Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Sports for Health 2
Course Code
SUUK_232
Branch of Science
Health sciences; Theory and History of Sports
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Indra Vīnberga
Structure Unit Manager
Kristīne Mārtinsone
Structural Unit
Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
Contacts
Riga, J. Asaru Street 5, vppk@rsu.lv, +37167061587
About Study Course
Objective
To acquire knowledge and practical skills for the application of physical exercises in strengthening health and increasing physical working abilities.
Preliminary Knowledge
Physical activities background knowledge recommended, but the knowledge can also be obtained during the study course.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students: outline the importance and application of exercise in health promotion and disease prevention; discuss changes in physical activity and fitness trends in recent years; identify the latest technologies in exercise intensity dosing and recording; list and classify the types of exercise/workouts used in health sport; articulates the causes of obesity and their negative effects on the human body, the role of physical activity and exercise in the prevention of obesity; describes the specific characteristics of physical activity for children, adolescents and young people and the characteristics of physical activity for seniors; describes physical activity in balance, aerobic, strength, interval, body weight, circuit and functional training; identifies types of interval training
Skills
1.Students: explain the most appropriate exercises for health promotion and disease prevention; evaluate the role of the latest technologies in dosing exercise intensity to improve performance; explain the effectiveness of different health sports exercises; explain the role of exercise and the use of exercise in obesity prevention; explain the specifics of physical activity for children, young people and seniors; design a simple programme of physical activity recommendations for people of different ages, depending on health, fitness and goals, guided by the basic principles of health sports training; explain the nature of interval training.
Competences
1.Develops a programme of physical activity recommendations for clients of different ages, depending on health status, fitness and goals, using the basic principles of health sports training. Appreciate the need for health-promoting activities to improve their own health and fitness and will be competent in convincing the public of the need for and role of physical exercise in modern society.
Assessment
Individual work
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Individual work |
-
|
-
|
|
To acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and abilities in the use of physical exercise to improve health, participate in health sports, improve physical fitness and performance.
To study independently various topics of the course according to the literature sources indicated by the lecturer in order to prepare for the theory test during the Session) and to develop a programme of physical activity recommendations (during the semester)
1.Physical activity recommendations for the Latvian population
2.Recommendations for promoting physical activity in the Latvian population (2019)
3.Sport Policy Guidelines 2021-2027 (only need to know the aim and policies of the sport policy page 11)
4.Physical activity characteristics of seniors (pages 195-198)
5.Development of children's motor skills and selection of sports activities appropriate to the child's level of development (pages 58-59) Effects of different intensity and volume of exercise on child growth (page 60)
(Theme 1) Physical activity recommendations for the Latvian population https://www.spkc.gov.lv/sites/spkc/files/data_content/fizisko_aktivitu_ieteikumi_latvijas_iedzvotjiem.pdf
(Topic 2) Recommendations for promoting physical activity in the Latvian population (2019). http://www.vm.gov.lv/images/userfiles/Tava%20veseliba/Preci... (document in e-studies)
(Theme 3) https://www.izm.gov.lv/lv/sporta-politikas-pamatnostadnes-2021-2027gadam
(Theme 4) Grasis N. and authors' collective. Trainer's manual. Riga, Jumava, 2015, 375 p.
(Theme 5) J.Žīdens and authors' collective. Children and adolescent coach handbook 3. Riga, Lttc, 2008, 215 pp.
https://treneruizglitiba.lv/files/dokumenti/2014/2008_LTTC_gramata.pdf
Independently perform aerobic, strength, flexibility exercises to take care of their physical performance. Physical performance is optionally tested by a test at the end of the semester.
Independently perform a variety of physical activities.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
|
||
Examination
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Examination |
-
|
-
|
|
The assessment consists of a cumulative examination. Active participation in class (40%), Physical activity recommendations for the month (30%) (during the semester), test on theory (30%) (during the session)
|
||
Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
The latest research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the role and use of physical activity and exercise in improving health and preventing various diseases. The latest technologies and their application in exercise intensity dosing, recording and evaluation. Aerobic capacity tests and their evaluation.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Changes in physical activity and the latest fitness trends in recent years. Latest research on the use and effectiveness of high intensity interval training, sprint interval training, body weight and functional training, strength interval training and different strength training regimes.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
General characteristics, main advantages and disadvantages of group activities. Specificity of physical activity for children, adolescents and young people. Specific features of physical activity for seniors.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Causes of obesity and its negative effects on the human body. The role of exercise and the use of exercise in the prevention of obesity. The most effective forms of exercise and their application in reducing overweight and obesity.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
Body weight exercises .
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Gym
|
2
|
Topics
|
Balance classes using balance bases.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
Circle training.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
A class using dumbbells to develop strength and endurance.
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.50
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
Pair exercises, exercises with your own body weight and using exercise equipment.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
Balance classes using large exercise balls.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
Functional exercises using additional equipment.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
Interval training in health sports.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
Interval training in health sports.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
Exercises for strength endurance for physical fitness for endurance using resistance bands, weight bars, medicine balls, TRX.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
Exercises for strength endurance for physical fitness for endurance using resistance bands, weight bars, medicine balls, TRX.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study trip
|
2
|
Topics
|
Circuit training for strength and cardiovascular endurance.
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
1.50
Contact hours:
16 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Marcus, B. H., & Bess, H. 2025. Motivating people to be physically active. Human Kinetics.
2.
Cosgrove R. 2025. Age Strong. A.Womans’s Guide to Feeling Athletic and Fit After 40. Human Kinetics.
3.
Bander L. 2024. Vital Core Training: improve strength and reduce pain with funkcional movement. Human Kinetics.
4.
Grasis N. u.c. 2022. Trenera rokasgrāmata. Rīga, Jumava.
Additional Reading
1.
Comfort, P. (Ed.). 2024. Developing power. Human Kinetics.
2.
Stoppani, J. 2023. Jim stoppani's encyclopedia of muscle and strength. Human Kinetics.
3.
Myers T.W. 2021. Anatomy Trains: myofascial meridians for manual therapists and movement professionals. Elsevier.
4.
Ivuškāns, A. 2016. Vingrinājumi muguras veselībai. Zvaigzne ABC.
Other Information Sources
1.
Rekomendācijas fizisko aktivitāšu veicināšanai Latvijas iedzīvotājiem ( VM, PVO 2020).
2.
SPKC, 2023. Fizisko aktivitāšu ieteikumi Latvijas iedzīvotājiem.
3.
Sporta politikas pamatnostādnes 2021. - 2027. gadam.