FSS 149 - Health, Wellness, and Physical Activity

3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Development of skills for personal lifestyle changes that promote health, wellness, and fitness over a lifetime. Includes physical activity, special considerations, nutrition and body composition, and stress and health.

1.  Explain the dimensions of health and wellness and the four key concepts that influence health behaviors and describe how these relate to the stages of change.
2. List the health benefits of cardiovascular training, resistance training, proper posture, and body mechanics and identify different methods for improving and training for each.
3. Identify the basic guidelines for healthy eating and explain how these guidelines can be applied to weight control and energy balance.
4. Identify the major sources of stress, how the body responds, and approaches to dealing with stress.

1. Lifestyles of Health, Wellness, and Fitness/Behavior Change
   1. Self-management skills
   2. Self-planning skills
2. Physical Activity
   1. Health benefits
   2. Cardiovascular and resistance training
   3. Flexibility
3. Special Considerations for Physical Activity and Body Mechanics
   1. Proper posture
   2. Contraindicated movement
4. Nutrition and Body Composition
   1. Weight control and energy balance
   2. Health eating strategies for fat loss
5. Stress and Health
   1. Types of stress
   2. General Adaptation Syndrome
   3. Management of stress