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Testing, assessing and developing health fitnessLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: LI00EH50

Credits

5 op

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 can assess your own and clients' health fitness in a versatile way making use of different tests and measurements.
You are able to plan evidence-based physical exercises to develop health fitness.
You can interpret test results, draw conclusions and make use of the results in instructing clients.

Content

How are health fitness and its different components defined?
How is health fitness assessed and tested?
How do you test endurance, the fitness of the musculoskeletal system, motor fitness and analyse body composition?
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 do you give clients feedback on the test results?
How do you interpret test results and make use of them in the program planning and implementation of physical exercises?
How do you assess your own activities as a tester?
How do you make use of client and peer feedback in developing your own activities?

Enrollment

08.04.2024 - 21.04.2024

Timing

02.09.2024 - 31.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Physical Education
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaisa Hokkanen
Teacher in charge

Vesa Väänänen

Groups
  • LISA24KP
    Physical Education, full-time studies

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 can assess your own and clients' health fitness in a versatile way making use of different tests and measurements.
You are able to plan evidence-based physical exercises to develop health fitness.
You can interpret test results, draw conclusions and make use of the results in instructing clients.

Content

How are health fitness and its different components defined?
How is health fitness assessed and tested?
How do you test endurance, the fitness of the musculoskeletal system, motor fitness and analyse body composition?
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 do you give clients feedback on the test results?
How do you interpret test results and make use of them in the program planning and implementation of physical exercises?
How do you assess your own activities as a tester?
How do you make use of client and peer feedback in developing your own activities?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

08.01.2024 - 17.05.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Physical Education
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaisa Hokkanen
Teacher in charge

Vesa Väänänen

Groups
  • LISA23SP
    Physical Education, full-time studies

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 can assess your own and clients' health fitness in a versatile way making use of different tests and measurements.
You are able to plan evidence-based physical exercises to develop health fitness.
You can interpret test results, draw conclusions and make use of the results in instructing clients.

Content

How are health fitness and its different components defined?
How is health fitness assessed and tested?
How do you test endurance, the fitness of the musculoskeletal system, motor fitness and analyse body composition?
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 do you give clients feedback on the test results?
How do you interpret test results and make use of them in the program planning and implementation of physical exercises?
How do you assess your own activities as a tester?
How do you make use of client and peer feedback in developing your own activities?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023

Timing

04.09.2023 - 31.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Physical Education
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaisa Hokkanen
Teacher in charge

Vesa Väänänen

Groups
  • LISA23KP
    Physical Education, full-time studies

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 can assess your own and clients' health fitness in a versatile way making use of different tests and measurements.
You are able to plan evidence-based physical exercises to develop health fitness.
You can interpret test results, draw conclusions and make use of the results in instructing clients.

Content

How are health fitness and its different components defined?
How is health fitness assessed and tested?
How do you test endurance, the fitness of the musculoskeletal system, motor fitness and analyse body composition?
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 do you give clients feedback on the test results?
How do you interpret test results and make use of them in the program planning and implementation of physical exercises?
How do you assess your own activities as a tester?
How do you make use of client and peer feedback in developing your own activities?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022

Timing

09.01.2023 - 26.05.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Physical Education
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaisa Hokkanen
  • Tiina Aho
Teacher in charge

Vesa Väänänen

Groups
  • LISA22SP
    Physical Education, full-time studies

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 can assess your own and clients' health fitness in a versatile way making use of different tests and measurements.
You are able to plan evidence-based physical exercises to develop health fitness.
You can interpret test results, draw conclusions and make use of the results in instructing clients.

Content

How are health fitness and its different components defined?
How is health fitness assessed and tested?
How do you test endurance, the fitness of the musculoskeletal system, motor fitness and analyse body composition?
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 do you give clients feedback on the test results?
How do you interpret test results and make use of them in the program planning and implementation of physical exercises?
How do you assess your own activities as a tester?
How do you make use of client and peer feedback in developing your own activities?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

06.04.2022 - 22.04.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Physical Education
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaisa Hokkanen
  • Tiina Aho
Teacher in charge

Vesa Väänänen

Groups
  • LISA22KP
    Physical Education, full-time studies

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 can assess your own and clients' health fitness in a versatile way making use of different tests and measurements.
You are able to plan evidence-based physical exercises to develop health fitness.
You can interpret test results, draw conclusions and make use of the results in instructing clients.

Content

How are health fitness and its different components defined?
How is health fitness assessed and tested?
How do you test endurance, the fitness of the musculoskeletal system, motor fitness and analyse body composition?
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 do you give clients feedback on the test results?
How do you interpret test results and make use of them in the program planning and implementation of physical exercises?
How do you assess your own activities as a tester?
How do you make use of client and peer feedback in developing your own activities?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

10.01.2022 - 31.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Physical Education
Teachers
  • Anna-Kaisa Hokkanen
  • Tiina Aho
Teacher in charge

Outi Pyöriä

Groups
  • LISA21SP
    Physical Education, full-time studies

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 can assess your own and clients' health fitness in a versatile way making use of different tests and measurements.
You are able to plan evidence-based physical exercises to develop health fitness.
You can interpret test results, draw conclusions and make use of the results in instructing clients.

Content

How are health fitness and its different components defined?
How is health fitness assessed and tested?
How do you test endurance, the fitness of the musculoskeletal system, motor fitness and analyse body composition?
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 do you give clients feedback on the test results?
How do you interpret test results and make use of them in the program planning and implementation of physical exercises?
How do you assess your own activities as a tester?
How do you make use of client and peer feedback in developing your own activities?

Evaluation scale

1-5