Health exercise and bases of exercise gerontology (5cr)

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

Assessment criteria level 3: entry-level know-how and skill
Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.
g. justify their actions according to the ethical principles of the professional field.

Course material

Ilmoitetaan jakson alussa.

Study forms and methods

Työviikkopohjainen oppimisväylä:
Jakson 1 / 2 osa.
Lähiopetus Pajulahdessa 1. jakso:
- ryhmä A 3.-4.9.18 ja ryhmä B 10.-11.9.18, aloitus ma klo 10, lopetus klo 16
sekä 2. jakso:
- ryhmä A 29.-30.10.18 ja ryhmä B 5.-6.11.18, aloitus ma klo 10, lopetus klo 16
Luennot, demonstraatiot, tehtävät, oma vanhus ohjaus.

Jakson kevät 2019 osat
Telige 3: ryhmä A 4-5.2.2019 ja ryhmä B 11-12.2.2019
Telige 4: rthmä A 1-2.4.2019 ja ryhmä B 8-9.4.2019
Telige 5: molemmat ryhmät 20.5..2019 Kouvola , 21.5.2019 Repovesi

Timing of exams and assignments

Tentti keväällä.19.

Student workload

1 op =27h.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Puuttuvat osallistuminen lähipäiviin, tehtävät tai hylätty tentti.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Moodle tentti, oikeiden vastausten prosentuaalinen osuus.

Qualifications

No prerequisities