Exercise Diet Fitness and Health QLS

Course Code

SH008

Develop the knowledge to pursue your career in the health, exercise, nutrition or fitness industry!

There is an increasing demand for professionals who can advise on all aspects of weight management, bringing nutrition and exercise together into an efficient single service
On this course you will learn how to educate people on how to lead a healthier lifestyle and why their health is important
Discover the essential elements of fitness and exercise and develop your ability to create training programmes
Explore the human body and look at the physiological and psychological impact of the diet on exercise performance

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All course materials will be delivered to you by post, so it couldn’t be easier. Our experienced and friendly tutors will help you every step of the way by email.

You will have more than enough time to complete your course, so you can work at your own pace. Completed coursework can be delivered by post or via email, so handing in an assignment is simple.

Course Duration

Up to one year.

Study Hours

Approximately 100 hours.

Course Outcome

You will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Assessment

Tutor-marked assignments.

What is health?
Physical, social and mental health
What is exercise?
Types of exercise – Sports Continuum
The sports continuum
What is fitness?
Health benefits of taking part in regular exercise
Ten reasons to get more active
Health-related components of fitness
Skill-related components of fitness
Comparison of health and skill related fitness

Definition of the components of fitness
Detailed analysis of each component
Why do we want to test our fitness?
Measuring the components of fitness
Components of fitness needed for different sporting activities

How the body generates energy for exercise
The creatine phosphate system
The lactic acid system and oxygen debt
The aerobic system
Analysis of different training zones
Principles of SPORT
FITT principles
Methods of training: continuous, Fartlek, interval, weight training, plyometrics, flexibility training and circuit training
Examples of training sessions for each training method

Physiological and psychological benefits of warming up
Cool down – reasons why it is important
Phases of a warm-up: body temperature raising, stretching and skill development
Planning a training programme
Applying the SPORT and FITT principles of training
Periodisation – off season, pre-season, peak season and transitional period
Planning a training session: warm up, main activity and cool down
Examples of training programmes and sessions

Social drugs: how smoking and alcohol affect sporting performance
Other social drugs and their effect on sporting performance
Types of performance enhancing drugs
Examples and effects of performance enhancing drugs
Blood doping

How to prevent injury: environment, clothing and equipment, fair competition, obeying the rules and warm up and cool down
Causes of sports injuries
Accidental injuries, overuse injuries, chronic injuries
Examples of sports injuries: soft tissue, skin and hard tissue injuries
Injuries, symptoms and treatment
RICE procedure
More serious injuries
Assessing the casualty’s condition DRACB
How to treat an unconscious casualty
Emergency action plan
Other conditions that can influence sports performance

A balanced diet
The essential groups of nutrients
Macronutrients and micronutrients
Diet and exercise
The importance of each nutrient for exercise
Energy and diet: metabolic rate and physical activity level
Energy in food
Energy equations
The athlete's diet: day of competition, after the event and glycogen loading
Common eating disorders
Healthy eating
Food pyramids
Examples of diets

Outline of the different body systems
The human skeleton
Functions of the skeleton: ossification
Cartilage
Types of bone
The skeletal frames: axial and appendicular
Exercise and the bones
Definitions of fixed, slightly movable and synovial joints
A typical synovial joint structure
Movement patterns at synovial joints
How exercise can help improve the skeletal system

Functions of muscles
Types of muscle tissue
Skeletal muscles – structure and functions
Muscular contractions: isotonic, isometric and isokinetic
How muscles are attached to bones
Muscle fibres: slow and fast twitch
Characteristics of muscle fibres and exercises they relate to
Major muscles in the human body: location and function
Exercises to strengthen the muscles
Benefits of warming up the muscles

Parts of the body that make up the cardiovascular system
Functions of the cardiovascular system
The double pumping action of the heart
Pulmonary circulation
Systemic circulation
Structure of the heart
Blood flow through the heart
How does the heart pump blood?
Blood vessels: arteries, veins and capillaries
The heart and exercise
Heart rate measuring the pulse
What happens to our cardiovascular system when we exercise?
Long-term effects of training on the cardiovascular system
Components and functions of blood
The blood and exercise
Blood pressure measuring blood pressure
Factors affecting blood pressure

Structure of the respiratory system
How air passes through the body
Pulmonary ventilation
The mechanics of breathing
Inspiration and expiration
How we get oxygen to the working muscles
External respiration
Internal respiration
Capacity for exchanging gases
The Respiratory System as we exercise

What is digestion?
Energy molecules in food
Chemical digestion
Physical digestion
The digestive process
Parts of the digestive system and their functions
What is an enzyme
Food enzymes
Digestive enzymes
The digestive system and exercise

Basic functions of the nervous system
Parts of the nervous system
The central nervous system – parts of the brain
The spinal cord
The peripheral nervous system: sympathetic and autonomic nervous systems
Reflex actions and conditioned reflexes
Receptor organs
The nervous system and sport

Hormones
Hormone producing organs and body parts
The endocrine system and exercise

Defining anxiety – cognitive and somatic
Types of anxiety
Anxiety and sport
Stress
The causes of stress
Symptoms of stress
Stress management
Stress management techniques

Assessment

This course is assessed through a series of written assignments, which are submitted to your tutor to be marked. No external examination is required.

Course duration

You may start at any time and have a full year to complete your studies. We suggest that the course will take approximately 100 hours to complete, so you have a lot more time than you need. This is to give you ultimate flexibility so that your course is adaptable around your lifestyle.

Study method

The course has been designed for distance learning at home or at work. Students will receive all course materials by post in addition to full tutor support by email.

Course outcomes

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

Awarding body

This course has been endorsed by the Quality License Scheme for its high-quality. The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

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