Patriot High – Applied Fitness & Wellness (Personal Fitness)

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

Applied Fitness & Wellness (formerly Personal Fitness) offers students opportunities to engage in physical activities with a focus on health and wellness. The course emphasizes the importance of physical activity for overall well-being, helping students develop the ability to self-assess fitness and movement performance while improving skills through a variety of activities. Students will engage in physical activities that support lifelong personal fitness, with special attention to the five healthrelated components of fitness including cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Instruction also covers lifestyle-related health risk factors and the role of nutrition in wellness. Learning experiences may include classroom discussions as well as individual and team-based activities. This course may be taken more than once for credit.