Functional Wellness is about muscles, bones, joints, nerves, and everything else that's responsible for your physical ability to move. It's your mechanical well-being. It is about optimizing your ability to do the activities that that you need to do and that you want to do, without being hampered by pain or injury. It is a course designed to identify students to a comprehensive range of topics and information relating to the various aspects of functional wellness including physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, financial, occupational, intercultural and environmental. It also covers figure improvement, nutrition, weight control, and postural improvements. Pilates, yoga, functional training, suspension training, agility drills, plyometric exercises, fitness bar training, spinning, nutrition, stress management, principles of health and fitness, prevention of cardiovascular disease, assessment and weight management. PEM1116C meets the International/ Intercultural competency requirement.

This course will provide a study of basic yoga movements and positions to increase flexibility, strength, and relaxation. A holistic approach to health and stress management is emphasized. Coeducational.

A course primarily designed and organized for students of all ages to learn how to assess, create, and apply a personal weight/resistance training plan to improve their muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Eight interrelated dimensions of Wellness will be discussed in conjunction with how a personal weight/resistance training plan can help students work toward achieving optimal wellness. Students will learn how to assess basic values and techniques, including safety procedures in the use of weights for progressive resistance exercise. Includes individual programming 20 or more contact hours. Contributes to the welfare of the community and environment with a specific emphasis on resistance training methods and techniques. PEM1131C meets the International/Intercultural competency requirement.

Aerobic Wellness emphasizes the introduction of knowledge and techniques necessary for increasing cardiorespiratory efficiency assessment of status and development of a personal program. It is a course designed to provide students with an opportunity to strengthen their cardiovascular system, decrease body fat and firm muscles. Students will be exposed to a broad range of issues and information relating to the various aspects of aerobic/ cardiovascular wellness including physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and environmental wellness. Students will incorporate and apply concepts of aerobic exercise and healthy living in ways that will contribute to the welfare of the community and the environment. PEM1141C meets the International/ Intercultural competency requirement.