Physical Health and Exercise Programming

HLTH 200/3.0

Overview

An overview of principles of physical fitness and wellness with an emphasis on the planning of a personalized physical fitness program.

Please note: This course is typically offered in the summer term 

This course is designed to introduce students to the components of physical fitness and exercise programming. Through self-guided active learning opportunities, students will explore the components of physical fitness from a personal perspective. Students will apply training principles to design and implement their own exercise programs while recognizing the importance and benefits of physical activity and exercise.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of HLTH 200, students will be able to:

  1. Describe how physical activity and exercise can impact health.
  2. Identify the components of physical fitness and describe the physiological responses to exercise.  
  3. Explain how movement behaviours and components of physical fitness can be assessed to inform exercise planning.  
  4. Apply the basic principles of training to design safe and effective personal exercise programs.
  5. Create strategies to implement and adapt exercise plans to meet individual movement behaviour goals.

Terms

Fall 2025
Course Dates
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Exam Dates (if applicable)
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Delivery Mode
Online

Evaluation

1% - Movement Lab #1
2% -  Movement Lab #2
2% -  Movement Lab #3
1% - Movement Lab #4
5% - Movement Lab #5
5% - Movement Lab #6
2% - Movement Lab #7
2% - Movement Lab #8
35% - Proctored Midterm
45% - Proctored Final Exam

**Evaluation Subject to Change**

Exam Centre Location, Eligibility, and Fees

Students enrolled exclusively in online courses may choose one of two options to write this course's proctored assessments:

  • You may choose to write the assessments online under supervision of an online proctoring service. A $100 fee will be charged to your SOLUS account. This fee is known as the Off Campus Exam Admin Fee and is applied in SOLUS at the earlier of: term tuition posting date, or the date at which exam writing method is changed to online. The fee is assessed once per ASO course with proctored assessments.
  • You may choose to write the assessments in-person on Queen's campus in Kingston at no additional charge.
    Students enrolled in at least one on-campus course are expected to write this course's proctored assessments on-campus during the scheduled exam time. They will not be permitted to write this course's proctored assessments online.

Students were prompted to indicate their preferred exam writing method when enrolling in the course in SOLUS. The exam writing method may be changed by contacting the ASO Exams Team at aso.exams@queensu.ca.

Information for students writing online assessments

Selected assessments in this course will be administered in onQ using online proctoring provided by a third-party, cloud-based service. This proctoring solution was chosen to support our efforts in maintaining academic integrity when online proctoring is required. Queen's has conducted an extensive privacy and security review of the service and has entered into a binding agreement with terms that address the appropriate collection, use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with Ontario's privacy legislation. To learn more about online proctoring, please see the information provided by the Office of the University Registrar.

If you registered to write online with the service, all information pertaining to the technical requirements and preparation for writing online will be posted in onQ well in advance of your exam.

The use of the service as described is unique to courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science Online. Other Faculties use online proctoring solutions in different ways under different regulations. Students should contact the appropriate Faculty examination team if they have questions.

Timing of Final Examinations

The exam period dates for each Term are listed on the Faculty of Arts and Science webpage under "Important Dates". Student exam schedules for the Fall Term are posted to SOLUS immediately prior to the Thanksgiving holiday; for the Winter Term they are posted on the Friday before Reading Week, and for the Summer Term they are individually noted on the Arts and Science Online syllabi. Students should not make any travel plans until after the examination schedule has been posted. Exams will not be moved or deferred to accommodate employment, travel/holiday plans or flight reservations. Students experiencing extenuating circumstances preventing them from writing their exams as scheduled should review the information about the Academic Consideration process.

Textbook and Materials

There is no textbook for HLTH 200

All course materials will be available through onQ and Course eReserves. 

Time Commitment

Students can expect to spend approximately 8-10 hours per week (108 hours per term) on study/practice and online activity for this course.

Winter 2026
Course Dates
–
Exam Dates (if applicable)
–
Delivery Mode
Online

Evaluation

1% - Movement Lab #1
2% -  Movement Lab #2
2% -  Movement Lab #3
1% - Movement Lab #4
5% - Movement Lab #5
5% - Movement Lab #6
2% - Movement Lab #7
2% - Movement Lab #8
35% - Proctored Midterm
45% - Proctored Final Exam

**Evaluation Subject to Change**

Exam Centre Location, Eligibility, and Fees

Students enrolled exclusively in online courses may choose one of two options to write this course's proctored assessments:

  • You may choose to write the assessments online under supervision of an online proctoring service. A $100 fee will be charged to your SOLUS account. This fee is known as the Off Campus Exam Admin Fee and is applied in SOLUS at the earlier of: term tuition posting date, or the date at which exam writing method is changed to online. The fee is assessed once per ASO course with proctored assessments.
  • You may choose to write the assessments in-person on Queen's campus in Kingston at no additional charge.
    Students enrolled in at least one on-campus course are expected to write this course's proctored assessments on-campus during the scheduled exam time. They will not be permitted to write this course's proctored assessments online.

Students were prompted to indicate their preferred exam writing method when enrolling in the course in SOLUS. The exam writing method may be changed by contacting the ASO Exams Team at aso.exams@queensu.ca.

Information for students writing online assessments

Selected assessments in this course will be administered in onQ using online proctoring provided by a third-party, cloud-based service. This proctoring solution was chosen to support our efforts in maintaining academic integrity when online proctoring is required. Queen's has conducted an extensive privacy and security review of the service and has entered into a binding agreement with terms that address the appropriate collection, use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with Ontario's privacy legislation. To learn more about online proctoring, please see the information provided by the Office of the University Registrar.

If you registered to write online with the service, all information pertaining to the technical requirements and preparation for writing online will be posted in onQ well in advance of your exam.

The use of the service as described is unique to courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Science Online. Other Faculties use online proctoring solutions in different ways under different regulations. Students should contact the appropriate Faculty examination team if they have questions.

Timing of Final Examinations

The exam period dates for each Term are listed on the Faculty of Arts and Science webpage under "Important Dates". Student exam schedules for the Fall Term are posted to SOLUS immediately prior to the Thanksgiving holiday; for the Winter Term they are posted on the Friday before Reading Week, and for the Summer Term they are individually noted on the Arts and Science Online syllabi. Students should not make any travel plans until after the examination schedule has been posted. Exams will not be moved or deferred to accommodate employment, travel/holiday plans or flight reservations. Students experiencing extenuating circumstances preventing them from writing their exams as scheduled should review the information about the Academic Consideration process.

Textbook and Materials

There is no textbook for HLTH 200

All course materials will be available through onQ and Course eReserves. 

Time Commitment

Students can expect to spend approximately 8-10 hours per week (108 hours per term) on study/practice and online activity for this course.