Course: Movement and Health

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Course title Movement and Health
Course code KTV/PPZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šeflová Iva, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Suchomel Aleš, doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics covered in the lectures - Health - definition, determinants, assessment of population health. - Physical activity and health, hypokinesia, sedentary lifestyle, health-related fitness. - Physical literacy and its attributes. - Biological basis of the body's reactive and adaptive changes in response to physical activity. - Pathophysiology of physical inactivity. - Health literacy and health promotion. - Nutrition in the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases. - Mental health and stress management. Topics covered in practical sessions: - Body composition, weight management, fundamentals of obesity studies. - Basal and resting energy expenditure, estimation of daily energy requirements, estimation of total daily energy expenditure. - Current topics in physical activity and health literacy in specialist sources - presentation of student work.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the module is to familiarise students with basic concepts in kinesiology (physical activity, physical fitness, sedentary behaviour, etc.), particularly in the context of their protective or, where applicable, harmful effects on human health.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis

Recommended literature


Study plans that include the course
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