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Training Seminar on Health, Well-Being and Active Ageing
Training Seminar on Health, Well-Being and Active Ageing

Training Seminar on Health, Well-Being and Active Ageing

Code	15997
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	1
Workload	S(10H)
Scientific area	Sports Sciences
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.
Learning outcomes	General objectives: 1. Develop knowledge about the state of the art in Exercise, Health, Wellness and Active Aging. 2. Disseminate good practices described in recent scientific literature on active aging. 3. Disseminate programs of recognized merit that promote active aging. This course aims to develop the following skills: 1. General understanding of the concepts of health, well-being and active aging (knowledge area) 2. Ability to identify and apply physical fitness assessment tools in different contexts of aging (area of knowledge and know-how) 3. Demonstrate knowledge about the principles of exercise prescription, in different contexts of aging (area of knowledge) 4. Develop the capacity that allows lifelong learning, in a fundamentally self-oriented and autonomous way.
Syllabus	1. Context of Scientific Research in Exercise and Health: 2. Main research topics in Exercise and Health 3. Evaluation for prescription: selection of exercises based on electromyographic data 4. Good practices in the intervention of exercises for the elderly: Jumps (Para)falls: Physical Exercise Program 5. Behavioral Change Techniques in Physical Activity for Health 6. Workshop: Assessment and treatment of frailty syndrome 7. Workshop: Velocity measurement to assess and prescribe exercise
Main Bibliography	Fletcher, G.F., Landolfo, C., Niebauer, J., Ozemek, C., Arena, R., & Lavie, C.J. (2018). Promoting physical activity and exercise: JACC health promotion series. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 72(14), 1622-1639. Kelly, R.S., Kelly, M.P., & Kelly, P. (2020). Metabolomics, physical activity, exercise and health: A review of the current evidence. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of Disease, 1866(12), 165936. Koeneman, M.A., Verheijden, M.W., Chinapaw, M.J., & Hopman-Rock, M. (2011). Determinants of physical activity and exercise in healthy older adults: a systematic review. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 8(1), 1-15. Taylor, A.W. (Ed.). (2021). Physiology of exercise and healthy aging. Human Kinetics.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.