Learning objectives
The course aims to familiarize students with the basic skills to structure training programs designed to prevent and compensate for postural changes:-, knowing the causes and main compensatory theories and techniques to be implemented in the correct posture;-alterations of the cardiovascular system, knowing the causes and main compensatory theories and techniques to be implemented in the patient's cardiac recovery;-dependent alterations of muscle, knowing the causes and main compensatory theories and techniques to be implemented in the recovery of pathological entity.The applicants, in possession of an appropriate technical – knowing how to organize methodological, shall at the end of the course a specific working protocol refer to one of the previous aspects.
Course unit content
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH
• Physical activity, sedentary lifestyle and health: epidemiological evidence
• Benefits of physical activity / regular exercise on health cardiorespiratory fitness
• Limitation period: general concepts
• Prescription year for cardiorespiratory fitness
• mode, intensity (VO2, METs, VO2R, HRR, HRmax, RPE, workload), duration, frequency, progression of the exercises.
• WELLNESS MUSCULAR
- Concept and importance of strength and muscular endurance
• Limitation period for muscle function OBESITY AND OVERWEIGHT
- Definition, characteristics and prevalence of obesity and overweight
- Overweight, mortality and morbidity
- Determinants of obesity
- Environmental Factors vs. genetic factors
• Energy balance
- Components of energy expenditure (BMR, RMR, DIT, EX, NEAT)
- Notes on adipose tissue and lipid and energy metabolism during exercise
• Limitation period for the control of body weight
- Objectives
- Parameters of the year
• Case studies DIABETES
- Definition, characteristics, prevalence and relative risk
- Exercise, exercise and glycemic control
- Physical activity and diabetes prevention
- Prescription physical activity for diabetes
- Benefits of Exercise in Diabetes
- Parameter-year limitations period
- Risks and complications associated with the exercise
- Special Considerations
- Examples of prescription and case studies
Bibliography
• Attività fisica adattata – edi.ermes – di Lorenzo Panella.
• Exercise is medicine, Guida pratica alla prescrizione dell’esercizio fisico – American College of Sports medicine.
• lessons' notes
• Professor' notes
Teaching methods
Lectures will be conducted with the use of oral presentations with presentation of slides and interactive involvement of the student according to the schedule defined at the beginning of academic year
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation of the degree of preparation of the student will be with oral exams and focus on the content of the topics defined by the educational program
