Health and Wellness Education

Brooks GA, Fahey TD, Baldwin KM (2005). Exercise Physiology: Human Bioenergetics and Its Application. 4th Edition

I have always been interested in physical activities and how it can influence an individual’s mental and physical health. My passion towards athletics developed at a young age as I have been involved in various sports including swimming and tennis. Moreover, my desire to study Kinesiology stems from the technological development and its impact on modern society. As technology advances, it allows for many individuals to become dependent on their devices thus proposing health risks. I wish to pursue a Bachelor of Kinesiology degree in hopes to promote a healthier lifestyle amongst society and gain a greater understanding of how physical movements can affect the human body. Furthermore, my experience as a cooperative education student at Humber

I observed two different unique professions relating to the exercise science field over the course of the Fall 2015 semester as required by the Introduction to Exercise Science course offered here at SIUE. I picked professions that interested me, and based it on if I could see myself going into it after graduation from this program.

In this particular district P.E. is required 5 days a week. The levels of fitness were gauged off of the FITNESSGRAM battery test, which is give twice a year. FITNESSGRAM is endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine as a reliable and valid test. There are 5 major components of the test: body composition, aerobic capacity, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibly. A multitude of test are used to access the students overall health in those 5

My purpose for applying to the Bachelor of Science in Education, Exercise Science program is that I wholeheartedly believe that a degree in exercise science would provide me with the knowledge and educational experiences necessary to be successful in my future career. Fortunately, I don’t feel this program is only beneficial for my future success, but thanks to being in classes such as KNHES 2360, I have found that studying this area of science is a passion of mine. As far as I can recall, I have always been interested in the science behind exercise and movement. As a child, I admired athletes. Watching them perform and compete fueled my desire to become an athlete myself. In high school, I thought I had an idea of what exercise science was,

Houston Methodist has a very in-depth wellness program and they offer a vast selection of wellness programs. They have wellness coaches on site which offer one-on-one coaching to help improve their health, productivity

This will providing the student with an opportunity to create awareness about the direct relationship between exercise and overall wellbeing. The student will have an in-depth understanding of the relationships between exercise testing and health promotion. The module will encourage students to continuously learn and develop new and innovative intervention based strategies in exercise testing and prescription. Therefore, the learner will keep abreast with the recent research in the field of exercise testing and prescription, contributing and growing the industry with authentic knowledge. Discipline and professional ethical conduct will be learnt, facilitating patient interaction during the consultation. In this module, students will be continuously aware and undertake full responsibility for their learning, which would contribute to problem based learning.

The definition of health is changeable by the trend of time, background, culture, individuals and so on. " Health is a state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person's potential and is experienced within a developmental context " (Edelman, Kudzma, & Mandle, 2010). Therefore, utilizing personal characters and cultural differences combine with the definition of health to set up the goal of health promotion and illness prevention- based education is pivotal.

Some of the major skills that students gain from majoring in Exercise Science are exceptional knowledge in human anatomy, and physiology relevant to exercise and wellness. The knowledge

The first is the Campus Recreation Service that the employee pays fitness class fees. The is a pre training assessment, workout or fitness class. The pre-training assessment measures blood pressure and heart rate, strength, endurance, and body compositions. The second is the PEAK Health, Fitness, and Wellness that employee pays for half of fees that includes several options. There is a Bod Pod Composition Measurement, Fitness Assessment, Health and Wellness Coaching, and Nutrition Consultation.There is also Fitness classes, Nutrition Workshops and Personal Training/Exercise Prescriptions. The PEAK classes focus on helping day-to-day nutritional and exercise. These programs help prevent acute illnesses from developing into chronic diseases with hopefully improving the overall health of the

Furthermore, areas like physical activity and health I was able to score higher in, because of multiple factors. Through this class and previous classes I have taken in middle school and high school, I have been able to gain knowledge about the benefits of physical health and activity. For example, physical activity helps control weight, helps to prevent certain conditions and complications like heart disease, type 2 diabetes and depression. Physical activity can also boost one’s mood and energy, and promote better

This is because students will be learning about their different body muscles and functions, while they are exercising and learning about different diets and healthy habits. This course could be compared to an introductory anatomy or biology class. Ultimately, the physical education course would fall under the Exercise Science program, as an elective course. This means that no student is required to take the physical education class to complete their major of interest, but they have the option to enroll in it as an alternative to complete their Natural Science requirement, or as an elective course to help a student reach their 120 needed credits to

Im am currently a member of the Health and Kinesiology Club here at UTPA. The objective of The Health and Kinesiology Club here at UTPA is to contribute and promote physical fitness and wellness, and human relation with other people, and try to educate them on why is it important to be physically fit, and how it can benefit you in the long run. We affiliate and cooperate with other students and professional associations at the state and national level in improving the profession. We encourage students to promote the professional standards of health education, physical education, dance, and recreation through the utilization of all appropriate opportunities. SLO one, two and three are met here. SLO one is meat because we promote a healthy lifestyle

“Time spent in physical education tends to drop off in high school” (Chandler 24). Taking physical education classes is just not enough time to consume the appropriate amount of exercise. Physical education classes were created to help young adults increase their physical fitness activity. With the lack of the

As physical education (P.E.) is slowly weeding out of universities and colleges, students will be able to exhale, and not just while weightlifting. They will be able to exhale a breath of relief, since they will not have to stress about meeting a P.E. requirement. While some four-year colleges still make P.E. a requirement, the percentage is down from ninety-seven percent in 1920 to thirty-nine percent in 2012 (Beene). Physicians or personal trainers would probably side with the P.E. requisite due to more than seventy-four percent of men and sixty-four percent of women are considered overweight or obese in the United States (National Institutes of Health). On the other hand, healthy habits should start at a young age; not when they become adults and not in the college arena. Even I, as a “workout buff” and wife of a personal trainer, trust that a student should have the authority to make a choice, a student’s feelings should be taken into account, and a college’s priority should be academics.