Health exercise and bases of exercise gerontologyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the connection between health and exercise.

You are familiar with various exercise programs.

You know how to give exercise counseling and how to use physical activity as part of professional action.

You know how exercise affects health, wellbeing and functional capacity of elderly people.

Content

What kind of exercise guidelines are there for elderly people?

How does one adapt various types of exercise in order to improve areas of physical fitness? How does one take aging processes into account in planning and implementing exercise programs?

Qualifications

No prerequisities

Materials

Exercise gerontology and aging 5 ECTS credits

Evaluation

Assessment criteria level 3: entry-level know-how and skill
Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.