376-0225-00L Physical Activities and Health
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2021 |
| Dozierende | R. Knols, E. de Bruin, weitere Referent/innen |
| Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
| Lehrsprache | Englisch |
Lehrveranstaltungen
| Nummer | Titel | Umfang | Dozierende | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376-0225-00 V | Physical Activities and Health | 2 Std. |
| R. Knols, E. de Bruin, weitere Referent/innen |
Katalogdaten
| Kurzbeschreibung | This course introduces/explores the complex relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior and health. It will discuss the evolution of current physical activity recommendations. It will examine the current evidence base that has informed physical activity recommendations and that identified physical activity as a key modifiable lifestyle behavior contributing to disease and mortality. |
| Lernziel | On completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate: 1. knowledge of and critical awareness of the role of physical activity and sedentary behavior in the maintenance of health and the aetiology, prevention and treatment of disease. 2. thorough knowledge and critical awareness of current recommendations for physical activity, and current prevalence and trends of physical activity and associated diseases 3. awareness of current national and international physical activity policies and how these impact on global challenges |
| Inhalt | Introduction to Physical Activity for Health, including sedentary behavior Physical activity epidemiology; concepts principles and approaches Physical activity and all cause morbidity and mortality Physical activity and chronic disease; Coronary heart disease, diabetes, bone health, cancer and obesity Physical activity and brain health Physical activity and sedentary behavior recommendations Population prevalence of physical activity and sedentary behavior Physical activity policies Physical activity assessment |
| Literatur | Core texts for this course are: Hardman, A. and Stensel, D. Physical activity and health : the evidence explained. 2nd edition. (2009) UK, Routledge. Bouchard, C., Blair, S. N., & Haskell, W. L. (Eds.). (2012). Physical activity and health. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. Selective journal articles from relevant journals such as Journal of Physical Activity and Health and Journal of Aging and Physical Activity |
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | From the BSc-course the following book is recommended: 'Essentials of strength training and conditioning' T. Baechle, R. Earle (3rd Edition) |
Leistungskontrolle
| Information zur Leistungskontrolle (gültig bis die Lerneinheit neu gelesen wird) | |
Leistungskontrolle als Semesterkurs | |
| ECTS Kreditpunkte | 3 KP |
| Prüfende | E. de Bruin, R. Knols |
| Form | benotete Semesterleistung |
| Prüfungssprache | Englisch |
| Repetition | Repetition nur nach erneuter Belegung der Lerneinheit möglich. |
Lernmaterialien
| Keine öffentlichen Lernmaterialien verfügbar. | |
| Es werden nur die öffentlichen Lernmaterialien aufgeführt. |
Gruppen
| Keine Informationen zu Gruppen vorhanden. |
Einschränkungen
| Plätze | Maximal 43 |
| Warteliste | Bis 03.10.2021 |
