Overview

As with any journey, it is easier to get started if you prepare appropriately. The assessments in Unit 1 will help you do just that.

Learning Objectives

At the end of unit, you will be able to:

• Determine your compatibility with distance learning
• Identify course related policies and procedures
• Identify health characteristics that affect exercise safety
• Differentiate between physical activity and exercise
• Evaluate your current dimensions of wellness
• List behaviors that contribute to a wellness lifestyle and how your behaviors compare with them
• Describe the stages of behavior change and determine your stage for several wellness-related behaviors
• Identify the strategies in creating an individualized plan to change a wellness-related behavior