify cultural, demographic, gender, and socioeconomic factors associated with the development and maintenance of a healthy lifestyle through discussions, and research assignments at the developmental level. 4. Identify training techniques to optimize desired health-related fitness results, and minimize safety hazards through discussions, labs, and exams, at the introductory and developmental levels. 5. Create a fitness training program based upon individualized goals through discussions and assignments at the developmental level. SP

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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