Course guide of Physical Activity and Health (2881135)

It is recommendable to have passed all the modules of the first and second course.

Physical activity and health

Identification and prevention of physical activity and sport-related risks

Physical activity for people with special needs

• 01. To interpret the relationships between health, physical activity and fitness.
• 02. To know the guidelines of physical activity promotion
• 03. To know how to prepare an exercise program adapted to the people needs.
• 04. To know the main research lines in physical activity and health.
• 05. To raise awareness among sport scientist about their role on the population health and to work with other health agents.

THEORY

TOPIC. I: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH

• Unit 1: Introduction and terminology.
• Unit 2: Sedentary behaviours and health.
• Unit 3: Physical activity and health-related physical fitness assessment.
• Unit 4: Benefits of physical activity on health:
  • physical activity and body composition
  • physical activity, cognition and mental health
• Unit 6: Physical activity and fitness promotion
• Unit 7: Healthy lifestyle habits
• Unit 8. Health oriented fitness conditioning

TOPIC. II. IDENTIFICATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT-RELATED RISKS

• Unit 9: Prevention of muscle-skeletal risks including non-recommendable exercises.
• Unit 10: Recovery strategies after physical activity.
• Unit 11: First aids.

TOPIC. III. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

• Unit 12: Physical activity for people with special needs.
• Unit 13: Physical activity for people with non-communicable diseases.

PRACTICAL

• Physical activity and fitness assessment.
• Health oriented fitness conditioning.
• Health-related lifestyles.
• Risks prevention.
• Physical activity in people with special needs.

:

• Riebe, D.; Ehrman, J.K.; Liguori, G.; Magal, M..; American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM´s Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. 10ª edición. 2018, Philadelphia, USA. Wolters Kluwer.
• Bouchard, C.; Blair, S.N.; Haskell, W. (2012). Physical activity and health. Second Edition. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics.
• Oxford Textbook of Children's Sport and Exercise Medicine. Neil Armstrong (Editor), Willem van Mechelen (Editor). 2018.
• Ward, D.S.; Saunders, R.P.; Pate, R.R. (2007). Physical activity interventions in children and adolescents. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics.

Physical activity guidelines: 2018 Report: https://health.gov/paguidelines/second-edition/report.aspx

Web of Science: https://webofknowledge.com/

Pubmed: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

American College of Sport Medicine: http://www.acsm.org/ De especial interés los “Position Stands”

WHO: http://www.who.int/en/

European Association for the Study of Obesity: http://easo.org/

Sport Medicine and Exercise Science in video: http://sl.ugr.es/0a3V

• MD01. Lección magistral/expositiva 
• MD02. Sesiones de discusión y debate 
• MD03. Resolución de problemas y estudio de casos prácticos 
• MD04. Prácticas de laboratorio y/o talleres de habilidades 
• MD05. Prácticas de campo 
• MD07. Seminarios 
• MD09. Análisis de fuentes y documentos 

The scoring system will be discussed and agreed with the students in the beginning of the course. Main aspects to discuss:

EXAMS: There might be partial exams and final exams. Partial exams include the content studied up to the day before the exam. These exams include questions about practical and theory.

CLASS ATTENDANCE: It is not mandatory, but it will be frequently registered and it is included in the final scoring.

GROUP WORK: Group of 4 persons max. The group will work on a specific topic, submit a written text about it and lead an oral presentation.

CLASS TASKS: Class tasks will be done during the theory and practical lectures. Groups will design and deliver practical lessons.

SCORING

Criteria to pass the Module:

• Exams: Score: 40 to 70%. This will be agreed with students at the beginning of the academic year. The average of the 3 partial exams will be used and a minimum of 5 out of 10 points is required to avoid the final exam.
• Class attendance and participation in class tasks suggested: Score: 30 to 40%. This will be agreed with students at the beginning of the academic year taking into account the exam´s weight.
• Group work: Score: 20%

For all students, the Extraordinary evaluation will consist of one single exam.

According to the current regulations, if a student wants to choose the Final Single Exam option, he/she will have to formally apply for this evaluation option during the first 2 weeks from the beginning of the subject, submitting an application to the Director of the Department explaining in detail the reasons why the person cannot attend the subject continuously during the course of the subject. In case the application is approved, the Director will communicate this decision to the teachers of the subject, and the student will have the right to do one single exam at the end of the subject (i.e. official day of the exam published in the Faculty website) which will cover all the topics, theoretical and practical, of the subject.