Health exercise and bases of exercise gerontology (5 cr)
Code: GE00CO43-3004
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
01.08.2020 - 28.05.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Sari Ranta
Teacher in charge
Sari Ranta
Groups
-
GEKV20SMElderly 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?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
No prerequisities