Overview of the five pillars of health (exercise, nutrition, sleep, stress and relationships); role of exercise in health promotion and disease prevention across the lifespan; impacts of exercise in leisure time, culture, community, careers and the workplace.

A variety of lifetime sports and skills are offered. The teaching of each activity will be geared to individual, dual, and team activities. Students who have physical disabilities in the least restrictive environment possible. Participants requiring accommodations should contact the Program Coordinator.

Laboratory assessment of health and fitness principles including to resting measurements, functional capacity, anaerobic power and threshold, body composition, lactate threshold, flexibility and functional movement. Emergency procedures and protocols during exercise testing and training are discussed throughout. Participation in conducting and performing fitness tests is required.

Focuses on skills related to the fundamentals to resistance training including anaerobic ability, muscular strength, muscle endurance, power, and flexibility. Course content is meant to compliment the knowledge and fundamentals around individualized resistance training programs as discussed in KINS 3545 Resistance Training for Health and Performance.

An introduction to basic principles of the athletic training profession. Content includes history of the athletic training profession, sports medicine team concepts and applications, environmental influences, health assessment screenings, basic injury and illness assessment, management and treatment, protective equipment, strength and conditioning concepts, and health risks related to the physically active. An overview of athletic training professional organizations and the role the athletic trainer plays in the health care system is introduced. Risk factors associated with blood-borne pathogens (BBP) and common diseases that affect the active population are investigated. Concepts of universal precautions and BBP training will also be provided.

Addresses the Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type or FITT principle of exercise prescription for apparently healthy adults; healthy populations with special considerations such as children, older adults, and women who are pregnant; and special populations with chronic disease and health conditions such as overweight and obesity, and cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, and musculoskeletal disease. CA 3.

Field service or experiences in cooperating agencies.

Laboratory or library research to expand understanding of a specialized topic in sport, leisure, or exercise sciences.

Laboratory or library research to expand understanding of a specialized topic in sport, leisure, or exercise sciences.

For students interested in a career in healthcare (physical therapy, athletic training or related field) and/or sport a chance to engage in observation opportunities within the various clinical settings of healthcare, sports medicine, and/or sport performance. Inter-professional discussion with topics related to professional development, transition to practice, job readiness, interviewing, job negotiations, and effective communication in the workforce.

Examines the impact that sport performance can have on the athlete’s mind and body as they devote time, energy, and effort into developing their skills in their given sport. Student-athletes navigate unique stressors and can be at greater risk to experience a negative impact on their mental health and well-being. Topics to be covered may include athlete identity, personality disorders, disordered eating, substance abuse, body dysmorphia, and other psychiatric disorders.

The psychological components associated with exercise and sport performance. Specifically, how the psychosocial aspects (e.g., group cohesion, motivation, leadership, team vs. individual sport) and health related aspects (e.g., exercise behavior and adherence, burnout/overtraining, and injury) of sport and exercise relate.

Introduction to biomechanics related to injury and sport. Explores both the statics and dynamics of motion including kinetics and kinematics. Examines biomechanical issues of human movement related to exercise/sport and injury and the biomechanics of different body tissues. Uses examples from research and mass media to complement the teaching materials in the course.

Focuses on the knowledge, skills, and understanding of the scientific principles on which to design individualized aerobic training programs needed for optimal performance, health improvement, disease treatment, and injury prevention. Presents analysis techniques of human physiology specific to aerobic training and performing. Laboratory and field methods to evaluate aerobic ability, lactate threshold, economy, anthropometrics, and aerobic performance characteristics will be discussed.

A writing intensive class integrated with course content in KINS 3530.

Focuses on the knowledge, skills, and understanding of the scientific principles on which to design individualized resistance training programs needed for optimal performance, health improvement, disease treatment, and injury prevention. Presents analysis techniques of human physiology specific to resistance training and performing. Laboratory and field methods to evaluate anaerobic ability, flexibility, muscular strength and power and body composition will be discussed.

A writing intensive class integrated with course content in KINS 3545.

Introduction to theories and techniques of exercise prescription for a variety of special populations. Emphasis is placed on pathophysiology, clinical exercise testing, and the acute and chronic effects of exercise on clinical populations. Populations will include cardiovascular, pulmonary, metabolic, and neuromuscular disease among other diseases and chronic conditions. Guidelines to appropriate cardiovascular and resistance training protocols for these and other populations will be discussed in detail.

The student will meet with KINS faculty members and attend laboratory/program staff meetings to survey the opportunities available for future Honors Thesis research.

The student will identify specific Honors Thesis research questions and will write a library research paper that will serve as the thesis Literature Review.

The student will collect and interpret data and will write the Honors Thesis, completing work begun during KINS 3615.

Participation in a scholarly project (original research, systematic review, or clinical case report) with one or more faculty mentors and students. Students prepare a manuscript meeting professional standards for form and content, and a poster consistent in format with a professional meeting call for abstracts.

An organ systems approach to optimal human performance including metabolism, energy transfer, nerve transmission, muscle contraction, endocrine control, and cardiopulmonary physiology.

Fundamental concepts and physiology in Exercise Science with focus on special topics and conditions that challenge the human exercise response. These include stressful environments, use of ergogenic aids and special diets, exercise in special conditions, and advanced topics associated with fatigue, the immune system and stress/sleep deprivation: incorporating current research in these and other select areas.

A writing intensive course integrated with course content from KINS 4510.