HEED 353

Healthy Eating, Stress Management, and Weight Control

This course focuses on healthy eating through understanding the various macronutrients and how to obtain the necessary variety needed for weight management goals while striving to eat whole foods. Weight loss programs and their effectiveness in obtaining a healthy balance will be reviewed. The role of stress management in one's personal health choices or those issues that are outside of a person's control will be addressed. A variety of stress management strategies will be discussed. The importance and application of functional fitness designed to train muscles to work together and prepare for daily tasks will be discussed and applied during the course of the semester.

Units: 3.0

Hours: 54 hours LEC