Physical Exercise in Promoting Health (OPEN UNI)

Prerequisites and co-requisites Before enrolling in the Intermediate Studies courses, at least 20 credits of Basic Health Education studies must be completed.

Recommended optional programme components The course is an independent entity and does not require additional studies carried out at the same time.

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

• explains the importance of exercise from the point of view of health promotion and disease prevention, taking into account the aspects of health
• explains the health-enhancing factors and mechanisms of exercise
• explains immobility and an inactive lifestyle as a health risk factor (a consuming factor)
• describe movement recommendations for different age groups
• describe the measurement methods of physical activity and fitness and the current situation in Finland
• look at exercise as a health promoter from the perspective of the individual, community and society

Self-paced. The course does not include scheduled teaching sessions, but there are deadlines for the assignments to be completed during the course.

The materials and possible book recommendations will be shared on the course platform in Moodle.

The course is completed through independent learning assignments, instructional videos ja participation in group discussions.

0-5 More detailed evaluation criteria can be found in Moodle.

Timing The course is held in the autumn semester

Target group Open university students, school teachers and subject teachers, health care professionals, minor subject students in all faculties