This course is designed to provide students with on-the-job experience in health and fitness coaching. The purpose of a field experience is to help students make the transition from student to professional. This course will go through an entire health and fitness coaching experience starting with the client recruitment, initial evaluation, goal setting, health guidance and planning (exercise and nutrition), and final evaluation. You must be signed up for credit while completing hours or the hours toward your field experience do not count. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. P/F Only.
Prerequisite(s): HHP 1270 Advanced Emergency Care, HHP 2500 Basic Human Nutrition, and HHP 3150 Principles Of Sport Performance, and approval of instructor.
(Normally offered each semester.)
HHP 1270 Advanced Emergency Care (1 hour)
A study and application of the principles and techniques involved in the advanced administration of first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and automated electronic defibrillators (AEDs). Students will earn American Red Cross certifications. Cross listed with AT 1270.
(Normally offered each semester.)
HHP 2500 Basic Human Nutrition (2 hours)
This is a course designed to provide students with the basic scientific principles of nutrition focusing on their personal choices and experiences. The student will develop a definition of nutrition, and learn how nutrition has evolved. The student will be introduced to the concepts of: essential nutrient classifications, defining and developing a healthy diet, recommendations for specific nutrients, eating disorders, energy balance and obesity, body composition, lifetime nutrition (infancy to older adults), and food/beverage choices and the influence on chronic disease and optimal wellbeing.
(Normally offered each semester)
Archway Curriculum: Integrative Core: Human Health and Disease Thread
HHP 3150 Principles Of Sport Performance (3 hours)
An advanced study of the scientific principles and theories related to sport performance in both the private and public sectors. Discussions related to applications and concepts in the exercise sciences, testing and evaluation, exercise technique, sport nutrition, exercise psychology, program design, and strength and conditioning administration and facility organization will be emphasized.
Normally offered each semester.
