Sports Science Faculty · Physical Education and Sports Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of the course is to provide information about the health problems caused by physical inactivity and to gain the knowledge and skills to prepare an exercise program to maintain a healthy life.
Course Content
In this course, students will have general information about diseases that are common in our country and are directly related to a sedentary lifestyle (such as cardiovascular, diabetes, obesity, sports in the elderly) and will gain knowledge and skills about the general principles of exercise programs to be prepared to prevent these diseases, the relationship between health-related fitness components and the patients in question and how to improve these components.
Required Resources
Klinik egzersiz fizyolojisi, Ehrman JK ed., Arıkan H ve ark.(çeviri ed.), Hacettepe Taşyayınevi, 2018.
ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities-4thEdition.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Learning the relationship between healthy living and exercise
- General effects of exercise on health
- Choosing the right exercise for health and exercise prescriptions
- Prescribing exercise in diseases
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The place and importance of healthy living and exercise | |
| 2 | General effects of exercise on health (physical, mental and social) | |
| 3 | Things to consider when prescribing exercise | |
| 4 | Things to consider when prescribing exercise | |
| 5 | The role of exercise in combating obesity and exercise prescription | |
| 6 | Diabetes (type 1) and exercise | |
| 7 | Diabetes (type 2 and juvenile) and exercise | |
| 8 | Midterm exam | |
| 9 | Mechanisms of prevention of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension by regular exercise | |
| 10 | Exercise prescription in cardiovascular diseases and hypertension | |
| 11 | Regular exercise mechanisms in chest diseases | |
| 12 | Cardiopulmonary exercise prescription | |
| 13 | Postural problems and exercise | |
| 14 | Exercise prescriptions in the elderly | |
| 15 | Exercise prescriptions during pregnancy | |
| 16 | Final exam |