FSpS:e018 Fitness - Course Information

e018 Fitness

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Pavlína Vaculíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. BcA. Kateřina Vašíčková (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Pavlína Vaculíková, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Zuzana Florianová
Supplier department: Department of Physical Education and Social Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies

Timetable of Seminar Groups

e018/01: Mon 9:00–10:40 E34/118 - pohybová tělocvična, P. Vaculíková

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/18, only registered: 0/18

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Multidisciplinary studies (programme FSpS, KOS)
• Multidisciplinary studies at Faculty of Sport Studies (programme CST, KOS)

Course objectives

The main objectives of the course are the following:
- to introduce the characteristics of group fitness classes and their structure
- to make a list of strengthening exercises for different parts of the body (legs, arms, abdomen…..)
- to introduce other accessories used in the gym (f.ex. over balls, fit balls, bosu, dynabends, etc.) suitable for strengthening of different muscle groups

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:
- to know how to execute exercises safely and correctly
- to create a list of strengthening exercises
- to apply these exercises in practice.

Syllabus

• 1. History and structure of group fitness classes
• 2. Aerobics (base steps, technique, the structure of the aerobics class...)
• 3. Step aerobics
• 4. Conditioning classes (base workouts, the structure, ...)
• 5. Circuit training
• 6. Interval training
• 7. Yoga class
• 8. Pilates class

Literature

recommended literature
• POWERS, Scott K. and Edward T. HOWLEY. Exercise physiology : theory and applications to fitness and performance. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012, xv, 587. ISBN 9780071316262. info
• DELAVIER, Frédéric and Michael GUNDILL. Delavier's core training anatomy. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2010, 144 s. ISBN 9781450413992. info
• DELAVIER, Frédéric, Jean-Pierre CLÉMENCEAU and Michael GUNDILL. Delavier's stretching anatomy. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2010, 143 s. ISBN 9781450413985. info
• DELAVIER, Frédéric and Michael GUNDILL. The strength training anatomy workout II. Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, 2010, 351 s. ISBN 9781450419895. info
• DELAVIER, Frédéric. Posilování : anatomický průvodce. Translated by Štěpán Timr. České Budějovice: Kopp, 2007, 144 s. ISBN 9788072323111. info
• HOFFMAN, Jay. Norms for fitness, performance, and health. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2006, ix, 221. ISBN 0736054839. info
• HOFFMAN, Jay. Physiological aspects of sport training and performance. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2002, vii, 343 s. ISBN 0-7360-3424-2. info

Teaching methods

practise exercises, theoretical part

Assessment methods

attendance, microteaching of chosen unit(warm-up, main part - circuit training, yoga class, pilates......)
In case of distant courses:
attendance, videomicroteaching of chosen unit(warm-up, main part - circuit training, yoga class, pilates......), peer assessment

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught each semester.

• Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2023, recent)
  
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