General information


Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Montserrat Girabent Farrés

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Alba Pardo Fernandez
Sergi Nuell Turon 

Teaching languages


  • Catalan
  • Spanish

English: in the case of Erasmus students 

Skills


Basic skills
  • B2. Apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and problem solving within their area of ​​study.

Specific skills
  • E7 Identify the risks to health, the practice of inappropriate physical activities and sports and propose alternatives

  • E8 Assess the fitness, prescribe and develop health-oriented and safe physical exercises for these practitioners

  • E9 Do physical activity and sports programs

General competencies
  • G8 Understand the basics, structures and functions of human motor skills and patterns

  • G9 Understand the basics of fitness for physical activity and sport

Transversal competences
  • T4 Apply knowledge to their work in a professional way with the elaboration and defense of arguments and problem solving within the area of ​​Physical Activity and Sports Sciences

  • T5 Develop leadership skills, interpersonal relationships and teamwork

  • T7 Incorporate habits of excellence and quality for professional practice

Description


As a physical exercise professional, the student of the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences is responsible for prescribing and developing exercise programs for users of fitness rooms. The subject of physical activities in the fitness rooms provides the knowledge to be able to design, plan and dynamize physical activity sessions in the fitness room, both activities directed with and without musical support and personal training for each person depending on the purpose and type of activity. 

This subject has methodological and digital resources to make possible its continuity in non-contact mode in the case of being necessary for reasons related to the Covid-19. In this way, the achievement of the same knowledge and skills that are specified in this teaching plan will be ensured.

Learning outcomes


- Develop technically-scientifically and develop personalized programs aimed at health, as well as the prevention of pathologies caused by the practice of physical activity and sport and know how to intervene in the recovery and physical rehabilitation of the competition athlete.

- Identify the risks and benefits of the aquatic environment as a differentiated space for the practice of healthy physical activity. 

Working methodology


The methodology of the subject will be carried out combining face-to-face classroom time, with autonomous work time, with the support of the virtual learning environment. The percentage of time the student spends is distributed as follows: 

  Activities ECTS
Face-to-face sessions in the classroom (theory presentation, seminars, personalized tutorials)  Practical sessions, theoretical presentations with audiovisual support, simulations, role-playing games, group work, application of practice to theory, problem-based learning (PBL), presentations by students  2.4
Self-employment Personal study, problem solving, information search (bibliography, webography), guided work (questionnaires, wikis, debates, forums ...), model reproduction, video capsules, problem solving  3.6

 

Contents


Introduction to Fitness

  • Fitness Centers: Rooms, equipment and activities
  • Fitness and training
  • Related Professions in Fitness

Directed activities

  • Choreographed activities with musical support
  • Non-choreographed activities with musical support
  • Postural techniques

New fitness trends

Activities in the fitness room 

  • Muscle isolation techniques

Training methods and trends

Training techniques and tools

Personal training and Small Group Training

Learning activities


The activities of the subject follow the system of continuous evaluation, that is to say, that throughout the term the professor raises several activities, that the students must solve and deliver. The work of each one of the activities allows to value to the student, the follow-up that does to the asignatura and the elements of improvement, from the comments and notes that the professor will do of the activities. The proposed activities can be individual or in work groups. The teacher gives the instructions so that the students can elaborate and deliver them. All the activities proposed are designed so that students have a practical perspective on the topics that are developed throughout the ten weeks of the term.

Evaluation system


Qualification system (Royal Decree 1125/2003, of 5 September) that establishes the European system of credits and the system of qualifications to the university degrees of official character and validity in all the state territory:

0 - 4,9: Suspended

5,0 - 6,9: Approved

7,0 - 8,9: Notable

9,0 - 10: Excellent

The final grade of the student is the result of a continuous assessment and a final assessment. The pass of the subject is obtained with a grade equal to or greater than 5 points (about 10 points) according to the following weighting table.

 

Assessment Evaluation activity Weighting Skills Criteria for averaging grades
To be continued Individual works 30% B2,G8,G9,T4,T5,T7,E8,E9,E7  5/10 
To be continued Group work 30% B2,G8,G9,T4,T5,T7,E8,E9,E7  5/10 
Final Examen 40% B2,G8,G9,T4,T5,T7,E8,E9,E7  5/10 

The final exam will include the theoretical-practical contents that have been taught during the course, both in the theoretical and practical classes and will be carried out at the end of the course, during the evaluation period of the term in which it is taught.

REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE CONTINUOUS EVALUATION:

  • Mandatory minimum attendance at 70% of the sessions. Faults due to illness or injury will already be included in this range of permitted offenses.
  • Moodle delivery of individual work to date.
  • Qualification of individual and group work must be at least 5 out of 10 possible points.
  • Qualification of the practices must be equal or superior to 5 on 10 possible points.

IMPORTANT:

  • If the continuous assessment is not passed due to non-compliance with the necessary requirements described above, the student will fail the course and must recover those parts that have not passed the criteria indicated above.
  • The total or partial copy in any of the learning activities will mean a "Not Presented" in the subject, without option to present in the proof of recovery and without prejudice of the opening of a file for this reason.

 

Recovery

Within the same course, there is the possibility of recovering the skills not achieved during the course. In accordance with current regulations, you can only opt for recovery, if the exam has been suspended. If the grade is Not Presented, you will not be eligible for recovery. Individual tasks are retrieved by retrieving these and group tasks and the exam is retrieved by an exam. 

 

Evaluation activity in recovery period Weighting  Assessed skills

Individual tasks (30%)

Exam (70%)

100% B2,G8,G9,T4,T5,T7,E8,E9,E7

 

REFERENCES


Basic

American College of Sports Medicine (2009). ACSM´s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. Eight Edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Costa, RM., Pinsach, P., Heredia, JR., Isidro, F. (2007). Personal trainer manual. From fitness to wellness. Barcelona: Paidotribo

Heyward V. (2008). Assessment of physical fitness and prescription of exercise. Buenos Aires: Editorial Panamericana. 

American College of Sports Medicine (2009). Position stand: progression models in resistance training for health adults. Medicine and Science in Sports Medicine; DOI: 10.1249 / MSS.0b013e3181915670.

Complementary

Delavier, F. (2010). Guide to bodybuilding movements: anatomical description. Barcelona: Paidotribo

Diéguez Papí, Julio. (2007). Functional training in fitness programs: Integrated training method for fitness / health activities. Vol.I, Theoretical-practical bases / Julio Diéguez Papí. 1st ed. Barcelona: India.

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-healthfitness

https://www.acefitness.org/

López Miñarro, PA (2000). Exercises not recommended in physical activity: detection and alternatives. Madrid: India.

Fernández González, Iraima. (2005). Aerobics and step manual / authors, Iraima Fernández González, Blanca López 26337 - New trends in fitness and wellness Erquicia, Susana Moral González. 2nd ed. Barcelona: Paidotribo: FEDA.

Isidro F., Heredia JR, Pinsach P. and Ramón M. (2007) Handbook of personal fitness trainer to wellness. Paidotribo. (Topic 1)

Earle, RW., Baechle, TR. (2012). NSCA Manual. Fundamentals of personal training. Barcelona: Paidotribo

Isidro F., Heredia JR, Pinsach P. and Ramón M. (2007) Handbook of personal fitness trainer to wellness. Paidotribo. (Topic 1)

https://www.acsm.org/

https://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining

Ligouri, G. (2014). ACSM. Resources for the fitness and health specialist. Madrid: Lippincott.