Fitness and Health Promotion

This course focuses on entrepreneurial and small business concepts within the fitness and health industry. Additionally, students will gain an understanding of the elements necessary in managing a successful business. Concepts such as leadership skills, personnel supervision, and health, safety, and risk management will be explored. Innovation and creativity will be integrated throughout and demonstrated in group assignments.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites:
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Building on concepts from Exercise Science I & II, students will examine physiological adaptations to body systems with physical activity. Systems that will be discussed are bioenergetics, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems. Furthermore, students will build connections between systems and how they work together to function optimally during exercise and at rest. Finally, students will apply a qualitative biomechanics lens to analyze various exercises for the prescription of safe and effective training programs.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: HEAL1065 AND HEAL1075 OR HEAL1076
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

This course builds on the Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription stream in year 1. Students will expand on their understanding around the science of resistance training and how to apply it in designing safe and effective training programs. Students will build resistance training programs through the manipulation of training variables to target the various goals, abilities, interests, and limitations of clients. All training programming in this course will be individualized and built through the lens of a client-centered approach.

• Hours: 56
• Credits: 4
• Pre-Requisites: HEAL1065 AND HEAL1075 OR HEAL1076 AND HEAL1085 OR HEAL1086 AND HEAL2080 OR HEAL2081
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Using behaviour change and modification theory, this course focuses on applying theoretical concepts of motivational interviewing and lifestyle coaching for clients who are ambivalent about making healthy lifestyle choices. Students will practice and develop introductory motivational interviewing skills, as well as focus on developing client change plans.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: HEAL1085 OR HEAL1086
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: HEAL1085 OR HEAL1086
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Taking an inclusive approach, students will examine the health and wellness needs of a variety of clients from across the lifespan including but not limited to children/youth, pregnancy, and older adults. Students will take a holistic approach to supporting the well-being and fitness needs of these populations. Applying appropriate assessment and exercise prescription guidelines as well as environmental and social factors will also be examined.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: HEAL1065 AND HEAL1085 OR HEAL1086 AND HEAL2080 OR HEAL2081
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.