KNES 53

About this course

This is an introduction to the disciplines of Kinesiology and Health through fitness, wellness, and lifestyle management, covering concepts of wellness from an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective, as well as practices and beliefs that contribute to fitness and healthful living. Students will explore past and current theories of health and fitness with emphasis on the roles of genetics, gender, and age. Students will assess their own cardiovascular capacity, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition, in and out of class.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use KNES 53

ASSIST maps KNES 53 to a requirement in 10 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• Public Health, Concentration in Population Data ScienceDe Anza → San Jose State
• Public HealthDe Anza → San Jose State
• Public Health, Concentration in Community Health EducationDe Anza → San Jose State
• Public Health, B.S. (SJSU Online)De Anza → San Jose State
• CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, B.A. - Option in Early Childhood DevelopmentDe Anza → CSU Northridge
• Public HealthDe Anza → CSU Bakersfield
• Kinesiology, BS, Concentration in Physical Activity LeadershipDe Anza → CSU Bakersfield
• Kinesiology, BS, Concentration in Applied Exercise ScienceDe Anza → CSU Bakersfield
• Kinesiology, BS, Concentration in Allied HealthDe Anza → CSU Bakersfield