Assessing and developing health fitnessLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: LI00EE63
Credits
5 op
Teaching language
- Finnish
Objective
You are able to define the concept of health fitness and know how it is assessed and tested.
You can plan situations for assessing and testing clients' health fitness by paying attention to ethical and confidentiality factors.
You are able to plan evidence-based physical exercises to develop health fitness.
Content
How are health fitness and its different components defined?
How is health fitness assessed and tested?
How do you choose customised tests for measuring clients' health fitness?
How do you assess individuals' health fitness reliably and in a repeat manner?
What responsibilities and ethical principles relate to testing?
How is health fitness (endurance, strength, motor control and mobility) developed through physical exercise?
Materials
Body structure and functions 5 ECTS credits
Physiology of physical exercise and load 5 ECTS credits
Professional English 5 ECTS credits
School environment training II: Testing health fitness 10 ECTS credits