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Presentation
Presentation
This CU approaches health promotion through physical exercise and lifestyle modification, supported by updated scientific evidence, reflecting the importance of sleep, reduction of sedentary lifestyles and promotion of physical activity. The CU enables an approach to the real needs of the physical education teacher, as well as the promotion of health in children and adolescents, according to the global vision and commonly accepted in the scientific community of salutogenesis and well-being associated with physical exercise. The UC seeks the extension of contents covered in previous years at the level of prescription and exercise planning in apparently healthy populations, with reference to the prevention of injuries and the management of more common pathologies in children and adolescents. Thus, the UC is articulated with the others by an approach that aims the integration of previously acquired knowledge.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 2.5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT495-1-1081
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Physical activity and health 1.1 Interrelation between concepts of physical activity, physical exercise, sedentary behaviour and health 1.2. epidemiological surveillance of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour; methods of physical activity assessment in children and adolescents 2. Components and evaluation of physical fitness and its association with health (laboratory and field methods / test batteries) 2.1. Methods for assessing physical fitness in children and adolescents - FitEscola and FitnessGram 2.2. Advantages and disadvantages of using different methods 3. Deleterious effects of sedentary behaviour 4. Risks associated with physical activity/physical exercise 5. Importance of sleep for health 6. Prescription of physical activity: 6.1. in the healthy population 6.2. in population with associated pathologies (obesity, hypertension, asthma, diabetes, osteoarticular problems) 7. Recommendations for the 24 hours movement behaviours.
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Objectives
Objectives
Considering the purpose of the UC, the programmatic content and teaching methods aim that the student is able to: Understand and distinguish the concepts associated with health and physical exercise practice based on the main references and entities in the area, developing the ability of an integrated view of the best evidence associated with the key concepts under study. Know and understand the main health changes associated with chronic diseases more prevalent in children and adolescents and their relationship with physical fitness. Know and know how to apply the methods of physical activity assessment. Understand the harms of sedentary behaviour. Understand the risks associated with physical activity/physical exercise. Understand the importance of sleep for health and well-being. Understand and master the assessment of physical fitness and exercise prescription in healthy populations and in disease. Understand and master the promotion of health.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
This CU will use expository and experiential learning methods. - Continuous assessment method: written test (60%), group work/oral presentation (25%) and solving case studies/class tasks (15%). Grades <9,5 are considered insufficient, and the student may take a recovery assessment test (oral or written) whenever the pondered average of the grades is ≥9.5. The recovery test can only be taken for one of the assessment components, in the last class of the semester. Attendance must be 70% of the total number of classes. - Assessment by final exam (appeal season and/or special season) will involve a written test, with oral assessment (only students with a mark ≥9.5 in the theory test will have access to the oral test). The two components each have a weight of 50% for the final grade of the exam.
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References
References
ACSM (2017). Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (10th Edition). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Teixeira, D. S., Gaspar, C., Marques, P. (2017). Manual do Técnico de Exercício Físico. Porto Salvo: Edições Manz. The Cooper Institute for Aerobic Research. FITNESSGRAM - Manual de Aplicação de Testes (2009). 3ª Edição, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Lisboa. Malina, R., Bouchard, C. & Bar-Or, O. Maturation, Growth and Physical Activity (2004). 2nd Edition. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
