Course Overview:

In this Personal Fitness online course, students are introduced to exercise, physical fitness, and the general recommendations for physical activity while examining the benefits of exercise, lifestyle choices that can help prevent disease, and tips for kick-starting a healthier lifestyle. Students will explore each type of fitness, include the benefits, and the federal guidelines for exercise in detail. Students will also learn about bones, joints, the functions of the skeleton, and the different types of movements that occur at various joints. Students will learn about the different types of muscle in their bodies and how they are structured, with particular attention to the different types of muscle fibers. Students will explore the functions that muscles perform, how they work, their interaction with the central nervous system, and special considerations for safe and effective exercise.

Students will learn how the cardio and respiratory systems work and interact with each other and about the different blood vessels that make up the circulatory (vascular) system. Students will learn about the body’s energy systems and how eating and drinking relates to exercise. Finally, students will learn about the psychology of exercising.