Lifetime Wellness
Recommended Prerequisite: None
Grades Offered: 9-12
Credit ½ - 1
SDE Course Code: 3303
MNPS Course Code: HLT3801
Course Description
This course is designed to provide students with a knowledgeable foundation of health and wellness issues and practices. The course also provides students the opportunity to participate in lifelong fitness activities, and individual and dual sports. The goal of the course is to prepare students with the knowledge necessary for making appropriate decisions regarding their health and wellness.
Course of Study
· Introduction to Wellness
o Definitions of health and lifetime wellness
o Definitions of lifestyle choices and lifestyle diseases
o Five dimensions of lifetime wellness
o Seven standards of lifetime wellness
o Life expectancy today compared to the turn of the century
o Leading causes of death today and during the turn of the century
o Heredity, lifestyle choices, environment, and available healthcare influences on health and wellbeing
o Skills necessary to make positive behavior changes
· Skeletal System
o Number of bones in human skeleton
o Two divisions of the skeleton
o Functions of the skeleton
o Identification of all bones
· Muscular System
o Number of muscles in body
o Identification of major muscles
o Identification of muscular functions
· Physical Fitness
o Definition of physical fitness
o Benefits of physical fitness
o Motivators for participating in physical activity
o Definition of sedentary lifestyle
o Definitions of metabolism and basal metabolism
o Daily physical activity requirements
o Overweight and obesity statistics
o Health-related components of physical fitness
o Tests used for measuring health-related physical fitness
o Performance (skill) related components of physical fitness
o Definitions of resting heart rate, target heart rate, and maximum heart rate
o Find resting heart rate
o Calculate target heart rate
o Average resting heart rate for young adults, adolescents, and physically fit individuals
o Aerobic and anaerobic activities
o Individualized fitness programs
o Definitions of progressive overload principle
o Three components of the progressive overload principle
o Steroid use and abuse
o Injury prevention and treatment
· Nutrition
o Definitions of nutrition, nutrients, nutrient deficiencies, malnutrition, hunger, and appetite
o Factors that influence food choices
o Benefits of good nutrition
o Daily calorie consumption
o Six classes of nutrients
o Energy producing nutrients
o Definition of cholesterol
o HDL and LDL cholesterol
o Blood cholesterol levels
o Definition and examples of empty calories
o Benefits of eating fiber
o Dietary guidelines for Americans
o Food labels
· Managing Your Weight
o Calorie basics
o Definitions of overweight, underweight, and obesity
o Overweight and obesity statistics
o Problems associated with overweight and obesity
o Daily calorie consumption
o Smart weight-loss strategies
o Smart weight-gain strategies
o Definitions of fad diet and starvation diet
o Types and dangers of fad diets
o Eating disorder
· Mental& Emotional Health
o The Development of Personality
§ Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
§ Factors that affect personality
§ Personality types
§ Understanding emotions
o Stress & Stress Management
§ Definitions of eustress, distress, stressor, chronic stress, and acute stress
§ Three phases of the stress response
§ Factors associated with stress
§ Symptoms of stress
§ Effective stress management techniques
o Suicide Prevention
§ Suicide risk factors
§ Suicide warning signs
§ Prevention
§ Getting help
o Conflict Resolution
§ Definition of conflict resolution and conflict management
§ Skills involved in conflict resolution
§ Effective communication skills
§ Teaching tolerance
§ Strategies of avoiding violence
· Cardiovascular System
o Three types of muscle tissue
o Components of the cardiovascular system
o Functions of the heart
o Cardiac conduction system
· Non-Communicable Diseases
o Cardiovascular Disease
§ Definitions of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, blood pressure, and hypertension
§ Cardiovascular disease statistics
§ Uncontrollable risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease
§ Controllable risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease
§ Types of heart conditions
§ Warning signs of a heart attack
§ Ways of diagnosing a heart attack
§ Medical treatment for heart attacks
o Cancer
§ Family medical history
§ Types of cancer
§ Cancer statistics
§ Warning signs of cancer
§ Treatments for cancer
o Stroke
§ Definition of stroke
§ Types of stroke
§ Warning signs and symptoms of stroke
§ Effects of stroke
§ Treatment of stroke
o Diabetes
§ Types of diabetes
§ Warning signs and symptoms of diabetes
§ Dietary effects on Type II Diabetes
§ Treatment for diabetes
· Communicable Diseases
o Pathogens
o Immune system
§ Definition of immunity
§ Lymphocytes
o Common cold symptoms and treatments
o Influenza symptoms and treatments
o Strep Throat symptoms and treatments
o Mononucleosis symptoms and treatments
o Preventing Infectious Diseases
§ Immunization
§ Common sense measures
· Reproductive Systems
o Anatomy of the male reproductive system
o Physiology of the male reproductive system
o Disorders of the male reproductive system
o Keeping the male reproductive system healthy
o Anatomy of the male reproductive system
o Physiology of the female reproductive system
o Disorders of the female reproductive system
o Keeping the female reproductive system healthy
· Sexually Transmitted Infections
o HIV/AIDS
§ Definitions of HIV and AIDS
§ HIV/AIDS statistics
§ Immune system response to HIV/AIDS
§ Transmission of HIV
§ Symptoms of HIV/AIDS
§ Progression of HIV/AIDS
§ Testing for HIV/AIDS
§ Prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS
o Other Sexually Transmitted Infections (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, genital warts, trichomoniais, hepatitis B, pubic lice)
§ Definition of sexually transmitted infections
§ Signs and symptoms
§ Treatment
§ Prevention and reducing risks
· Pregnancy
o Definitions of conception, gestation, zygote, embryo, fetus, placenta
o Signs of pregnancy
o Ways of determining pregnancy
o Prenatal care
o Nutrition and pregnancy
o Stages of fetal development
o Three stages of labor
o Problems associated with teenage pregnancy
o Types of birth defects
o Methods of contraception
· Safety and First Aid
o Safety at home, on the road, and personal safety
o Definition of first aid
o Situations considered to be emergencies
o Types of emergencies
o Three actions to take in case of an emergency
o Injury prevention
o Heimlich Maneuver for choking
· Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
o Contact your local American Red Cross or American Heart Association for training in this area
· Drugs and Alcohol
o Classifications of drugs
§ Over the counter drugs
§ Prescription drugs
§ Illegal drugs
§ Tobacco
§ Smokeless tobacco
§ Marijuana
§ Alcohol
o Factors associated with substance abuse
o Mental, physical, emotional, and social effects of substance abuse
o Alcohol related accidents and deaths statistics
o Refusal skills
o Addiction
o Getting help
The following units represent physical activities that may be used in teaching lifetime wellness. The focus for each unit will be teaching the history, rules, terminology, safety techniques, skills and benefits. Written and/or skill assessments could be performed on any of the units
· Archery
o History
o Rules
o Safety Techniques
o Equipment
§ Targets
§ Bows
§ Arrows
§ Protective equipment
o Terminology
§ Anchor point
§ Body positioning
§ Draw
§ Follow through
§ Holding and aiming
§ Holding the bow
§ Nocking the bow
§ Pre-draw
§ Quiver
§ Releasing
§ Stringing the bow
§ Unstringing the bow
o Scoring
o Skills
§ Aiming
§ Orientation to the target
§ Stringing/unstringing the bow
§ Ready position/Stance
§ Holding the bow properly
§ Pre-draw/Draw
§ Release
§ Follow through
§ Sighting
§ Bow Stringing
o Range/Target Shooting Drills
o Tournament/Competition Shooting
· Badminton
o History
o Rules
o Equipment
§ Badminton racquet
§ Shuttlecock
§ Badminton nets
§ Standards
§ Badminton court
o Parts of Racquet
§ Head
§ Neck
§ Handle
o Terminology
§ Ace
§ Clear
§ Drop Shot
§ Fault
§ Let
§ Match
§ Serve
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