85026 - Fitness and Physical Activity for Health

Academic Year 2022/2023

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Exercise and Sport Sciences (cod. 8766)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is able to: - understand the efficiency of the performance in the activity of daily life or even in the recreational-sports activity; - understand in Fitness the closely related performance reliability, especially if this process is linked to incorrect lifestyles, to functional modifications that often influence the quality of life, especially when self-sufficiency is at stake; - to investigate these problems, correlating them to physical activity. So the knowledge of the physical exercise programs that contribute to the achievement and maintenance of physical efficiency, health and psycho-physical well-being - to learn what are the physiological changes induced by aging to provide the useful foundations to scientifically rationalize motor activities. - acquire how the organism, from the functional point of view, responds and adapts to physical exercise, to guarantee a regular performance of work protocols in this age group.

Course contents

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH


Understand how physical activity affects quality of life. Know how to differentiate the volume and the type of physical exercise necessary to obtain the various benefits required for achieving a good level of physical efficiency. Case study.

PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE

Describe the objectives of the activities aimed at obtaining a good level of physical efficiency and those aimed at improving performance-Indicate the factors on which the individual objectives depend for the achievement of this level-Case study.

PHYSICAL EXERCISES FOR HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EFFICIENCY

Succeeding in differentiating the principles used to develop moderate intensity exercise programs, advisable for all - Systematic exercise programs structured for those people who are interested in improving their functional capacity - Case Study.

PHYSICAL EXERCISES FOR CARDIORPIRATORY FUNCTION

Define what the dose should be (Intensity, Duration and Frequency) for the development and improvement of the cardiorespiratory function, including those related to conditioning and to cool down - Compare the approaches used to develop physical exercise programs for a sedentary population healthy and for those for whom test results are available at increasing loads.

 
PHYSICAL EXERCISES FOR THE INCREASE OF MUSCULAR FORCE

Explain the principles of overload, specificity and progressivity and how they are applied in strength training in fitness - Compare the effectiveness of different strength training methods - Exercise analysis with overloads. Case study

APPROPRIATE METHODS OF MUSCULAR ELONGATION

Analysis of the different methods and scientific evidence

FITNESS AND GENDER DIFFERENCE

The approach that takes into consideration the natural biological, functional, anatomical and clinical differences between men and women in the context of exercise administration is analyzed

 

 

Readings/Bibliography

The student is informed that the deepening of the topics requires a constant updating related to the new instrumental technologies and to the scientific evidences concerning the different application methodologies. Precisely for this reason and also for the multiplicity of topics, the lessons will take place with the help of slides that will serve as a reference for further study with the recommended texts. To follow the lessons it is advisable to refer to the teaching material deposited during the previous academic year and then integrate it with the lessons held in the classroom.

The course does not have a single reference text. A useful volume is however the following:

EDWARD T. HOWLEY -B.DON FRANKS MANUALE PER L'ISTRUTTORE DI FITNESS Calzetti Mariucci Editori (qualsiasi edizione)

Per l'analisi degli esercizi :

FREDERIC DELAVIER ESERCIZI DI MUSCOLAZIONE Calzetti Mariucci Editori (qualsiasi edizione)


Teaching methods

TEACHING PARTICIPATES IN UNIVERSITY DIDACTICAL INNOVATION PROJECT (Integrative Digital Teaching)

Lectures for basic topics , supplemented by tutorials with organized groups and with compulsory attendance (read carefully - Methods of verification and evaluation of learning)


During the course there will be conducted seminars covering application aspects . The topics of the seminars will form an integral part of the syllabus and may be subject to verification in the examination

 

EXERCISES

Students must carry out training on safety in a preventive and compulsory manner.


In consideration of the type of activity and the teaching methods adopted, the attendance of this training activity requires the prior participation of all students in the training modules 1 and 2 on safety in the study places, in e-learning mode


Assessment methods

Verification of learning involves:

Prerequisites with the Physiology exam. Only the recording of the vote on one's career will be considered exclusively.

TO SUPPORT THE EXAMINATION, THE FREQUENCY OF 70% OF THE HOURS OF PRACTICE IS COMPULSORY

Oral exam 

The student will be asked two main questions related to the topics included in the program, carried out during the lessons. The assessment of the student's preparation may use additional questions to specify aspects relating to the main questions.

Passing the exam will be guaranteed to the students who will demonstrate mastery and operational skills in relation to the key concepts illustrated in the teaching, and in particular the ability to understand and manage project complexity in the subject. A higher score will be given to students who demonstrate that they have understood and are able to use all the contents of the course, illustrating them with skills and peculiar language properties, solving even complex questions, showing good operational control, etc. Failure to pass the exam may be due to insufficient knowledge of the key concepts, lack of mastery of the specific technical language and lack of or insufficient operational capacity

Only students who have enrolled within the prescribed time are allowed to take the exam.

During the academic year there will be seven exam sessions:

I (January-February) - 3  exam sessions

II (June - July) - 2 exam sessions

III (September) - 1 exam session

Teaching tools

The lessons will be accompanied by visual and audiovisual supports. As part of the practical exercises, the course has equipment for the assessment and teaching of physical activity with reference to fitness




Teaching material: The teaching material presented in class is made available to the student in electronic format via the internet. This material will provide the guidelines for the in-depth studies carried out during the lessons

Office hours

See the website of Pasqualino Maietta Latessa