Health exercise and bases of exercise gerontology (5 cr)
Code: GE00CO43-3003
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2019 - 30.08.2019
Timing
02.09.2019 - 29.05.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
25 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Marja-Sisko Luode
- Sari Ranta
Groups
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GEKV19SMElderly care, part-time studies
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