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.
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.
Capstones provide students with a way of integrating and applying knowledge and skills gained throughout their course.
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Learning resources
Recommended - Book - ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription.
Title:ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription.
Resource requirement:Recommended
Author/editor:American College of Sports Medicine
Year:2013
Edition/volume:9TH EDN
Publisher:LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, PA.
Prescribed - Book - Fitness professional's handbook.
Title:Fitness professional's handbook.
Resource requirement:Prescribed
Author/editor:Howley, E T & Thompson, D L
Year:2012
Publisher:HUMAN KINETICS, CHAMPAIGN.
Career ready
Work based learning (placement):No
Subject intended learning outcomes
On successful completion you will be able to:
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Discuss relationships between sedentary behaviours, physical activity and lifestyle-related diseases.
2.
Describe the benefits of exercise in the prevention and treatment of chronic metabolic conditions.
3.
Examine the fundamental cardiovascular and respiratory responses to exercise and the influence of maturation, growth and detraining on these responses.
4.
Employ health screening and risk assessment tools to risk stratify participants prior to exercise testing and prescription.
5.
Perform fundamental anthropometry and exercise testing, interpreting results from a health-related perspective.
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Describe the basic principles of exercise prescription and apply these principles to exercise programs that implement a range of training methods.
Requisite 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