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HNFE-2804: Exercise and Health

Description: Introduction to the foundations of exercise science as applied to healthy living, and the concept of exercise as medicine. Fundamentals of health appraisal, foundations of fitness training principles and prescription; nutrition and energy cost, and application of exercise prescription for disease prevention and treatment.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BMSP-2135 and HNFE-1004

Required By: HNFE-3804, HNFE-4174, HNFE-4804

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 14

Average GPA: 3.25 (rounds to B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.08%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.45%

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