SPAC 260 — ELEMENTS OF SPORTS FITNESS
African Studies · University of Ghana
This course introduces students to the concept of fitness and wellness and how they relate to quality of life. Course Objectives To familiarize students with basic knowledge of diet, exercise, stress management, health and other areas of total wellness and their impact on maintaining healthy lifestyle. Course Content The concept of fitness and health. The meaning of physical fitness. Component of physical fitness. The development of the components of physical fitness. Selected lifetime fitness activities. The concept of wellness. The relationship of fitness to wellness. Exercise and fitness. Principles of physical activities. Body systems and physical fitness. Weight management. Fitness assessment and exercise testing for cardio-respiratory fitness, body composition, muscle flexibility. Substance abuse and sexually transmitted diseases and stress management.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- LANG 001 — WRITING SKILLS I
- LANG 002 — WRITING SKILLS II
- LANG 003 — READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS I
- LANG 004 — READING & COMPREHENSION SKILLS II
- LANG 005 — LISTENING & SPEAKING SKILLS I
- LANG 006 — LISTENING & SPEAKING SKILLS II
- LANG 007 — STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE I
- LANG 008 — STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE II
- LANG 009 — LITERATURE IN ENGLISH I
- LANG 012 — LITERATURE IN ENGLISH II
- SPAC 210 — BASIC ANATOMY
- SPAC 220 — SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).