健美操是面向西北农林科技大学本科生所开设的一、二年级体育必修课。健美操运动是一项融体操、舞蹈、音乐为一体，以有氧练习为基础，以健、力、美为特征的体育运动项目。健美操包括：大众健美操和竞技健美操。
本课程的理论部分主要包括健美操的起源、发展、风格特点及视频欣赏等；实践部分包括：全国大众健美操锻炼标准三级、四级、五级及形体练习的学习与练习。
本课程的重点是掌握健美操的技术动作，在此基础上，提高学生的身体的柔韧、灵敏以及协调性；提高学生音乐感受能力；提高学生健美操动作的编排能力、科学健身的方法以及学生的审美能力等。
The Course Description of Aerobics
Aerobics is a required course of PE for freshman and sophomore of undergraduate student of Northwest Agriculture & Forestry University. Aerobics is a sport that combines gymnastics, dance and music, based on aerobic exercise and characteristics by health, strength and beauty. Aerobics can be divided into mass aerobics and competitive aerobics.
The theoretical part of this course mainly includes the origin, development, style and some videos of aerobics. And the practice part consists of the learning and practice of levels three, four and five of national mass aerobics standard and physique exercises.
The key point of the course is to grasp the technical movement of aerobics. On this basis, it is to develop the flexibility, agility and coordination of students and improve the students' ability of the arrangement aerobics moves, and perfect the methods of scientific fitness and the ability of aesthetic judgment.