EXERCISE FITNESS AND HEALTH

EXS1EFH

2020

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.

School: La Trobe Rural Health School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Stephen Cousins

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of the following courses: HBESB Bachelor of Exercise Science or HZESPB Bachelor of Exercise Science and Master of Exercise Physiology or LBBSB Bachelor of Business (Sport Development and Management) or EBEDPB Bachelor of Education (Primary) All other students require Subject Coordinator's approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: Merit based quota management

Quota-conditions or rules: Priority is given to students enrolled in HZESPB, HBESB or HBES for whom EXS1EFH is core, then to other students until the quota is reached.

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Fitness professional's handbook.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Howley, E T & Thompson, D L

Year: 2012

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: HUMAN KINETICS, CHAMPAIGN.

ISBN: N/A

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ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: American College of Sports Medicine

Year: 2013

Edition/Volume: 9TH EDN

Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, PA.

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Discuss relationships between sedentary behaviours, physical activity and lifestyle-related diseases.
02. Describe the benefits of exercise in the prevention and treatment of chronic metabolic conditions.
03. Examine the fundamental cardiovascular and respiratory responses to exercise and the influence of maturation, growth and detraining on these responses.
04. Employ health screening and risk assessment tools to risk stratify participants prior to exercise testing and prescription.
05. Perform fundamental anthropometry and exercise testing, interpreting results from a health-related perspective.
06. Describe the basic principles of exercise prescription and apply these principles to exercise programs that implement a range of training methods.

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: 150

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Stephen Cousins

Class requirements

Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 1-hour written theory examination (1,000-words equivalent)Multiple choice and short answer questions

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO5, SILO6

One online practicum report (2,000-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO4, SILO5, SILO6

Three 20-minute multiple-choice online tests (1,000-words equivalent total)Each test contributes 10% of students overall grade

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6