exs1efh exercise fitness and health
EXERCISE FITNESS AND HEALTH
EXS1EFH
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will investigate the associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and lifestyle-related disease. You will become familiar with fundamental acute and chronic physiological responses to exercise across the lifespan. The subject will introduce you to the principles that surround health screening, exercise testing and exercise prescription.
SchoolLa Trobe Rural Health School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorStephen Cousins
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Students must be enrolled in any core first year Health Sciences course at Bundoora or Bendigo: HZPHPB, HZPHPP, HZLLPP, HZHCSB, HZHCSP, HBES, HBESB, HZESPB, HZHIHS, HBHS, HBHSB, HZHAUD, HZHCAU, HZHPO, HZHSDP, HZHEP, HZHHIM, HZHSOB, HZHSOT, HZHORT, HZPPHB, HZHSPB, HZHSPP, HZHPDB, HZHPOD, HZHSSB, HZHSSP, HZHSB, HZHSID, HZHSIR, HZHSDD, HZMCHM, HBHN, HZSK, HZSKB, HBOHSB, HZPPNB, HBPHPB.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription. | Recommended | American College of Sports Medicine 2013 | 9TH EDN, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, PA. |
| Readings | Fitness professional's handbook. | Recommended | Howley, E T & Thompson, D L 2012 | HUMAN KINETICS, CHAMPAIGN. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Discuss relationships between sedentary behaviours, physical activity and lifestyle-related diseases.
- Activities:
- Blended content: epidemiological supporting physical activity and exercise, impact of sedentary behaviour; Learning tasks: Interpretation of epidemiological research in this field.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
02. Describe the benefits of exercise in the prevention and treatment of chronic metabolic conditions.
- Activities:
- Blended content: aetiology of atherosclerosis, body composition and risk of chronic disease, dose-response relationships between physical activity and fitness with mortality and disease; Learning tasks: Interpretation of experimental research in this field.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Communication(Communication)
- Writing(Writing)
03. Examine the fundamental cardiovascular and respiratory responses to exercise and the influence of maturation, growth and detraining on these responses.
- Activities:
- Blended content: influence of physiology of growth, training, detraining, maturation on normal and abnormal responses of heart rate, stroke volume, cardiac output, arteriovenous oxygen difference, pulmonary ventilation, tidal volume, respiratory rate, oxygen uptake, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure; Practicals: assessments of acute responses to exercise, including: heart rate, rate of perceived exertion, arterial blood pressure, and oxygen uptake.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)
04. Employ health screening and risk assessment tools to risk stratify participants prior to exercise testing and prescription.
- Activities:
- Blended content: use recognised tools identify known disease, signs of disease and cardiac risk factors. Identify exercise-related absolute and relative contraindications and requirement to refer participants; Practicals: health screening, risk assessment, absolute and relative contraindications to exercise.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)
05. Perform fundamental anthropometry and exercise testing, interpreting results from a health-related perspective.
- Activities:
- Blended content: components of helath-related and exercise-related fitness and measurement, influence of prescribed drugs, anxiety and environment on test outcomes; Practicals: simple anthropometry and basic exercise testing, to include: body mass, stature, circumferences, body composition, exercise capacity/fitness, muscular strength/endurance, balance, flexibility.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Communication(Communication)
- Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
06. Describe the basic principles of exercise prescription and apply these principles to exercise programs that implement a range of training methods.
- Activities:
- Blended content: principles of training in relation to endurance, resistance, flexibility, interval and circuit training to include programme design (initial, improvement, maintenance, progression, periodisation, split routine, tapering), session design (warm-up, conditioning, cool-down, work-rest ratios) and quantification of overload (volume, frequency, intensity, mode, duration); Practicals: using the principles of training to implement safe and effective training methods and techniques, to include cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and power, flexibility, intervals, circuits.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)
- Writing(Writing)
Subject options
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Bendigo, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment size75
Enrolment information Limited staffing resources and must be within multiples of 25 Tables applying quota. Quota number available for students enrolled in to courses HZESPB, HBESB and HBES. Once quota is reached, further enrolments will be subject to approval by Subject Coordinator.
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorStephen Cousins
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours laboratory class per week from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1-hour theory examination. | 30 | 01, 02, 03, 05, 06 | |
| One 4,000-word online reflective journal. | 40 | 04, 05, 06 | |
| Three 20-minute online tests. | 30 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 |
Melbourne, 2015, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment size125
Enrolment information Limited staffing resources and must be within multiples of 25 Tables applying quota. Quota number available for students enrolled in to courses HZESPB, HBESB and HBES. Once quota is reached, further enrolments will be subject to approval by Subject Coordinator.
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDawson Kidgell
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours laboratory class per week from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours lecture per week from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1-hour theory examination. | 30 | 01, 02, 03, 05, 06 | |
| One 4,000-word online reflective journal. | 40 | 04, 05, 06 | |
| Three 20-minute online tests. | 30 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 |