SHN4502 - Health and Fitness

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the components of fitness and how to apply variables of fitness to an exercise programme.
Demonstrate an understanding of the physiological and psychological benefits of exercise on health and health behaviour theory.
Plan, prepare and teach a safe and effective gym-based exercise programme for healthy individuals.
Demonstrate a contemporary knowledge of health and safety issues and contra-indications in relation to exercise and fitness.

Content:

The role of exercise in health. Contemporary lifestyle disease in relation to health. Guidelines for exercise prescription. Principles of training for healthy adults. Motivation for exercise and adherence. Health and Fitness screening. Practical skills in teaching fitness to the community. Planning an effective gym-based exercise programme. The role of health and fitness instructors in the community.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Learning and teaching methods will take the form of weekly lecture sessions and 2-hour practical fitness sessions. Assessment will be a practical assessment and an essay providing the scientific rationale for the practical session. Through workshops, students will develop an understanding of the role of exercise in health and the relationship with disease and motivation and adherence to exercise. Workshops will focus on designing and implementing a gym-based exercise including the importance of health screening, informed consent and client safety. Students will design and lead a gym-based session in the practical assessment.

Lectures
Hours: 30
Intended Group size: 60

Practicals
Hours: 20
Intended Group size: 12

Guided independent study
Hours: 150

Further details relating to assessment
Formative assessment will take place throughout module. This could take the form of seminar discussions with peers and facilitator and practical delivery of exercise techniques to receive peer and tutor feedback. Directed activities can be used as a form of formative assessment and it is recommended that they relate to the summative component of assessment.

Any students taking all these assessments as a deferred opportunity or re-sit will be assessed by a 4,000-word portfolio with 100% weighting.

Other relevant matters
- The practical component of the module is taught by REPS qualified staff.
- Sport lab, gym, sports hall and fitness suite are available for the practical component of the module.
- The practical assessment is 30 minutes per student in relation to REPS accreditation.
- An additional multiple choice exam forms part of the assessment for the module and is not a credit bearing component but is required for the REPS Level 2 accreditation (Gym Instructor). This exam will be offered during the normal assessment period, with any resit of this component being offered alongside subsequent exams for this module. Note that this may be in the following academic year.
- REPS Level 2 accreditation (Gym Instructor) will be achieved following successful achievement of both the multiple choice exam and the practical assessment.

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Rachel McDonald
Level - 4
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4S2

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