Baylor LF: Lifetime Fitness
LF 1104: Adaptive Lifetime Fitness
1 credit hours · 1 section · 0 open seats · Beth Williams
Prerequisite(s): Departmental consent required. Lifetime fitness activity class for students needing accommodation due to injury or disability. Prior to registration, students must present a medical statement from their physician outlining both the nature of…
LF 1108: Intermediate Aerobic Running
1 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Jeffrey Petersen
Designed for students aiming to run more than a 5K, this course covers topics such as proper running form, injury prevention, nutrition, and various training techniques. Students are expected to run 10-15 miles per week after registering for the course. They w…
LF 1110: Aerobic Walking
1 credit hours · 2 sections · 38 open seats · Jennifer Martinsen
This course is designed to provide students with a fitness foundation through the means of walking. Students will be given a fitness assessment profile, develop an exercise program, and participate in a series of small group and individual walks of varying le…
LF 1111: Aerobic Running
1 credit hours · 5 sections · 75 open seats
Students must be capable of running a mile without stopping at the beginning of the course. This class provides runners the opportunity to train and increase aerobic running capacity. Workouts are designed to meet individual fitness levels and goals. Health-re…
LF 1112: Backpacking & Camping
1 credit hours · 4 sections · 57 open seats · Michael Nealy, Steve Venable
A course designed to teach the values of wilderness experiences and the knowledge and skill necessary for enjoyable and safe basic wilderness living. Topics receiving emphasis include: safety, fitness, ecology, clothing, equipment, food preparation, emergency …
LF 1117: Beginning Ballet
1 credit hours · 1 section · 18 open seats · Brooke Schlecte
This is an introductory course to ballet. The course provides training in technique, body placement, movement theory and terminology. Progressive classical ballet barre center work and floor combinations enable students to train their bodies in the proper clas…
LF 1118: Intermediate Ballet
1 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Sharon Weiner
This course reviews the material present in basic ballet. More advanced ballet moves are used in an effort to progress to more difficult ballet routines.
LF 1119: Advanced Ballet
1 credit hours · 1 section · 5 open seats · Sharon Weiner
Prerequisite(s): Departmental consent required. This course is designed for the student who has had advanced level experiences in school or private ballet academy or has successfully completed the intermediate ballet class. Skills include refining basic moves…
LF 1123: Beginning Mountain Biking
1 credit hours · 3 sections · 42 open seats · Ray Lamb
This course is designed to prepare students with the basic skills needed for a lifetime of enjoyable mountain bike riding. Students are provided with an overall view of mountain biking, rules of the trail and road, safety, riding technique, clothing, equipmen…
LF 1124: Beginning Bowling
1 credit hours · 6 sections · 78 open seats · Ron English
The instructional format for this course includes skill development in grip, stance, approach, and ball delivery. Ball selection, scoring, rules and regulations, and practice will also be important ingredients of this class.
LF 1129: Baylor Athletics Baseball
1 credit hours · 15 sections · 325 open seats · Daniel Darcy, Charlie Melton, Caleb Krueger, Courteney Tompkins and 7 more
Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval required. This course is a continuation of Varsity Conditioning I and allows athletes the opportunity to demonstrate the skills and knowledge acquired in Varsity Conditioning I.
LF 1130: Social Dance
1 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Jessica Cox
Introduction to social dance for the purpose of developing a lifetime recreational activity, often linked to social and professional situations. Various styles of social dance, such as fox trot, waltz, swing, rock and roll, country western, cha-cha, and tango…
LF 1131: Contemporary Dance
1 credit hours · 2 sections · 35 open seats · Hannah Requa
An introduction of movement principals as the body relates to space, time, energy, and relationships. Students will explore how the body moves through patterns, phrase work, improvisation, and choreography.
LF 1134: Fitness Theory & Practice
1 credit hours · 11 sections · 168 open seats
A comprehensive course designed for the student desiring an in-depth understanding of the concepts of physical fitness including strength development, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, body composition, stress, mood modifiers, and nutrition. A vari…
LF 1138: Beginning Golf
1 credit hours · 13 sections · 181 open seats · Kenneth Blalock, Jon Antunes, Shawn Hernandez, Ray Lamb and 1 more
This course offers the students the opportunity to develop skills appropriate to the enjoyment of this healthy, lifetime sport. Students learn the proper stance, grip, and swing techniques for all clubs, as well as rules, terminology, and equipment selection.
LF 1139: Intermediate Golf
1 credit hours · 2 sections · 21 open seats · Chris Clifton, Cameron Wolf
Prerequisite(s): LF 1138 or departmental consent required. A course designed for students who already possess the basic skills and knowledge necessary to play golf. Topics at the intermediate level include rules, productive practice, mental aspects, course ma…
LF 1140: Advanced Golf
1 credit hours · 1 section · 13 open seats · Chris Clifton
Prerequisite(s): Departmental consent required. This course is for those students who own a set of clubs and have a handicap of less than twenty.
LF 1147: Beginning Jazz Dance
1 credit hours · 1 section · 19 open seats
A dramatic, disciplined, and versatile style of theatrical dance. Students will gain a broader base for creative development, expression, and movement than ballet. The major concepts of jazz dance include principles of proper body alignment, strength, and flex…
LF 1148: Intermediate Jazz Dance
1 credit hours · 1 section · 19 open seats · Natalie George
The intermediate-level jazz class greatly strengthens and builds upon a student's dance technique, increases knowledge and application of body alignment, flexibility and muscle control. Intermediate level includes more complex progressions, dance combinations,…
LF 1151: Beginning Martial Arts
1 credit hours · 1 section · 18 open seats · Jon Antunes
This is a course designed to improve beginning self-defense techniques. Skills include kicking, punching, blocking, and offensive and defensive maneuvers. Martial Arts improve strength flexibility, body control, and self-confidence.
LF 1156: Beginning Racquetball
1 credit hours · 6 sections · 81 open seats · Kenneth Blalock
Equipment selection, safety procedures, serves, strokes, volley, court strategy, rules, and actual play are combined to give the basics needed for enjoyable and knowledgeable participation.
LF 1160: Beginning Rock Climbing
1 credit hours · 4 sections · 64 open seats · Sha Towers, Jack Whittle
This course is intended to provide students with the fundamentals of rock climbing for lifelong leisure involvement. Course content will address personal fitness, knowledge of sport, equipment, climbing safety, and technique. The majority of this course will t…
LF 1161: Intermediate Rock Climbing
1 credit hours · 1 section · 16 open seats · Jack Whittle
Prerequisite(s): LF 1160 or departmental consent required. This course is intended to provide students with intermediate rock climbing skills and practices including multi-pitch belaying and rappelling, anchor systems, partner and self-rescue, route finding, m…
LF 1163: Beginning Self Defense
1 credit hours · 1 section · 18 open seats · Jon Antunes
Practical self-defense for people with no previous training in martial arts. The course will emphasize risk avoidance, risk recognition, and escape. The tactics and strategy of physical confrontation will be introduced - falling, throws, punching, blocking, an…
LF 1168: Soccer
1 credit hours · 3 sections · 67 open seats
A comprehensive course in the fundamentals of soccer including dribbling, passing, kicking, and tackling skills, offensive and defensive strategies, rules and regulations, and conditioning.
LF 1171: Softball
1 credit hours · 2 sections · 44 open seats
This course stresses the fundamentals of throwing, catching, fielding, batting, rules and regulations, equipment selection, drills, and actual play.
LF 1181: Beginning Tennis
1 credit hours · 11 sections · 193 open seats · Francisco Larrazolo, Jason Carver, Holly Page
This course teaches the basics for tennis. Included are tennis terminology, rules and regulations, etiquette, equipment selection, serve, volley, ball control, forehand and backhand strokes. In-class practice of drills and individual play is provided.
LF 1182: Intermediate Tennis
1 credit hours · 4 sections · 72 open seats · Francisco Larrazolo, Tom Sullivan
This class refines previously learned skills of ball control, serve, forehand and backhand strokes. Included in intermediate tennis is doubles play and class games and tournaments.
LF 1183: Advanced Tennis
1 credit hours · 1 section · 18 open seats · Francisco Larrazolo
The advanced tennis player must possess a detailed knowledge and understanding of stroke mechanics and corrective drills, rules, equipment, and terminology. The advanced tennis class provides an opportunity for play with others of the same proficiency in the g…
LF 1188: Beginning Pickleball
1 credit hours · 3 sections · 48 open seats · Chris Gomez, Paul Underwood
Instruction in the skills, rules, tactics, and techniques involved in playing pickleball as a lifelong sport. Basic fitness and training principals will be discussed as applicable to the sport of Pickleball and health.
LF 1189: Volleyball
1 credit hours · 5 sections · 120 open seats
This exciting team sport incorporates knowledge of the rules and court strategy with skills such as setting, bumping, serving, and conditioning to make a well-rounded player.
LF 1192: Weight Control
1 credit hours · 3 sections · 56 open seats · Beth Williams
A course designed to teach weight control through a combination of proper diet, nutritional advice, and exercise. Toning and conditioning your body is accomplished through weight training, circuit training and exercise routines performed to music.
LF 1194: Begin Weight Training
1 credit hours · 6 sections · 116 open seats
This course incorporates basic anatomic and physiological principles to specific lifts, exercises, muscles, and training techniques pertinent to the development of an individualized weight training program.
LF 1195: Interm Weight Training
1 credit hours · 3 sections · 57 open seats
This course is designed for the advanced students and will review basic concepts covered in the beginning course. In addition, more advanced techniques and training principles will be incorporated into each student's individual exercise routine.