COURSE INFORMATION SHEET – Spring 2010

COURSE TITLE: Lifetime Fitness & Wellness Strategies, PFIT 51

INSTRUCTOR: Dawn Sare

OFFICE HOURS: This is my only class. You can reach me by email most any day at dsare@redshift.com

PHONE:                            Because I am living in Canada, you will probably not want to call me.  However, I have a good phone plan to the US, so if we can't solve a problem through email, I can call you.

MEETING TIME/PLACE: Online

TEXT: Fit & Well: Alternate Edition, Fahey, Eighth Edition,  Mayfield

DESCRIPTION: Development of a personal fitness/lifestyle plan. Assessment of current fitness and wellness and development of strategies for health, nutrition, fitness and stress management.

HOMEWORK:  Students should plan on 8-12 hours a week for the reading and Internet assignments.

COURSE WEB SITE: http://ilearn.mpc.edu

OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

• Understand and interpret his/her physical fitness assessment and determine needed changes in lifestyle to improve any weak areas
• Analyze his/her risk factors for obesity, hypertension, cancer and heart disease and determine appropriate lifestyle changes
• Develop a physical fitness plan including muscular strength, cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition
• Analyze his/her current diet by relating a food diary to generally accepted standards of good nutrition
• Demonstrate an understanding of safety and motivation with respect to behavior change
• Analyze his/her current lifestyle for levels of stress and specific stressors
• Develop a plan to combat life’s stressors
• Discuss key concepts for being an intelligent consumer of fitness products and services (evaluating fitness equipment, health clubs, fitness professionals)
• Discuss ways to determine the reliability of health and fitness information in the media and on the internet

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

• Reading text and completing short, open-book quizzes for each unit online.
• Complete assessments of lifestyle, fitness and wellness components
• Complete all activities in the Behavior Change Workbook online
• Develop a Fitness / Wellness Plan 
• Use the Internet as a source of information
• Participate in online group discussions.
• Participate in online group projects.
• Use appropriate language and behavior.
• Show respect and support for all class members

Extra credit opportunities: 20 points each (two per student maximum)

• Make a personal web page (as part of the ilearn course site) and post information and/or links to information that you have found valuable and relevant to the course.  Note:  Your Student Web Page must be completed before the last week of class.
• Use and evaluate the Daily Fitness Log or Nutrition and Weight Management Journal
• Complete Identifying Your Stressors and Weekly Stress Log (Lab 10-1) or Stress-Management Techniques and Relaxation Techniques (Lab 10-2)

EVALUATION: There will be a total of 500 points possible in the course. Grading will be based on the percentages of points earned as follows:

· 90-100% = A

· 80-89% = B

· 70-79% = C

· 60-69% = D

Types of assignments – Grading

(500 points total)

1. Online Discussion Participation – 50 points (7 points per week)

• Creating new threads
• Responding to others

2. Lifestyle Evaluation – 25 points

• Must be done in the first week to get credit
• Lab 1.2

3. Individual Leadership – up to 25 points* NEW 

• Helping other students (how to use the website, answering questions, etc.)
• Taking initiative (starting relevant discussions, suggesting activities, making a web page that is useful for other students, etc.)
• This can show as postings on any of the discussion areas, in email to instructor, or from the student's web page.

4. Unit quizzes (4) – 100 points

• Each quiz - 25 points

5. Group Nutrition Project – 50 points
6. Internet Activities – 50 points

• Three internet research activities:  two at 20 points, one at 10 points

7. Behavior Change Workbook - 100 points (6.6 points per activity)
8. Personal Fitness / Wellness Plan – 100 points 

• Physical Fitness Plan - 50 points (due at end of 4th week)
• Wellness Plan - 50 points (due at the end of the 8th week)

In order for the above to receive the total points possible, each assignment must be submitted by the stated deadlines.