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.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded

Introduction to Athletic Training (KINS 2200)

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.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: None.
Grading Basis: Graded

Exercise Prescription (KINS 2227)

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.

3.00 credits
Prerequisites: PSYC 1100.
Grading Basis: Graded

Exercise Physiology (KINS 4500)