PFIT 51 – Fitness and Wellness Strategies

Goals and Structure of the Course:

The three primary goals of the course are to:

1. Give you information about physical fitness and wellness
2. Give you information and practical tips on goal-setting and planning
3. Help you experience the steps involved in making a behavior change

The course is structured as follows:

• The course is divided into eight modules, one per week

• Each week, the assignments will include:

1. Reading one or more chapters in the text
2. Completing and submitting to me two or more of the activities in the Behavior Change Workbook online. You will choose one fitness or wellness behavior that you wish to change. The Behavior Change Activities will help you to understand your current attitudes and behavior and then help you to gradually change to a new behavior.
3. Online discussions on topics related to the week’s topics

• Some weeks will include:

1. Online research

2. Quizzes every other week

3. A Physical Fitness Plan (week 4) and a Wellness Plan (week 8) that you develop based on your assessment of your current fitness and wellness.