Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER)

In this course, students develop an understanding of how their lifestyle choices have an effect on their personal wellness and physical fitness. Students will explore the progression of conditioning exercises and activities that develop and maintain physical fitness, and lifestyle choices that maintain health and wellness. This course will take place in both the classroom and lab setting.

This course is a beginning pickleball class, which is a court game that combines skills from tennis, ping pong, and badminton. Throughout this class we will focus on developing basic skills and implementing them into game situations. We will cover skills such as ball control, drive/lob serve, forehand and backhand drive, dink, volley, drop shot, lob, smash, and game strategy.

This is an introductory hiking course designed to impart skills such as fitness preparation, navigation, and the logistics of planning a hiking trip on Kaua'i. This class will also examine certain aspects of group dynamics such as problem solving, communication, stress management, and leadership. Hawaiian folklore will be explored on some of the hikes. There will be class meetings for lecture and fitness to prep for the hikes, as well as day hiking trips.

This course introduces the student to principles of weight training, understanding the muscles used in exercises, the benefits of training, and the application of proper lifting mechanics. Workouts will be given by the instructor with an emphasis on conditioning, experiencing different types of training, and developing one's own personal lifting program, which will be implemented towards the end of the course.

This course is designed to help students identify and understand the benefits of weight training, how weight training affects the body, and learn intermediate level training routines for complete muscular development. Students will also learn how to design and develop a balanced weight training program to meet their needs and expands on skills learned in HPER 152: Weight Training.

This course will focus on the development and maintenance of the following components of fitness: muscular endurance, strength, cardiovascular fitness, balance, speed, and coordination. General fitness concepts to improve each component of fitness, nutrition, and weight management will be included. The primary emphasis is helping reduce the risk of functional decline and improve overall performance in everyday activities.

This course will focus on the practice of hatha yoga. General philosophy, history, and benefits toward wellness will be included. The primary emphasis will be on the performance of postures and breathing exercises, along with emphasis on ethical principles, personal conduct, and meditation in order to improve overall wellness.

This course will focus on corrective work and improvement of basic poses, as well as intermediate poses, meditation, breathing, and relaxation techniques in Hatha Yoga with independent, group, and personalized training. Students will study yoga history, philosophy, and understand how to apply principles of yoga into a healthy lifestyle.

See explanation under the heading of Special Studies.