Course Description

Health is defined as an optimal state of physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual well being.  The same explanation applies to wellness.  It's like that old saying "You don't have anything if you don't have your health."  Our birth certificates don't have an expiration date.  We're entitled to a lifetime of wellness.  But we have to earn it. Lifetime Wellness gives you a blueprint to help you feel alive, vital, confident and experience a state of well-being.  Treatment of disease may save lives, but it rarely results in wellness behavior and a feeling of well-being.  It rarely results in the ability to make healthier choices and deal with stress in a positive way. Can you actually exercise your mind back to wellness?  Why not?   Tune in to the messages your body is sending you; learn to take charge of your body composition and ways to nourish your body with fitness.  Get the jump on nutrition by making good choices.  New is only new for a day but personal growth never quits. Whether you're contemplating a second career or getting fit inside and out, the Lifetime Wellness course helps you design an entire existence worth of living.  Learn a new prospective on weight and diet, and the importance of exercise to maintain good health.  You'll explore new ways to define yourself, not only by past accomplishments but by the possibilities you create for the future.  Lifetime Wellness gives you all the tools to create a lifetime of fulfillment at any age.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
The students will:

1. identify the seven dimensions of health and wellness and describe their relationship to a positive lifestyle.
2. discuss the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.
3. assess current levels of health and wellness and develop a self-help plan for lifestyle change.
4. discuss the cause and effects of cardiovascular disease.
5. identify the risk factors for heart disease and describe preventive measures.
6. discuss the differences between health and fitness.
7. define muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility in relation to meeting the various principles of training.
8. identify the recommended dietary guidelines for Americans and their implications for health and wellness.
9. assess nutritional habits and their impact on a healthy lifestyle.
10. define body composition and discuss the risk factors associated with obesity.
11. discuss factors which lead to eating disorders.
12. define stress and describe it's effects on the individual.
13. identify different methods of stress management.
14. recognize the importance of personal safety in the home, at work, and during recreation.
15. discuss the use and abuse of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
16. discuss the causes,  prevention, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.
17. identify common conditions and diseases which can occur during the aging process.
18. become an informed consumer regarding fraud and health care.

• Key dates and time of class meeting 

• ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
• Description of system of Evaluation (Exam, assignments etc.): 
• Assessment schedule: 2 tests & one send-up written examination including objective & subjective (SEQs, LEQs) type questions
• Internal Assessment (based on class tests, class performance, and attendance)