Exercise and Fitness (12 weeks) HL053

Course Overview

Course Description

· Describe the relevant aspects of anatomy and physiology as it applies to human movement

· Link between health fitness, lifestyle and wellness and the health benefits of improved fitness

· Apply the principles of training to the components of health related fitness

· Discuss the duties necessary to work in a variety of health fitness contexts

· Describe the four stages of developing an exercise programme

· Explain the reasons for warm up and cool down and the physiological effects of each

· Develop appropriate warm up and cool down routines that can be used in a range of exercise and fitness routines

· Describe a range of different training methods

· Develop the instructional skills needed to deliver classes in, exercise to music, resistance training, flexibility, circuit training and body conditioning, without supervision to small groups in general adult population

· Conduct the screening and informed consent process, to develop a fitness profile for a subject, through a range of basic and appropriate field tests

· Deal competently with adverse situations that might arise in a fitness environment from a simple injury to a life threatening situation.

NOTE: It is recommended that learners take the Exercise and Fitness QQI Level 5 module first