Fitness and Lifestyle Management

Course aim

The aim of this course is to provide experiences that enable students to acquire a heightened sense of 'physical activity competence', and ‘health knowledge and skills’ to either reinforce their current lifestyle behaviour, renew it, or embark on a new motivating regime that suits their present study-employment circumstances. The course has a major emphasis on health-related physical fitness and aims to develop in students the knowledge and expertise to assist others, particularly children of primary and middle school age, to take up and safely enjoy a wide range of healthy active lifestyles.

Course content

Fitness and wellness concepts; health benefits of physical activity; H&PE Learning Area of the SACSA Framework; preparing for physical activity; exercise cautions; cardiovascular fitness; injury prevention and management; care of the neck and back; flexibility programs; relationships and sexual health education for young people; stress management and relaxation; lifestyles for healthy living; State and National fitness programs; fun fitness activities appropriate for primary and middle school students; fitness assessments.

Textbook(s)

Corbin, C B, Welk, G., Corbin, W R & Welk, K A 2009, Concepts of Physical Fitness, 15th ed, McGraw Hill, New York

Hobson, J L, Donatelle, R J, and Littrell, T R. 2009, Get Fit, Stay Well, 1st ed, Pearson, San Francisco

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	3.5 hours x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	3.5 hours x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Project, Resource folder, Workbook

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.