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15913
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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 evaluating exercise prescription, namely:
1. Develop the ability to identify the client's main barriers to exercise and change the planning of exercise sessions in order to increase the client's motivation.
2. Develop the ability to guide and prescribe an activity program to improve physical fitness, trained and untrained individuals, considering the integral development of the person, as well as lifestyle changes and adherence to physical activity.
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Syllabus |
Exercise Planning and Prescription:
2.1 General principles of exercise prescription;
2.2 Training planning and prescription: cardiorespiratory, muscle and flexibility training;
2.3 Functional training, proprioceptive training and rotational exercises;
2.4 Design and planning of an Exercise program
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Main Bibliography |
1. ACSM Certified Personal Trainer Exam Prep: 2020 Edition Study Guide that highlights the information required to pass the ACSM CPT Exam to become a Certified Personal Trainer (2016). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN-10: 1537679252.
2. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription (2021). 11st Ed., Wolters Kluwer (Health). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. ISBN/ISSN:9781975150181.
3. ACSM's Exercise Testing and Prescription (2018) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. ISBN-10: 9781496338792.
4. Bouchard, C., Blair, S.N. & Haskell, W. (2012). Physical Activity and Health. 2nd Ed. Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL. ISBN-10: 0736095411.
5. Coulson, M. (2021). The Fitness Instructor's Handbook. 4th. Ed. Bloomsbury Sport. ISBN: 1472977343.
6. Gibson, A, Wagner, D., & Heyward, V. (2018). Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription 7th ed. Human Kinetics. ISBN-13: 978-1492561347.
7. Griffin, J. (2015). Client-Centered Exercise Prescri
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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