12/3/2024 8:50:29 AM	KFIT 63 Course Outline as of Fall 2024	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  KFIT 63	Title:  PERS FIT HEALTH WELLNESS
Full Title:  Personal Fitness Health and Wellness
Last Reviewed:12/9/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.50	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	.50	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	3.00			Contact DHR	52.50
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  26.25

Total Student Learning Hours: 78.75

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

This course is designed to provide students with health and wellness principles and behavior modification strategies to enhance their personal fitness program. This course offers flexibility to complete the participation requirement during any open gym hours at the assigned campus. Fitness assessments will be completed as part of the course.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of KFIT 61

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course is designed to provide students with health and wellness principles and behavior modification strategies to enhance their personal fitness program. This course offers flexibility to complete the participation requirement during any open gym hours at the assigned campus. Fitness assessments will be completed as part of the course.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of KFIT 61
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2020	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Design a behavior modification strategy to address wellness goals using credible, evidence-based information in the area of health and wellness and apply the strategies to personal fitness program.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Perform all components of a personalized fitness program

2. Identify essential nutrients and their role and function for health and fitness

3. Identify and apply the safest and most effective approach to weight management

4. Demonstrate effective evidence-based strategies for behavior modification

5. Explain the relationship of exercise to mental and emotional health

6. Explain the relationship of exercise and nutrition to disease prevention

7. Identify and apply strategies to manage stress and improve sleep habits

8. Summarize and apply nutrition and wellness information from credible sources

Topics and Scope

I. Warm-up Activities

    A. Low intensity cardio/respiratory exercise

    B. Dynamic stretching

II. Cardio/Respiratory Conditioning

    A. Jogging/Walking

    B. Jump rope

    C. Step exercise

         1. Bench stepping

         2. Bleachers

    D. Cycling, spinning, treadmill, or elliptical cardio equipment

    E. Circuit training

    F. Other forms of aerobic group exercise

III. Muscular Development

    A. Strength

    B. Endurance

    C. Weights, resistance bands, body weight, kettlebells

    D. Use of other resistance training methods

IV. Cool-down

V.  Flexibility

VI. Nutrition Basics

    A. Macronutrients

    B. Micronutrients

    C. Supplements

    D. Nutrition for sport and exercise

VII. Weight Management

    A. Energy balance

    B. Fad diets and weight loss products

    C. Set point theory

    D. Evidence-based weight management strategies

    E. Mindful eating

VIII. Behavior Modification

    A. Evidence-based strategies to change behavior

    B. Goal setting

    C. Transtheoretical model of change

    D. Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation

IX. Psychological Health in Exercise

    A. Positive psychology

    B. Exercise impact on mental health

    C. Stress management

    D. Healthy sleep habits

X. Disease Prevention

    A. Exercise and nutrition impact on chronic disease risk

    B. Exercise impact on immune system

    C. Prevalent lifestyle related diseases

XI. Credible Sources for Nutrition and Wellness

    A. Professional nutrition organizations

    B. Evaluating sources of information for credibility

Assignments:

Students are expected to spend hours outside of class doing additional fitness exercises. A list of fitness exercises will be given that students may do at home:

1. Pre- and Post-fitness assessments

2. Goal Setting and behavior modification assignment

3. Nutrition, stress, or disease prevention article summary

4. Quizzes

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 5 - 15%
Article Summary
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 5%
Goal/Behavior Modification
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 5 - 10%
Fitness assessments
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 15 - 20%
Quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 50 - 60%
Attendance and Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Sports Nutrition Guidebook. 6th ed. Clark, Nancy. Human Kinetics. 2019

Instructor prepared materials

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