Undergraduate - UnitEDF1616 - Lifespan physical activity and wellness

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Education
Offered	Gippsland Second semester 2014 (Day) Peninsula Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Timothy Lynch (Gippsland); Dr Toni Hilland (Peninsula)

Synopsis

In this unit students will gain an appreciation of physical activity and wellness across a lifespan. The students learn about strategies to engage people in physical activity and health promoting behaviours across the lifespan, including behaviour modification techniques, theories of activity adherence, and principles/types of fitness and health education programs. A large component of this unit is student centred, with a requirement being to reflect on their current lifestyle and discuss its implications for their future wellbeing. The unit includes practical experience in a range of lifespan physical activities.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the relationships between physical activity, nutrition, stress management techniques and health
experience a range of lifespan physical activities including yoga, Swiss ball training, circuit and resistance training, running and flexibility training
utilise the stage of change model to modify their own behaviour
evaluate different methods of physical activity measurement
understand and use terms such as heart rate reserve, threshold of training and repetition maximum in the correct context
summarise and understand the current participatory patterns of the general population in sport and physical activity while reflecting on their own participation behaviours.

Assessment

In class tests (1600 words, 40%)
Personal physical activity and wellness project (2400 words, 60%)

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Toni Hilland

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

24 contact hours per semester

(b.) Additional requirements:

independent study to make up the required minimum hours per semester

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Education - Sport and outdoor recreation