Health exercise and basics of exercise gerontology (5 cr)
Code: GE00FF64-3001
General information
- Enrollment
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07.04.2025 - 21.04.2025
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
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01.08.2025 - 29.05.2026
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- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Social Services and Promotion of Functional Ability
- Campus
- Kouvola Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Care for Older Adults
- Teachers
- Annele Urtamo
- Teacher in charge
- Annele Urtamo
- Groups
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GEKV25SMCare for older adults, part-time studies
- Course
- GE00FF64
Realization has 8 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 64 h 0 min.
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Mon 08.09.2025 time 10:00 - 18:00 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä A: Terveysliikunta ja liikuntagerontologian perusteet GE00FF64-3001 |
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Tue 09.09.2025 time 08:30 - 16:30 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä A: Terveysliikunta ja liikuntagerontologian perusteet GE00FF64-3001 |
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Mon 15.09.2025 time 10:00 - 18:00 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä B: Terveysliikunta ja liikuntagerontologian perusteet GE00FF64-3001 |
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Tue 16.09.2025 time 08:30 - 16:30 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä B: Terveysliikunta ja liikuntagerontologian perusteet GE00FF64-3001 |
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Mon 17.11.2025 time 10:00 - 18:00 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä A: Terveysliikunta ja liikuntagerontologian perusteet GE00FF64-3001 |
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Tue 18.11.2025 time 08:30 - 16:30 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä A: Terveysliikunta ja liikuntagerontologian perusteet GE00FF64-3001 |
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Mon 24.11.2025 time 10:00 - 18:00 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä B: Terveysliikunta ja liikuntagerontologian perusteet GE00FF64-3001 |
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Tue 25.11.2025 time 08:30 - 16:30 (8 h 0 min) |
Ryhmä B: Terveysliikunta ja liikuntagerontologian perusteet GE00FF64-3001 |
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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?
Course material
Exercise gerontology and aging 5 ECTS credits
Evaluation scale
1-5