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15912
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
2
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| Workload |
TP(20H)
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| Scientific area |
Sports Sciences
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Entry requirements |
Specific conditions of entry:
• Be at least 23 years old;
• Domain of the Portuguese language (spoken and written);
• Be a resident in national territory.
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Learning outcomes |
Develop and deepen knowledge and practical skills in terms of assessing physical fitness, namely:
1.Develop the ability to use different methodologies for collecting information, establishing a clear client profile with regard to individual goals, lifestyle, medical and sports anamnesis, level of physical activity, preferred activities, using interviews, questionnaires or other processes suitable to customers.
2.Develop the ability to assess and analyze the different components of health-related physical fitness, such as cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, flexibility, postural stability and body composition, and to establish effective and realistic goals for the client, as well as the type of activities that you should propose to achieve them.
3.Develop the ability to identify the client's main barriers to exercising
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Syllabus |
Assessment of physical fitness:
1.1 Diagnosis and Assessment of Quality of Life, Health and Physical Fitness;
1.2 Classification and risk stratification for participation in the exercise;
1.3 Assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness;
1.4 Assessment of body composition;
1.5 Assessment of muscle condition (strength, flexibility, balance, posture)
1.6 Identifying the objectives of an exercise program
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Main Bibliography |
Bouchard, C., Blair, S.N. & Haskell, W. (2012). Physical Activity and Health. 2nd Ed. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL. ISBN-10: 0736095411.
Coulson, M. (2021). The Fitness Instructor's Handbook. 4th. Ed. Bloomsbury Sport. ISBN: 1472977343.
Gibson, A, Wagner, D., & Heyward, V. (2018). Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription 7th ed. Human Kinetics. ISBN-13: 978-1492561347.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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