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Overview

In this subject you will apply skills in exercise testing prescription and delivery to client-centred exercise interventions; as well as, enhance skills in exercise service delivery to apparently healthy populations with special considerations including pregnancy, children and adolescents, older adults, lower back pain, overweight and mental illness.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

School

La Trobe Rural Health School

Subject coordinator

Stephen Cousins

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 3 - UG

AQF level

Level 7 - Bachelor Degree

Available as elective

No

Available to study abroad / exchange students

No

Capstone subject

Yes

Academic progress review - Schedule A subject

Yes

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Learning resources

Prescribed - Book - ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

Career ready

Career focused:This subject contains career development learning or professional engagement opportunities
Work based learning (placement):Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced placement:Self sourced, Uni sourced
Entire subject or partial subject:Partial subject
Total hours/days required:

≥70-hours 

Location of work based learning:Flexible
Work based learning additional requirements:

Police Checks and Working with Children Checks are required as is the need to travel.

Graduate capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Analyse the physiological changes across the lifespan and the effects of exercise, including contraindications, during particular stages of growth and development.
2.
Analyse the purpose, limitations, contraindications or considerations that may require the modification to exercise assessments and exercise programming.
3.
Adapt the delivery of exercise programs after individual evaluation of needs, capacity and stage of the lifespan.
4.
Critically analyse participants technique during exercise to interpret dysfunctional movement patterns and apply corrective strategies.
5.
Apply and evaluate knowledge and skills in accordance with the professional scope of practice and in line with the charter and spirit of the code of professional conduct in a work context.

Requisite rules

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in one of the following courses: HBESB, HZESPB

Requisites

Prerequisite