Physical Acitivity and Health

The mission of the bachelor's professional program Movement and Health is to prepare university-educated professionals in the field of health promotion for the general or active sporting population. The aim of the study is to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to enable the graduate to perform independently within the professional competences of the programme specialisation. The graduate will be able to participate in the design and implementation of exercise and nutrition programs in the context of preventive health for the general public, such as children, adults, seniors and specific groups. The study is designed as a preparation for active work with clients in the context of a multidisciplinary perspective on healthy lifestyles, focusing primarily on exercise and nutrition, both at the individual and group level. The study at the Faculty of Sports Studies is exceptional in the extent of practical teaching, focusing primarily on the area of exercise and nutrition intervention, with an emphasis on communication skills, which enables direct application to practice. The aim of the Movement and Nutrition in Prevention curriculum is to gain a basic overview and awareness of the causes and patterns of the spread of mass non-infectious diseases and to be able to work independently with a client or group of clients to modify their lifestyle to improve their health.

The competency of the Movement and Nutrition in Prevention graduate will be to integrate elements into clients' lifestyles that have been shown to improve health, reduce stress and prevent disease. The main pillar of the study will be the design and optimization of intervention programs, especially in the area of exercise and nutrition. This will be achieved by shifting their capacity in the areas of fitness maintenance (regular PA), healthy eating, weight control, influencing biorhythms (sleep), addiction reduction and positive motivation. The graduate will be able to develop prevention plans based on biostatistical data from epidemiological studies in the area of healthy lifestyles with clearly defined goals.

The aim of the Regeneration and Nutrition in Sport curriculum is to gain a basic understanding of the athletic load on the human body and the possibilities of regeneration by various means. The aim is to teach the graduate how to properly apply these means to the regeneration plan of an individual or group.

The competence of the graduate of the study Regeneration and Nutrition in Sport is both to create and implement individual movement and nutrition programs within regeneration aimed at optimizing the recovery of the musculoskeletal, transport and metabolic system after sports training, and to create and implement individual regeneration, movement and nutrition programs within an active lifestyle in the general sporting population. The study of the program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive view of the issue of sports load, primarily from the perspective of sports training, physiology and pathophysiology of load, taking into account ontogenetic specifics. The graduate will be able to make a comprehensive initial diagnosis in the field of loading and fatigue prevention using modern technologies with subsequent evaluation and application of recovery methods in practice.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• understand the basic physiological and pathophysiological processes in humans with respect to exercise and nutrition;
• understand the basic principles of training load, development and design of intervention programs focused on movement and nutrition;
• understand the basic principles and practices of working with clients across the age spectrum;
• describe and apply basic knowledge of economics and management in the context of the management of profit and non-profit organizations with a focus on sport and healthy lifestyle;
• create exercise and nutrition programs to promote health and optimize athletic performance;
• evaluate warning signals associated with the possibility of pathological fatigue, chronic impairment or risk factors in the sporting and general population;
• provide methodical, coordinating and consulting activities in the field of prevention and regeneration (professionally, but also economically, to implement direct intervention, consultations especially in the field of exercise and nutrition);
• apply specific prevention programmes in the areas of nutrition, exercise and recovery to promote health in the general and sporting population across the age spectrum;
• be able to administer first aid in the event of sudden damage to health when organising recovery or health promotion activities;
• communicate clearly and persuasively to the general and professional public information about the nature of scientific problems obtained through the study and analysis of scientific literature, together with their own views on their solution;
• be familiar with current trends in the field of healthy lifestyle using mobile applications and critically assess them in the context of current scientific knowledge;
• act within the scope of his/her professional knowledge and skills in a foreign language (English).
• Graduates of the Movement and Nutrition in Prevention curriculum can educate the public in the field of healthy lifestyle and primary prevention of civilization diseases using modern technologies for diagnosis with respect to the bio-psycho-social mo
• Graduates of the Regeneration and Nutrition in Sport curriculum will be able to assess the nutritional and regenerative requirements of an individual in relation to the sport load and propose a procedure for increasing the efficiency of the training

Graduates of the Movement and Health programme will find employment in state and non-state institutions dealing with healthy lifestyle, nutrition and human movement. The graduate will also be prepared to work as a self-employed person in the field of nutrition counselling, regeneration and movement prevention programmes.

Graduates of the curriculum specializing in Movement and Nutrition in Prevention will find employment in prevention centers, health departments and as a consultant in other institutions (public or private sector) working with people. They can work as a specialist in healthy lifestyles in companies and enterprises. May educate the general public in the state and non-state sector on healthy lifestyles and primary prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases. It can be used as a provider of a service or product in the field of movement and health, e.g. in healthy lifestyle counselling centres and associations offering physical activity for specific groups of the population (e.g. an association focused on improving physical fitness and education of the elderly for better ageing). It may also find application in health and spa facilities.

Graduates of the curriculum with a specialization in Regeneration and Nutrition in Sport will find employment in centres dedicated to the regeneration of the body after sports load or prevention and health care. These include sports clubs and sports associations, sports centres and youth sports centres. Other jobs in the labour market can be found in health-oriented exercise, regeneration and recreation centres. They can also apply their knowledge and skills in tourism facilities (e.g. hotel services) or wellness centres.

The Movement and Health programme has several types of work experience in the Bachelor's degree. Practicum placements will take place during the course of study so that students gain an understanding of the environment in which they will be working professionally after graduation. The first 2 placements will be 3 weeks in length and the final placement will then primarily involve working with a client for 6 weeks.

The Movement and Nutrition in Prevention curriculum includes the following professional practices:

Professional practice 1 will take place in the 4th semester in DDM, SVČ, primary and secondary schools - clubs for children, fitness centres, movement studies, etc. It will include the obligation to complete part of the practice within the framework of projects and regular activities of the faculty - Health and Prevention Day, regular exercises for the public, exercises for overweight children, seniors.

Professional practice 2 is fulfilled in the 4th semester in the nutrition counseling office.

Professional Practice 3 will be fulfilled in the Healthy Lifestyle Counseling Center and will include individual work with a client for 6 weeks.

The Regeneration and Nutrition in Sport curriculum includes the following professional practice placements:

Professional Practice 1 is completed in Semester 4 in the Nutrition Counselling Service.

Professional Practice 2 will be carried out in Semester 5 in sports clubs.

Professional Practice 3 will be completed in a sports club with a focus on youth sport and will include individual work with a client for 6 weeks.

In the context of the professional focus of the field, the aim of the bachelor thesis is to gain a comprehensive overview of the student's work with the client in the form of a case study. In this thesis, the student should demonstrate the ability to optimally select and describe methods of initial diagnosis, to analyse these data correctly and to select and apply the correct scientifically validated intervention procedure on the basis of these data. The conclusion of the bachelor thesis is an objective assessment of the effect of the intervention and confrontation (in the form of discussion) of the results with the current knowledge of the topic of the thesis. Thus, in addition to active work with the client, the student should demonstrate the ability to work critically with professional texts.

Conditioning training and applied kinesiology;

plans to develop a Master's degree programme in Active Gerontology.