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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

  • GEKV25SM
    Elderly 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