1. To introduce the fundamentals of common conditions and 
disease states that are prevented, treated, or enhanced by 
physical activity (e.g., diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, asthma, 
osteoporosis, obesity).
2. To provide a mechanistic view of the condition/disease and 
how it can be improved by physical activity.
3. To integrate safety and efficacy concerns with issues 
regarding behavioral change management to optimize the 
exercise prescription.  
4. To understand the systematic process that is needed to define 
the optimal exercise prescription/recommendation to safely 
prevent or treat various conditions or diseases.

1. Problem-based learning using case studies 
2. Review: Risk analysis and stratification; main cardiovascular 
diseases
3. Behavior change, theories, and fundamentals
4. The etiology, risk factor, diagnosis, and treatment paradigm 
of chronic disease 
4. Obesity
5. Osteoporosis
6. Diabetes mellitus
7. Pulmonary diseases and asthma
8. Cancer/HIV and immune-compromised conditions 
9. Pregnancy
10. Low back pain
11. Children/adolescents: Physiological and emotional aspects 
impacting the exercise prescription
12. Older adults: Aspects impacting the exercise prescription	
13. Integrating multiple conditions with behavioral change 
principles

Students in this course are expected to conform to the UGA 
Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all of my 
academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of 
others." Academic honesty means performing all academic work 
without plagiarism, cheating, lying, tampering, stealing, 
receiving unauthorized or illegitimate assistance from any other 
person, or using any sources of information that is not common
knowledge.  
Students who assist other students in academically dishonest 
acts are in violation of the policy. Consequences of academic 
dishonesty may vary from receiving a lower grade to expulsion 
from the University. 
Students have the responsibility for knowing the University's 
policy and procedures on academic dishonesty, which are 
described in the publication, "A Culture of Honesty." Copies of 
this publication can be obtained from the Office of the Vice 
President for Instruction or may be viewed at the following
web site: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/