Course Reflection
1. What connections have you had from what you’ve studied in Fitness for Life with what you’ve learned from other courses you have taken at SLCC or have learned before taking this class? Make specific references to your work in this class and in other courses. How did what you learned in other courses enhance what you learned in Fitness for Life, and vice versa?
I took this class in the same semester as Nutrition at SLCC. There was a lot of cross over in the curriculum between these courses which further reinforced the critical concepts of each class. I am happy that I tool them simultaneously because they both complemented and supplemented each other. In this class the chapter on nutrition happened to fall in the same week as the chapter on fitness in my Nutrition class. I appreciated these chapters because they didn’t conflict between courses, which gave them each credibility, and the content contained in them repeated the most valuable information. The key points I took away from both courses included SMART goal setting, that is goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. Also, to consume in moderation, not to be so restrictive that you fail but to change your mindset about fitness and nutrition so that it becomes a lifestyle not at thing you “have to TRY to do.” Another big takeaway for me in regard to nutrition was to consume a variety of nutrient dense foods within your daily net caloric expenditure, physical activity plays a big role in that expenditure so being aware of that relationship helps you better achieve your goals. Other things that span across courses include, how calories are used, how to better achieve overall health by relying on facts not trends, and how to look at the big picture of health.
2. Reflect on what you thought about Fitness and Lifelong Wellness before you took this course and how you think about it now that you have completed the course. Have any of your assumptions or understandings changed? Why? What assignments/activities/readings were influential in this process? How will you approach what influenced you differently in the future?
Something I had an idea of before taking this class, but didn’t really know, was how overall fitness, including mind, body, environmental, social, etc., affects your overall health. And that really is the point of fitness, to be healthy. The only assumption I had about fitness was that I should be exercising more, that assumption has not changed, I need to continue to exercise and push myself further into becoming more healthy. I appreciated how the course was laid out, I liked that we began by learning from the textbook, and then picked up an exercise routine that focused on just exercising and getting in the habit of moving, and then we moved into more detailed and structured exercise routines after we learned how to create a fitness plan. In the future I will continue to develop my fitness plan to include
I took this class in the same semester as Nutrition at SLCC. There was a lot of cross over in the curriculum between these courses which further reinforced the critical concepts of each class. I am happy that I tool them simultaneously because they both complemented and supplemented each other. In this class the chapter on nutrition happened to fall in the same week as the chapter on fitness in my Nutrition class. I appreciated these chapters because they didn’t conflict between courses, which gave them each credibility, and the content contained in them repeated the most valuable information. The key points I took away from both courses included SMART goal setting, that is goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. Also, to consume in moderation, not to be so restrictive that you fail but to change your mindset about fitness and nutrition so that it becomes a lifestyle not at thing you “have to TRY to do.” Another big takeaway for me in regard to nutrition was to consume a variety of nutrient dense foods within your daily net caloric expenditure, physical activity plays a big role in that expenditure so being aware of that relationship helps you better achieve your goals. Other things that span across courses include, how calories are used, how to better achieve overall health by relying on facts not trends, and how to look at the big picture of health.
2. Reflect on what you thought about Fitness and Lifelong Wellness before you took this course and how you think about it now that you have completed the course. Have any of your assumptions or understandings changed? Why? What assignments/activities/readings were influential in this process? How will you approach what influenced you differently in the future?
Something I had an idea of before taking this class, but didn’t really know, was how overall fitness, including mind, body, environmental, social, etc., affects your overall health. And that really is the point of fitness, to be healthy. The only assumption I had about fitness was that I should be exercising more, that assumption has not changed, I need to continue to exercise and push myself further into becoming more healthy. I appreciated how the course was laid out, I liked that we began by learning from the textbook, and then picked up an exercise routine that focused on just exercising and getting in the habit of moving, and then we moved into more detailed and structured exercise routines after we learned how to create a fitness plan. In the future I will continue to develop my fitness plan to include