Exercise for Health and Physical Performance

The aims for this module are set into the context of the QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications and they relate to the SEEC level descriptors for level 4 study.

• Develop understanding of physical activity and fitness components
• Introduce the fundamental principles of exercise based interventions to improve health and performance
• Enable students to experience a variety of different physical activities used to improve health and fitness
• Introduce students to practical field and laboratory techniques that enable them to collect and interpret data from various exercise modes

In relation to the QAA Framework for Higher Education Qualifications and the SEEC level descriptors for level 4 study, by the end of the module students should be able to:

1. Describe the components of fitness and their relationship to health and fitness;
2. Describe and explain common exercise interventions used to improve health and fitness;
3. Describe how physical activity sessions can be evaluated from a physiological perspective
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of different physical activities to improve health and fitness

The content of SE403 will be divided into the following six sections:

Components of fitness, physical activity guidelines, resistance exercise, aerobic exercise, intermittent exercise, exercise and physiological monitoring. These will be performed using a variety of modes e.g. nordic walking, mountain biking, aqua training.

All sections will be related to physical activity and the improvement of health and fitness.

Contact time:

• Lectures and practicals

Non-contact time:

This is expected to be made up of the following:

• directed study (completed independently and in small groups using student central)
• tutorials with staff
• preparation for written assessment task 

Books:

Baechle, T. and Earle, R. (2008) Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (2007) Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume 1 (Sport Testing). London: Routledge.

Bompa, T. O. (1999) Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training (4^th edition), Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Erhman, J.K., Gordon, P.M., Visich, P.S., Keteyian, S.J. (2009) Clinical Exercise Physiology (2^nd edition), Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

Greenberg, J., Dintman, G., Mayer Oakes, B. (2004) Physical Fitness and Wellness (3^rd edition), Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.

McArdle, WD, Katch, FI and Katch, VL (2007) Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance (6^th edition), Baltimore: Wlliams & Wilkins.

Journals:

Key journal articles specific to the section being presented will be used where appropriate, such as;

Haskell, W.L., Pate, R.R., Powell, K.E., Blair, S.N., Franklin, B.A., Macera, C.A., Heath, G.W., Thompson, P.D., and Bauman, A. (2007) “Physical Activity and Public Health; Updated Recommendation for Adults From the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association”, Circulation, 116, pp.1081-1093.