Lifetime Wellness

Catalog description

Required of all non-majors and Sport Management Majors as part of the General College Curriculum. Guides the student in leading a healthier life. Classroom lectures cover topics that include nutrition, the relationship between fitness and wellness, cardiovascular disease risk management, cancer risk management, stress management techniques, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, smoking cessation, cardiovascular assessment and exercise prescription, body composition assessment and weight control, and other relevant wellness and fitness issues. Lectures are supplemented by laboratory and physical activities. All students must wear appropriate shoes and clothing when participating in physical activity.