Kinesiology

All students (including Extended Programs students) are required to take KINS-101 Wellness/Fitness for a Lifetime. This one-hour course includes four dimensions:

  1. Physical - fitness testing, recommended quantity of exercise, target heart rate, strength training, nutrition, eating disorders, and alcohol, drugs and tobacco;
  2. Social - management of stress, sexually transmitted diseases, facts about AIDS;
  3. Spiritual and emotional - wellness and spirituality as well as positive self-esteem; and
  4. Health risk appraisal - cholesterol and blood pressure checks.