Personal Health & Wellness

Catalog description

This course is designed to give students knowledge and tools to live a life of optimal wellness. Students will learn how wellness is a compilation of positive choices throughout the day that leads to a life of balance. The course will cover the five areas of Wellness: Physical, Social, Emotional, Spiritual, and Intellectual/Mental. In each area, the student will learn the principles associated with living well. They will have opportunities to incorporate the concepts into their own lives. Recognizing wellness-diminishing activities in everyday life and gaining the tools to overcome those challenges will be presented and students will learn positive lifestyle changes that can lead to the highest quality of life. Note: Most weeks students will not need to come to class on Fridays, as they will engage in self-selected lab activities that connect them with campus resources.