Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology (5 cr)
Code: GE00FF64-3001
General information
Enrollment
07.04.2025 - 21.04.2025
Timing
01.08.2025 - 29.05.2026
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
Campus
Kouvola Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Elderly Care
Teachers
- Annele Urtamo
Teacher in charge
Annele Urtamo
Groups
-
GEKV25SMElderly care, part-time studies
Objective
You understand the connection between health and physical activity.
You are familiar with different forms of exercise in the areas of health-promoting physical activity.
You know how to give exercise counselling and how to use physical activity as part of professional activities.
You know how exercise affects older people's health, wellbeing and functioning.
Content
What kind of exercise guidelines are there for older people?
How does one adapt various types of exercise in order to improve areas of physical fitness?
How to plan and implement exercise programmes?
How does one take aging processes into account in planning and implementing exercise programmes?
Opiskelumateriaali
Exercise gerontology and aging 5 ECTS credits
Evaluation scale
1-5