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Catalog description

Students will study the relationship between participation in physical activity and health, wellness, and chronic disease; behavior modification theories and techniques; and current nutrition and physical activity guidelines and recommendations. Students will conduct and interpret physical fitness assessments to develop personalized exercise prescriptions to promote health and improve quality of life for people who are healthy or have medically controlled diseases. Students should expect to be involved in lab-based application of learning that requires physical activity.