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Sports for Health
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:11.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 15:05:51
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_204 | LQF level: | All Levels | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science; Sport Pedagogy | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| 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 Cigorinu 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: | Preliminary knowledge of physical activity is recommended, but it may also be acquired during the learning process in the study course. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire knowledge and practical skills in the use of physical exercise to improve health and physical performance. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The role of healthy lifestyles and exercise in maintaining and improving health. Sport, physical activity and health. Latest guidelines, scientific information and trends in health sport. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Exercises used in health sports, their general characteristics and applications. Aerobic exercises, their general characteristics. Specificity of different aerobic exercises. Optimal aerobic exercise volume and intensity in health sports. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | The role and application of high-intensity interval training (HIT) in health sport. Classification of high intensity interval training. Systematic literature reviews and meta-analyses on the effects of different AIIT on aerobic performance and body composition. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Strength exercises, their application and effects on the human body. Fundamentals of strength training methodology. Flexibility exercises, their importance and application in health sports. Basic principles of health sports training. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Exercises with your own body weight ("kerb weight training") | Classes | 2.00 | sports base | |||||
| 6 | Balance lesson | Classes | 1.00 | gym | |||||
| 7 | Cardio exercises using cycle machines. Strength training using exercise machines and free weights. | Classes | 2.00 | gym | |||||
| 8 | Interval training in health sports classes. Exercises with your own body weight, with equipment, circuit training. | Classes | 4.00 | sports base | |||||
| 9 | Sports games – badminton, basketball. Improvement of technique elements in different exercises and the game conditions. | Classes | 3.00 | sports base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation of a programme of physical activity recommendations. Developing a programme of physical activity recommendations for one month for a specific person. Using aerobic, strength and flexibility exercises, specifying the 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. Independently study the various topics of the course according to the literature sources indicated by the lecturer. To prepare for the theory test (during the session) and to develop a programme of physical activity recommendations (during the semester) 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: | Final assessment exam. The assessment consists of a cumulative examination. 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: identify exercises used for health promotion and disease prevention; list and classify the types of exercises used in health sport; identify the main factors that determine a person's health; justify the importance of physical exercise for health promotion; outline the use of physical exercise in the prevention of various diseases; interprets the basic principles of health-promoting training, their application in health sports; describes the nature of health-promoting training, low-intensity training, balance training, interval training method; outlines the role of strength and cardio exercise in improving health; explains the role of sports games in improving health. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student: explains the role of different exercises in achieving clients' goals; explains the use of aerobic, strength and flexibility exercises for health improvement and disease prevention; develops a simple programme of physical activity recommendations for people of different ages, depending on health status, physical fitness and goals, using the basic principles of health sports training; explains the specifics of balance and low-intensity classes; explains the interval method; explains the role of strength and cardio exercise in health improvement; understands the role of sports games in improving health. | ||||||||
| 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. Evaluate the use of different health sports activities to improve their own health and fitness and will be competent in persuading the public and demonstrating the need for and role of exercise in modern society. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | SPKC, 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 | Contenas, B. 2014. Bodyweight Strength Training Anatomy. Human Kinetics | ||||||||
| 5 | Department of Health and Human Service. 2018. Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Scientific Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. | ||||||||
| 6 | Gavin, James. Lifestyle Wellness Coaching / James Gavin, PhD, Madeleine Mcbrearty, PhD, Concordia University. 2nd edition. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2013. 1 tiešsaistes resurss (xii, 261 lpp.) | ||||||||
| 7 | Santana, Juan Carlos. Functional Training / Juan Carlos Santana. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2016. 1 tiešsaistes resurss (xiv, 274 lpp.) | ||||||||
| 8 | Williams, L. 2017. Partner Workouts. Dorling Kindersley Limited. | ||||||||
| 9 | Dzenis, A. 2022. Trenera rokasgrāmata. Rīga, Jumava (latviešu plūsma) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 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.) | ||||||||
| 2 | Delavjē, F. 2007. Muskulatūras attīstīšana. Spēka vingrinājumi anatomiskā skatījumā. Zvaigzne ABC. (latviešu plūsma) | ||||||||
| 3 | Bompa, Tudor O. Conditioning Young Athletes / Tudor O. Bompa, Michael Carrera. Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, 2015. 1 tiešsaistes resurss (viii, 296 lpp.) | ||||||||
| 4 | Priedīte, I.S. u.c. 2014. Fiziskās aktivitātes receptes izrakstīšana ģimenes ārsta praksē. Rīga, Valsts sporta medicīnas centrs. (latviešu plūsma) | ||||||||
| 5 | Ivuškāns. A. 2016. Vingrinājumi muguras veselībai. Zvaigzne ABC (latviešu plūsma) | ||||||||
| 6 | Līcis, R. u.c. 2015. Vispusīgās fiziskās sagatavotības trenera rokasgrāmata. LTtc. (latviešu plūsma) | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Sporta politikas pamatnostādnes 2021. - 2027. gadam. | ||||||||
| 2 | Rekomendācijas fizisko aktivitāšu veicināšanai Latvijas iedzīvotājiem (VM, PVO 2019). | ||||||||
| 3 | Cho D-H, Lee SJ, Jae SY, Kim WJ, et.all. 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 | Ekblom-Bak, E., Väisänen, D., Ekblom, B. et all. 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 (2021). | ||||||||
| 5 | Robert Sallis, et all. 2021. Physical inactivity is associated with a higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes: a study in 48 440 adult patients. | ||||||||
