Course Learning Outcomes

Fitness for Life is a course that focuses on teaching students how to build a functional fitness program. The goal of this course is to teach students how to include elements of physical, social, emotional, and nutritional health. Students will learn about overall wellness, which includes mental and emotional health. Students will learn about nutrition, stress reduction, and the important role nutritional choices play in wellness. Students will learn about cardio, HIIT exercises, strength training, safety with exercising, and how to create a personal fitness plan. Hopefully, students will gain the knowledge to commit to exercising and fitness for a lifetime.

As students complete the course assignments, they will increase their knowledge, improve a 21st-century skill, and develop an attribute.

Knowledge: Fitness for Life

In this course, knowledge refers to the subject matter and content students will learn while completing the readings, practices, quizzes, and assignments.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:

1. Create a personal snack plan, using nutritional knowledge gained in the course.

2. Use knowledge gained in the course to develop a 30 day personal fitness plan with cardio exercises and strength training. 

3. Develop a strength training program for upper, lower, and full body muscles. 

21st-Century Skill: Critical Thinking: Information & Discovery

As students complete this course's assignments, they will gain skills in Information & Discovery. This skill is part of Critical Thinking. As students gain new information, they will be required to discover strategies that will help them eat better, reduce stress, exercise more carefully, integrate cardio and HIIT exercises, and implement strength training exercises into their personal fitness program. 

The following modules contain skill assignments:

• Module 4: Wellness Check 1

• Module 6: Nutritional Plan Assignment 

• Module 7: Wellness Check 2

• Module 11: Wellness Check 3

• Module 15: Wellness Check 4

Attribute: Resilience

This course focuses on developing the attribute of resilience in the context of Fitness for Life. Resilience is not giving up. When things get tough, people who are resilient, stay focused, recommit, remain on track, and see things through. When it comes to exercise and living a healthy lifestyle, resilience is needed because there are a many peaks and valleys along the way. 

The following modules contain teachings on resilience:

• Course Introduction KSA: Define resilience

• Module 4: Discover resilience

• Module 9: Apply resilience

• Module 15: Reflect on resilience

Important Notice

Before beginning any exercise program, students should consult with a doctor. Participants and their legal guardians understand and acknowledge that participation in any exercise program or related activity carries with it inherent dangers that may result in personal injury or even death. Participants and their legal guardians assume complete responsibility to

(a) consult with a physician to ensure that there are no health-related reasons or problems that would preclude or restrict the participant’s participation in a particular exercise program or related activity and

(b) procure adequate health insurance necessary to provide for and pay any medical costs that may directly or indirectly result from such participation.

Accordingly, participants and their legal guardians assume all responsibility and risk associated with any participation in any exercise program or related activity.