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On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Critically review research evidence pertaining to exercise prescription.
Review evidence on contemporary lifestyle diseases in relation to exercise and fitness.
Plan and teach an appropriate fitness class and prepare a 10 week affiliated fitness programme.
Demonstrate a contemporary knowledge of health and safety issues and contra-indications in relation to exercise and fitness
Guidelines for exercise prescription. Principles of training. Epidemiology. Contemporary lifestyle diseases. Motivation for exercise and adherence. Health and Fitness screening. Practical skills in teaching fitness to the community. Planning an effective fitness programme. Health and Fitness instructors and the community.
In lectures, students will learn about principles of planning exercise programmes and the benefits of exercise to various individuals. The practical sessions will enable the students to learn and practise demonstrating safe exercises for a variety of purposes.
Lectures
Contact hours: 12-16
Intended Group size: 80
Practical
Contact hours: 28
Intended Group size: 20-40
Guided independent study
Hours: 160
Further details relating to assessment
Practical: After submission of a training plan, learners will be required to deliver and provide detailed instruction relating to specific exercises that could contribute to a training regime.
Assignment: With specific reference to key documents, learners are required to discuss the development of exercise guidelines. Specifically, according to the current authoritative source exercise guidelines, learners must describe the minimum amount of exercise that should be undertaken by all healthy individuals and appraise the influence of these guidelines on public health.
001 Practical (Paired) & 10 week written Plan (end of sem 2) 50%
002 Assignment 2000 words end of semester 2 50%
Module Coordinator - Jo McDonald
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5S2
