This course will require students to explore, analyze, personalize, and discuss the following issues as they relate to the essential components of health and wellness: nutrition, physical activity/exercise/fitness, weight control, eating disorders and body image, media influences, mental health, stress, violence, substance use/abuse, sexuality and sexual orientation, sexually transmitted infections, reproductive choices/contraception, relationships, disease prevention, environment, health care, aging, and general public health issues. Students will be taught the knowledge and skills necessary to implement lifestyle behaviors that can improve their health and well-being. Field trips may be required. Recommended Prep: Eligibility for English composition (ENGL R101). Transfer credit: CSU; UC.

This course is designed to improve cardiovascular efficiency, muscle strength and overall conditioning for beginning level to advanced students. This is a cross training program combining functional training with cardiovascular training in a fun circuit framework. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Notes: Ventura College faculty has defined Indoor Cardiovascular Training as a family of courses which includes KIN V12, KIN V13, KIN V14, KIN V16, KIN V18, KIN V19, and KIN V28; a student may take a maximum of four (4) courses from a family.

This course is designed to increase understanding of the principles of muscular fitness and to develop and maintain an increased level of muscular fitness, muscle strength, endurance and flexibility through the use of free weights. Participation in this course will improve body form and function through conditioning exercises and increase muscle strength, endurance and flexibility using principles of resistive hyperkinetic exercise. Emphasis will be placed on the utilization of the overload principle and its relationship to muscle fitness. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Notes: Ventura College faculty has defined Resistance Training as a family of courses which includes KIN V10 and KIN V26; a student may take a maximum of four (4) courses from a family. Formerly: PE V41.

This class is an exercise program consisting of varied workouts to improve the cardiovascular level of fitness for the advanced runner. Class will consist of varied workouts involving timed interval training on the track, trails and hills. Transfer credit: CSU; UC. Notes: Ventura College faculty has defined Outdoor Aerobic Fitness as a family of courses which includes KIN V20, KIN V21, KIN V22, KIN V23, and KIN V24; a student may take a maximum of four (4) courses from a family.