All required admission to the emphasis. Student present and assist in the delivery of various fitness programs. These may be associated with department activity courses or KINS 185, fitness center offerings, or community offerings. Students plan and deliver programs concerning healthy lifestyles, other than fitness programs. These may be associated with fitness center programs, campus and community programs, and special health fairs.
Students assist in the management of a program of lifetime wellness.
KINS 410 Exercise Testing and Prescription 3 credits Students work with assessment formats, appraisal techniques, and metabolic calculations to gain information needed to then construct exercise prescriptions designed to meet individual needs for different segments of the population. KINS 420 Health Promotion and Wellness Management 3 credits This course provides information and evaluation of services, resources, referrals, current research and trends in programming, practical knowledge of facilities and equipment, promotion strategies and marketing, legal liability, ethical issues, communication, counseling skills and professional development. A course covering recommended curricular content in the areas of health and physical education at the elementary school level. Includes such topics as methodology, evaluation techniques and classroom management skills. This class does not apply to the kinesiology major.