Excercise and Sports
Yuichi Tano et al., 1 credit (optional, fall semester)
1. Course objective and Method
Providing information related to physical fitness, including the importance of fitness to personal health, methods of determining levels of fitness, and appropriate avenues through which acceptable levels of fitness can be developed and maintained. Providing opportunities to develop proficiency in a variety of specific motor skills and in movement in general.
2. Course contents
Getting regular exercise
Keeping in good physical condition
Making new friends
Controlling weight
Learning lifetime activity skills and habits
Developing sport skills
Prevention, detection, and correction of physical defects
3. Grading
This course will be graded on a pass/fail basis. A maximum of four absences will be allowed. Non-participation will count as an absence. The grade will be based on attendance, participation, and attitude.
4. Remarks
Students will be required to wear appropriate clothing for each physical activity and some type of rubber-soled athletic shoe. Street clothes, shoes, jeans or cutoffs are not acceptable. All students will be required to submit a test to determine their level of fitness at the beginning of the program except Alpine skiing.
