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Sports for Health 2
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:13.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 14:59:52
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_136 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science; Theory and History of Sports | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation; Medical Services; Communication Science; Nursing Science; Pharmacy; Information and Communication Science; Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Indra Vīnberga | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigoriņu Street, suuk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Physical activities background knowledge recommended, but the knowledge can also be obtained during the study course. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire knowledge and practical skills in using physical exercises, strengthening health and improving physical work abilities. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The latest research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the role and use of physical activity and exercise in improving health and preventing various diseases. The latest technologies and their application in exercise intensity dosing, recording and evaluation. Aerobic capacity tests and their evaluation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Changes in physical activity and the latest fitness trends in recent years. Latest research on the use and effectiveness of high intensity interval training, sprint interval training, body weight and functional training, strength interval training and different strength training regimes. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | General characteristics, main advantages and disadvantages of group activities. Specificity of physical activity for children, adolescents and young people. Specific features of physical activity for seniors. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Causes of obesity and its negative effects on the human body. The role of exercise and the use of exercise in the prevention of obesity. The most effective forms of exercise and their application in reducing overweight and obesity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Moderate intensity class, exercises with own body weight, basic principles of their execution. | Classes | 1.00 | sports base | |||||
| 6 | Exercises with and on a large exercise ball. | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 7 | Exercises using balance bases. | Classes | 1.00 | sports base | |||||
| 8 | Functional training in health sports. | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 9 | Interval training. | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 10 | Circle training using various gym equipment. | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 11 | Classes using dumbbells, weighted bars, weighted balls, elastic bands to develop strength and endurance. | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 12 | Pair exercises, pairs training, improving fitness, coordination, teamwork. | Classes | 1.00 | sports base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To acquire knowledge, skills and abilities in the use of physical exercise to improve health, participate in health sports, improve physical fitness and performance. Preparation of a programme of physical activity recommendations. Develop a programme of physical activity recommendations for one month for a specific person. Using aerobic, strength and flexibility exercises, specifying the person's age, sex, height, weight, BMI, physical activity, physical fitness, health status. List the main goals in order of importance that the person wants to achieve through exercise. A matrix prepared in the e-studio which helps the student to prepare and design the programme. Submitted during the semester. Acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and abilities in the use of physical exercise for health promotion, health sport, improving one's fitness and performance. Independently study various topics of the course according to the literature sources indicated by the lecturer in order to prepare for the theory test during the Session) and to develop a programme of physical activity recommendations (during the semester): 1. Physical activity recommendations for the Latvian population 2. Recommendations for promoting physical activity in the Latvian population (2019) 3. Sports Policy Guidelines 2021-2027 (only need to know the purpose and policies of the sports policy page 11) 4. Physical activity characteristics of seniors (pages 195-198) 5. Development of children's motor skills and selection of sports activities appropriate to the child's level of development (pages 58-59) Effects of different intensity and volume of exercise on child growth (page 60) (Theme 1) Physical activity recommendations for the Latvian population https://www.spkc.gov.lv/sites/spkc/files/data_content/fizis…(Topic 2) Recommendations for promoting physical activity in the Latvian population (2019). http://www.vm.gov.lv/images/userfiles/Tava%20veseliba/Preci... (document in e-studies) (Theme 3) https://www.izm.gov.lv/lv/sporta-politikas-pamatnostadnes-2…(Theme 4) Grasis N. un autoru kolektīvs. Trenera rokasgrāmata. Rīga, Jumava, 2015, 375 lpp. (Theme 5) Žīdens ,J. un autoru kolektīvs. Bērnu un pusaudžu trenera rokasgrāmata 3. Rīga, Lttc, 2008, 215 lpp. Independently perform aerobic, strength, flexibility exercises to take care of their physical performance. Physical performance is optionally tested by a test at the end of the semester. 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: | Examination (in three sections). Active participation in class (40%), Physical activity recommendations for the month (30%) (during the semester), Theory test (30%) (during the session). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students: outline the importance and application of physical exercise in health promotion, prevention of various diseases; talk about changes in physical activity and the latest fitness trends in recent years; identify the latest technologies in exercise intensity dosing; list and classify the types of exercises/workouts used in health sport; define the causes of obesity and their negative effects on the human body, the role of physical activity and exercise in the prevention of obesity; describe the specifics of physical activity for children, adolescents and young people, the characteristics of physical activity for seniors; describe physical activity in balance, aerobic, strength, interval, body weight, circuit and functional training, list the types of interval training. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students: explain the most appropriate exercises for health promotion and disease prevention; evaluate the role of the latest technologies in dosing exercise intensity to improve performance; explain the effectiveness of different health sports exercises; explain the role of exercise and the use of exercise in obesity prevention; explain the specifics of physical activity for children, young people and seniors; design a simple programme of physical activity recommendations for people of different ages, depending on health, fitness and goals, guided by the basic principles of health sports training; explain the nature of interval training. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Develops a programme of physical activity recommendations for clients of different ages, depending on health status, fitness and goals, using the basic principles of health sports training. Appreciate the need for health-promoting activities to improve their own health and fitness and will be competent in convincing the public of the need for and role of physical exercise in modern society. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | SPKC aktualizēts 2023 Fizisko aktivitāšu ieteikumi Latvijas iedzīvotājiem | ||||||||
| 2 | Bompa, T. O. 2019. Periodization : theory and methodology of training / Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics. | ||||||||
| 3 | Benes, S. 2018. Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Health Education : meeting secondary-Level National Standards | ||||||||
| 4 | Gavin, James, Lifestyle Wellness Coaching / James Gavin, PhD, Madeleine Mcbrearty, PhD, Concordia University. 2nd edition. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2017. 1 tiešsaistes resurss (xii, 261 lpp.) | ||||||||
| 5 | Līcis R., u.c. 2015. Vispusīgās fiziskās sagatavotības trenera rokasgrāmata. LTtc. | ||||||||
| 6 | Williams, L. 2017. Partners Workouts. Dorling Kindersley Limited. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Bompa, Tudor O. 2015. Conditioning Young Athletes / Tudor O. Bompa, Michael Carrera. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics. 1 tiešsaistes resurss (viii, 296 lpp.) | ||||||||
| 2 | Contreras, B. 2014. Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy, Human Kinetics | ||||||||
| 3 | Department of Health and Human Service. 2018. Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. | ||||||||
| 4 | Delavjē, F. 2007. Muskulatūras attīstīšana. Spēka vingrinājumi anatomiskā skatījumā. Zvaigzne ABC. | ||||||||
| 5 | Dzenis, A. u.c. 2015. Trenera rokasgrāmata. Rīga, Jumava. | ||||||||
| 6 | EuropeActive. EuropeActive's Essentials for Personal Trainers / EuropeActive ; Thomas Rieger, Ben Jones, Alfonso Jimenez, editors. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2016] 1 tiešsaistes resurss (x, 310 lpp.) | ||||||||
| 7 | Priedīte, I.S. u.c. 2014. Fiziskās aktivitātes receptes izrakstīšana ģimenes ārsta praksē. Rīga, Valsts sporta medicīnas centrs. | ||||||||
| 8 | Norris, C. M. 2015. The complete guide to stretching | ||||||||
| 9 | Ivuškāns A. 2016. Vingrinājumi muguras veselībai. Zvaigzne ABC. | ||||||||
| 10 | Bompa, Tudor O. 2015. Conditioning Young Athletes / Tudor O. Bompa, Michael Carrera. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics. 1 tiešsaistes resurss (viii, 296 lpp.) | ||||||||
| 11 | Santana, Juan Carlos, Functional Training / Juan Carlos Santana. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2016. 1 tiešsaistes resurss (xiv, 274 lpp.) | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Trenera rokasgrāmatas | ||||||||
| 2 | Camilla J.Williams, et.al. 2019. A Multi-Center Comparison of O2peak Trainability Between Interval Training and Moderate Intensity Continuous Training. Coombes Frontiers in Physiology, 01 February 2019 vol.10. | ||||||||
| 3 | Cho D-H., Lee SJ., Jae SY., Kim WJ., et.al. 2021. Physical Activity and the Risk of COVID-19 Infection and Mortality: A Nationwide Population-Based Case-Control Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10(7):1539. | ||||||||
| 4 | Daizong Wen, et.al. 2020. Effects of Different Protocols of High Intensity Interval Training for VO2max Improvements in Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 22(8) | ||||||||
| 5 | Ekblom-Bak, E., Väisänen, D., Ekblom, B., et.al. 2021. Cardiorespiratory fitness and lifestyle on severe COVID-19 risk in 279,455 adults: a case control study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 18, 135 | ||||||||
| 6 | Rekomendācijas fizisko aktivitāšu veicināšanai Latvijas iedzīvotājiem (VM, PVO 2019). | ||||||||
| 7 | PVO fizisko aktivitāšu rekomendācijas (publicētas 2020. g. 26. novembrī) | ||||||||
| 8 | Sporta politikas pamatnostādnes 2021. - 2027. gadam | ||||||||
