Fitness [SPS201]

Description

This course acquaints students with a basic concepts, understanding, and value of fitness and exercise as related to optimal wellness. It provides an opportunity for
students to gain knowledge and motor skills in the psychomotor area necessary to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Laboratory sessions will equip students with the
understanding on the basic physical fitness assessments.

Objectives

1) Describe the concepts of fitness, exercise and wellness.
4) Demonstrate various laboratory and field tests to measure physical fitness.
2) Explain the components of the health-related physical fitness that contribute to health, wellness and good appearance.
3) Interpret the healthy lifestyle that have potential for improving optimal fitness and wellness .

Syllabus

1) Fitness and Wellness
1.1 Define Physical Activity, Exercise, Health, Lifestyle, Fitness and Wellness
1.2 Physical Fitness
1.3 Facts about Fitness

2) Health Benefits of Fitness and Wellness
Exercise, Fitness and Disease Prevention
2.2 Health Benefits of Regular Exercise
2.3 Hypokinetic Disease Risk Factors

3) 3.0 Preparing for Exercise
3.1 Facts to Consider Before Beginning Exercise
3.2 Facts to Consider During Exercise
3.3 Facts about Exercise Environment

4) Exercise Dosage
Principle of Overload, Specificity and Progression
4.2 FIT Formula
4.3 Threshold of Training and Fitness Target Zone

5) Cardiovascular Endurance
Facts and Benefits about Cardiovascular Endurance
5.2 Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercises
5.3 Assessing Cardiovascular Endurance

6) 6.0 Flexibility
6.1 Facts and Benefits about Flexibility
6.2 Types of Stretching Exercises
6.3 Assessing Flexibility

7) Muscular Strength and Endurance
Facts and Benefits about Muscular Strength and Endurance
7.2 Types of Muscular Strength and Endurance Exercises
7.3 Principles of Muscular Strength and Endurance Training
7.4 Assessing Muscular Strength and Endurance

8) Body Composition
Facts about Body Composition and Health
8.2 Essential and Storage Fat
8.3 Effect of Exercise and Diet on Body Composition
8.4 Assessing Body Composition

9)  Healthy Lifestyle
Facts about Healthy Lifestyle
9.2 More Facts about Wellness