THP201 Exercise in practice (Autumn 2023)

Introduction

The students will gain theoretical knowledge and practical experience in strength, endurance and flexibility training. This course will give the students the competencye to develop simple to advanced training programs to improve fundamental physical resources, prevent injuries and optimize performance and health. Throughout the course the students will get hands-on experience with communicating with clients and instructing clients in physical exercise.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course students should be able to

 

• execute and instruct strength-, endurance-, flexibility- and injury prevention exercises

• conduct biomechanical analyses of a wide range of exercises and explain how the musculoskeletal system is loaded

• perform needs and capacity analyses

• set SMART goals for healthy adults on various fitness levels

• plan, implement and evaluate appropriate, customized and evidence-based training programs for healthy adults on various fitness levels

• communicate with and motivate clients through motivational interviewing

• explain how modifications of training variables in a strength training program can impact strength adaptations and hypertrophyidentify human structures that are affected by strength, endurance and flexibility training

• explain how different types of interval sessions and steady state training impact training adaptations for endurance training

• explain different flexibility training methods and their effect on range of motion, performance, injury risk and DOMS

• instruct groups in training with music

Learning methods and activities

The course includes theoretical and practical classes, discussions in groups, role play and, group assignments. The course will to a large extent have a practical focus, including communicating with client, instructing and correcting exercise techniques, testing, as well as planning and implementing training programs. There will be a significant amount of digital material (multiple choice quizzes and interactive lectures/learning apps) that the students will be required to use. Each student will also be responsible for an external client that will get instruction and a customized 8-week training program.

Work requirements

• Four exercise analysis assignments

• Two theoretical training plan case assignments, including a group presentation and assessments of others students work

• Developing and implementing an 8-week training program for an external client

• A short report from the training period

• A practical group training assignment

• Completing the e-learning material with satisfactory success rate

 

All assignments will be assessed and must be approved before the final exam can be taken.

Assessment/exam

The exam has three parts:

 

• An individual home assignment. The student will get one week to develop a written exercise program for a theoretical case.

• An individual practical-methodological part. On the exam day, the student will instruct three exercises for a fictitious client (a fellow student). The duration of this part is approximately 20 minutes.

• An oral examination with questions from the curriculum. The duration of this part is approximately 20 minutes. Resourses/materials which may be used in the exam: None

 

The three parts will together constitute the grade. Grading A-F.

Core literature

As we are in a transition phase between two systems, we refer to the Study Handbook 2023-2024 for literature for courses in the 2023-2024 academic year:https://www.nih.no/studier/program-og-emneplan-arkiv/2023-2024/