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Health and Fitness Assessment
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:9.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 14:56:54
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_116 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science; Theory and History of Sports | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Una Veseta | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, Cigoriņu Street 3, spk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | The concept of human anatomy, health, it`s care and physical activity. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Provide students with knowledge of physical health recommendations, its care and organisation in our country. As well as knowledge and skills required to be able to effectively assess health and physical fitness. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Recommendations and care of human health and physical activities. The concept of physical health, basic principles of assessment, screening of health risks, legal and ethical considerations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Physical health assessment methods, their differences and novelties. Medical services in the field of sports medicine. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | EUROFIT method: history and development in Europe. Implementation and use of THE EUROFIT method in Latvia. Determination of students’ and adults’ physical fitness according to THE EUROFIT method, organisational principles. Survey for assessment of physical and health conditions (ABOUT-Q, etc.). | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Practical class: practical performance of EUROFIT method test. Evaluation of EUROFIT results and their use in providing recommendations for evaluating physical fitness. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Assessment of cardiovascular system: methods for assessing heart rate, blood pressure and body mass index (BMI), cardiovascular system tests, examples of research. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Evaluation of musculoskeletal system: functional tests assessing muscle strength and endurance, evaluation and screening of suppleness and joint movement volume, their application in practice. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Assessment of body composition: methods (fat fold measurement, bioimpedance), assessment of body fat percentage and fat-free mass. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Assessment of aerobic and anaerobic physical capacity: methods (fat fold measurements, bioimpedance), assessment of body fat percentage and fat-free mass. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Recommendations and care of human health and physical activities. The concept of physical health, basic principles of assessment, screening of health risks, legal and ethical considerations. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | EUROFIT method: history and development of the method in Europe. Implementation and use of THE EUROFIT method in Latvia. Survey for assessment of physical and health conditions (ABOUT-Q, etc.). Practical part: practical performance of EUROFIT method tests. Evaluation of EUROFIT results and their use in providing recommendations for improving physical fitness. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Assessment of cardiovascular system: methods for assessing heart rate, blood pressure and body mass index (BMI), cardiovascular system tests, examples of research. Evaluation of musculoskeletal system: functional tests assessing muscle strength and endurance, evaluation and screening of suppleness and joint movement volume, their application in practice. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Assessment of body composition: methods (fat fold measurement, bioimpedance), assessment of body fat percentage and fat-free mass. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Assessment of aerobic and anaerobic physical capacity. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Recommended literature, prepare for examinations. Collecting and presenting the results of the tests carried out during practical classes. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. practical work (50%); 2. assessment of the written exam according to a 10-point grading system (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful completion of the course the students will be able to: - explain the concept of physical health; - describe the EUROFIT method and its use in students, athletes and adults’ physical evaluation of preparedness; - characterise the assessment of the cardiovascular system using various methods and the most topical evaluation methods tests; - characterise the evaluation of musculoskeletal system using various methods and the most topical evaluation tests; - characterise the assessment of body composition using the fat fold and bioimpedance method; - describe the assessment of aerobic and anaerobic abilities using various methods and the most topical evaluation methods tests. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course the students will be able to: - use THE EUROFIT method for assessing physical fitness and assess it results; - use simple assessment methods of cardiovascular system and explain the results; - use the simplest methods for evaluation of musculoskeletal system and explain the results; - apply assessment methods of body composition and explain the results; - use the simplest methods for assessing aerobic and anaerobic abilities and explain the results. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The acquired skills and competences will allow students to understand health and physical fitness recommendations, assessment methods in various body systems, which will allow them to develop and adapt individual training plans for both young people, adults and professional athletes. the acquired knowledge will also allow them to spot potential health risks. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | EUROFIT metode | ||||||||
| 2 | Rekomendācijas fizisko aktivitāšu veicināšanai Latvijas iedzīvotājiem. VM, PVO, 2019. | ||||||||
| 3 | Foundations of Professional Personal Training. 3rd Edition. Edited by Canadian Fitness Professionals Inc. 2022. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics 456 p. | ||||||||
| 4 | Cook G. “Movement: Functional Movement Systems: Screening, Assessment, and Corrective Strategies”. On Target Publications; 2010. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Sporta politikas pamatnostādnes 2021. - 2027. gadam. | ||||||||
| 2 | Fizisko aktivitāšu ieteikumi Latvijas iedzīvotājiem. | ||||||||
| 3 | Veselība un Fiziskās aktivitātes; Sports un Veselība (Skola 2030). | ||||||||
| 4 | Bompa TO, Sarandan SO. “Training and Conditioning Young Athletes. Second edition.” Human Kinetics; 2023. | ||||||||
| 5 | Fukuda DH. “Assessments for Sport and Athletic Performance”. Human Kinetics; 2019. | ||||||||
| 6 | Page P, Frank CC, Lardner R. “Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalance: The Janda Approach.” Human Kinetics; 2010. | ||||||||
| 7 | Žīdens, J., u.c. “Bērnu un pusaudžu trenera rokasgrāmata”. LTTC, 2008. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Physical activity. WHO. 2020. | ||||||||
| 2 | Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee submitted its Scientific. Report. 2018. | ||||||||
