UPPVJP035 Physical Education and Health Activities with Seniors

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2022
Extent and Intensity
13/13/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: PhDr. Edita Ondřejová, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic information concerning physical education and health activities for the elderly which can primarily be applied in practice. Emphasis is put on proper execution of individual activities with reference to the individuality and especially the physiological characteristics of individual seniors.
Learning outcomes
Professional knowledge: Students can enumerate and characterize the different types of sports and health activities for seniors. They are able to define basic concepts of the discipline.

Professional skills: Students can put together a training unit focused on various types of exercises.

General qualification: Students are able to design a PE activity plan for seniors in practice for the elderly upon consultation with a physician with regard to individual characteristics of the elderly person.
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of basic concepts - physical activity, structured physical activity, sports activity, leisure activity, PE activities, health, etc.
  • 2. Health benefits of physical activity in the context of physical inadequacy
  • 3. Healthy lifestyle - wellness
  • 4. Healthy lifestyle in relation to physical education and physical activity in seniors - motivational stages of readiness to change
  • 5. Exercise at home, utilities, atypical exercise equipment for PE and health activities
  • 6. Balance exercises
  • 7. Exercises aimed at muscle imbalance I
  • 8. Exercises aimed at muscle imbalance II
  • 9. Exercise to maintain the physiological range of joints
  • 10. Activities aimed at maintaining mental and social health
  • 11. Designing an exercise unit
  • 12. Sexual activity among older people as a means to maintain health
  • 13. Risks associated with sexual activity among seniors
Literature
    required literature
  • BLAHUTKOVÁ, M. a kol. Pohybem proti civilizačním chorobám. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009. ISBN 978-80-210-5110-2.
  • HENDL, J., DOBRÝ, L. a kol. Zdravotní benefity pohybových aktivit. Praha: Karolinum, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-2000-8. info
  • JANIŠ, K. ml. a K. JANIŠ st. Tělovýchovné a zdravotní aktivity u seniorů [online]. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2019. Dostupné z: https://elearning.slu.cz/course/index.php?categoryid=45
  • KLEPLOVÁ, V. Dobré ráno, dobrý den: cvičení (nejen) pro seniory. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Poznání, 2012. ISBN 978-80-87419-21-2.
  • MÁČEK, M. et al. Fyziologie a klinické aspekty pohybové aktivity. Praha: Galén, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7262-695-3.
  • UHLÍŘ, P. Pohybová cvičení seniorů. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2008. ISBN 978-80-244-1902-2.
    recommended literature
  • BLAHUTKOVÁ, M., ŘEHULKA, E. a Š. DAŇHELOVÁ.Pohyb a duševní zdraví. Brno: Paido, 2005. ISBN 80-7315-108-1.
  • HOLCZEROVÁ, V. a D. DVOŘÁČKOVÁ.Volnočasové aktivity pro seniory. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4697-5.
  • JANIŠ, K. Převládající informační zdroje v oblasti lidské sexuality a sexuálního chování. In: M. MITLÖHNER a Z. PROUZOVÁ, eds. 25. celostátní kongres k sexuální výchově v České republice. Praha: SPRSV, 2017, s. 56–61. ISBN 978-80-905696-5-2.
  • JANIŠ, K. a I. LUDVÍKOVÁ. Partnerské vztahy na pozadí věkového rozdílu. In: M. MITLÖHNER a Z. PROUZOVÁ, eds. 23. celostátní kongres k sexuální výchově v České republice. Praha: SPRSV, 2015, s. 40–45. ISBN 978-80-905696-2-1.
  • JANIŠ, Kamil and Jitka SKOPALOVÁ. Volný čas seniorů (Leisure time of senior citizens). první. Praha: Grada, 2016, 156 pp. Pedagogika. ISBN 978-80-247-5535-9. info
  • MARCUS, B. H. a L. H. FORSYTH.Psychologie aktivního způsobu života: motivace lidí k pohybovým aktivitám. Praha: Portál, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7367-654-4.
  • RAMÍK, K. Cviky na vaši bolest: rychlá a účinná úleva. Praha: Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2391-4.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
zápočet
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2019, Accreditation summer, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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