SPOR06051 2022 Active Ageing

Evaluate discussions and methods of exercise and physical activity instruction or play organisation in the e-portfolio journal writing related to personal experience, reading, observations and future practice. 

Design, construct and develop variation of exercise, play and physical activity programmes to realise active ageing. 

Design, construct, develop and perform variation of exercise techniques to realise active ageing. 

Identify the physiological, psychological and sociocultural aspects of exercise, play, and physical activity for older adults.

Reflecting the ATU strategy, learning and teaching experience is learner centred and pursued in a consultative, collaborative and inclusive manner involving collaboration with peers and within the wider community. Learning, teaching and assessment actively explores a variety of approaches providing respect to the diversity of learners. Students will apply critical and reflective learning skills in  e-portfolio writing, providing an opportunity to evaluate their own learning and while also expressing an interrelated personal world view reflecting engagement with others. The practical performance represents an authentic real world teaching/learning activity, where learners work independently and in collaboration to creatively develop their practical leadership competencies before engaging with the wider community on designing programmes of physical activity and exercise, either indoors or outdoors in a natural green setting. 

Students' active engagement and individual progress; collaborative integration and exploration of exercise, play and physical activity programmes, techniques and methods: and e-portfolio reflective practice will be assessed during the class in and in presentation by continuous assessment. 

Repeat Continuous Assessment: As above depending on which component has been failed.

Physiological, Psychological and Sociocultural Aspects of Physical Activity (Learning Outcome 4).

• Demographics of older adults.
• Defining old age.
• Gerokinesiology: an expanding field of study.
• Physiological aspects of ageing.
• Theories of ageing.
• Models of successful ageing. 
• Ageing stereotypes.
• Psychosocial benefits of physical activity. 
• Promoting physical activity. 

Screening, Assessment, and Goal Setting (learning outcomes 2).

• Pre-exercise screening.
• Screening steps.
• Additional screening tools.
• Implications for programme design and management.
• Physical and functional assessments.
• Recommended assessment tools. 
• Guidelines for group physical performance testing,
• Interpreting test results. 
• Goal setting and behavioural management.

Core Programme Principles and Training Methods (learning outcome 2). 

• Important considerations when designing exercise programmes for older adults.
• Heterogeneity of older adults.
• Optimising physical function through exercise. 
• Exercise principles for programme design.
• Specific exercise principles for older adults.

Whole-Person Wellness for Successful Ageing (learning outcomes 4).

• Wellness: A change in perspective and perception.
• Defining wellness: A historical perspective. 
• Whole-person wellness.
• Defining the dimensions of wellness.
• Applying the dimensions of wellness.

Principles of the Warm-Up and Cool-Down (learning outcomes 2 & 3). 

• Warming Up.
• Goal Setting.
• Assessing participant readiness. 
• Increasing the challenge.
• Engaging participants socially and emotionally.
• New war-up strategies.
• Cooling down.

Flexibility Training (learning outcomes 2 & 3).

• Age-associated changes in flexibility.
• Types of stretching techniques
• Incorporating flexibility training into the exercise programme.
• Examples of flexibility exercises. 

Resistance Training (learning outcomes: 2 & 3).

• Benefits of resistance training.
• Principles of resistance training. 
• Training variables.
• Resistance training conditions and modalities.
• Resistance training for older adults.

Aerobic Endurance Training (learning Outcomes: 2 & 3).

• Benefits of aerobic endurance training for older adults.
• Principles and considerations for aerobic endurance training.
• Variables for aerobic endurance training. 
• Training precautions and considerations.
• Implications for programme design and management.

Balance and Mobility Training (learning outcomes: 2 & 3).

• Age-associated changes in balance and mobility.
• Balance and mobility exercises.
• Manipulating the challenge in a group setting. 

Physical Activity in Natural Settings: Green and Blue Exercise (learning Outcomes: 2 & 4).

• Self-determination, nature and wellbeing.
• Visual cognition and multisensory stimuli.
• Nature's role in growing resilience. 
• Physical education and nature. 
• Mindfulness and green exercise.
• Positive psychology and pro-environmental behaviour. 

Programme Design, Leadership, and Risk Management (learning Outcomes: 2 & 3).

• Applying movement analysis and motor learning principles to programme design.
• Nervous and musculoskeletal systems changes and motor skill learning 
• Movement analysis of skills
• Motor learning principles for the physical activity instructor.
• Developing your teaching and leadership skills.
• Developing your leadership style.
• Developing your instructional methods, techniques, and strategies.

Exercise Considerations for Medical Conditions (learning Outcome: 4).

• Cardiovascular conditions.
• Pulmonary disorders.
• Diabetes
• Musculoskeletal conditions.
• Neurological and cognitive conditions. 

Legal standards, risk management, and professional ethics (Learning Outcome: 4).

• The law and the physical activity instructor.
• Risk management plans.
• Ethical guidelines for the physical activity instructor.