Health and Fitness for Majors

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Classroom lectures cover topics that include nutrition, the relationship between fitness and wellness, cardiovascular disease risk management, stress management techniques, cardiovascular assessment and exercise prescription, body composition assessment and weight control, cancer risk management, freedom from addictive behavior, behavioral interventions, and other relevant health and fitness issues. Lectures are supplemented by laboratory, exercise, and health promotion activities. Fulfills the General College Curriculum Exercise Science (Physical Education) requirement. For majors only. When Offered: Fall and Spring.