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Health and Fitness

Course Description: A mandatory course taught to students. This course helps in understanding various issues related to health and fitness, making it essential as an important subject for physical education graduates.

Credits: 2

Objectives of the course :

This course aims to familiarize students with various health and fitness issues and to seek scientific solutions by examining the classification of contemporary health problems, immune deficiency diseases, and contributing to the promotion of healthy habits. Students will learn about habits harmful to physical health and how to eliminate them, shedding light on the effects of performance-enhancing drugs and their harmful consequences. They will also learn to design a nutritional and physical program to treat obesity and thinness, and to understand the components of food and the importance of each. Additionally, the course will equip learners with a knowledge base on individual and community health and its measurement levels, contribute to providing a healthy environment by identifying the elements of a healthy environment, and foster positive attitudes towards the impact of physical activity on individual health. Students will also learn about the causes of diseases, modes of transmission, and disease prevention. Furthermore, they will become familiar with ideal posture, the health specifications for clothing and footwear, and how to build an ideal daily program.

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding
1-1 The student states a definition of the concept of physical health.
1-2 Defines the health measurement levels for individuals and society.
1-3 Classify the components of healthy food.
4-1 Applies health practices to maintain public health.
1-5 Understand all physical practices and their effects on health, including physical practices for individuals with chronic diseases.
1-6 Classify body types according to body mass index and attempt to modify patterns to reach a healthy and sound body type.
Skills:
2-1 Utilizes scientific findings to make decisions that help solve health-related problems.
2-2 He makes decisions and leads individuals in the field of physical health.
3-2 Applies infection prevention and control methods.
4-2 Harms one of the residential environments in terms of health level.
Values, Independence, and Responsibility
3-1 Demonstrates integrity, values, and professional ethics when dealing with community issues and problems, and provides health advice based on scientific principles.
3-2 Performs professional tasks, activities, and health practices effectively and independently.
3-3 Effectively collaborates on projects or with research or professional groups. Shows leadership and takes responsibility during work.

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Last updated: 2026-05-07