PSCI422 Career Survival Through Total Fitness (3 cr.)

This course examines the potential physical, emotional, and mental impact law enforcement careers can have on police officers.  The skills law enforcement officers can adopt to implement and maintain a holistic health approach are presented.  Also presented are the knowledge and skills police officers can integrate into a personalized program tailored to the specific demands of their professions.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Explain the concept and benefits of total fitness such as exercise, nutrition, stress management, and smoking cessation.
2. Plan strategies to overcome the potential negative effects of the law enforcement work environment.
3. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the physiology of exercise and its positive effects on individuals working in stressful careers.
4. Apply knowledge of health and exercise concepts in developing a personal fitness program.
5. Articulate basic theory of health and fitness to include sections on anatomy,  physiology, kinesiology, and behavioral change.
6. Utilize theoretical and practical experience in health and fitness screening, profiling, and goal setting.
7. Identify common injuries among police officers and the appropriate treatment and prevention of these injuries.