This course is designed to equip you with the theoretical knowledge to begin or develop a career in the health, exercise and fitness industry. It also provides all the information and resources needed to educate people on how in lead healthier lifestyles. The health and fitness industry is becoming increasingly more important and dominant in today’s society. There will always be a demand for jobs and careers in this industry as people strive to lead healthier, active lifestyles. This course will focus on health, exercise and fitness. You will acquire a wealth of knowledge about your body and how it can be adapted to improve health and fitness.

 

• Lesson One - Defining the Concepts Health, Exercise and Fitness

This lesson contains the following topics: 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; 10 Reasons to get More Active; Health Related Components of Fitness; Skill Related Components of Fitness; and Comparison of Health and Skill Related Fitness.

• Lesson Two - Understanding the Components of Fitness and How To Test them

This lesson contains the following topics: Definition of the Components of Fitness; Detained Analysis of each Component; Why do we want to Test our Fitness?; Measuring the Components of Fitness – Examples of Fitness Tests; and Components of Fitness needed for Different Sporting Activities.

• Lesson Three - Ways to Improve Fitness – Training Methods

This lesson contains the following topics: How does the Body Generate Energy for Exercise?; The Creatine Phosphate System; The Lactic Acid System and Oxygen Dept; The Aerobic System; Analysis of Different Training Zones; Principles of SPORT; FITT Principles; Methods of Training (Continuous, Fartlek, Interval, Weight Training, Plymetrics, Flexibility Training and Circuit Training); and Examples of Training Sessions for each Training Method.

• Lesson Four - Planning Training and Fitness Programmes

This lesson contains the following topics: 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); and Examples of Training Programmes and Sessions.

• Lesson Five - Factors Affecting your Sporting Performance

This lesson contains the following topics: Factors affecting Sporting Performance (Age, Gender, Personality, Lifestyle, Environment, Injury, Illness, Diet, Body Type and Drugs); 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 and Blood Doping.

• Lesson Six – Safety in Sport

This lesson contains the following topics: How to Prevent Injury (Safe Environment, Clothing and Equipment, Fair Competition, Obey the Rules and Warm Up and Cool down); What Causes Sports Injuries?; Accidental Injuries, Overuse Injuries, Chronic Injuries; Examples of Sports Injuries (Soft Tissue Injuries, Skin injuries 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; and Other Conditions that can Influence Sports Performance.

• Lesson Seven – Diet & Nutrition

This lesson contains the following topics: 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 Athletes Diet (Day of Competition, After the Event and Glycogen Loading); Common Eating Disorders; Healthy Eating; Food Pyramids; and Examples of Diets.

• Lesson Eight - Body Systems – The Skeletal System

This lesson contains the following topics: Outline of the Different Body Systems; The Human Skeleton and Major Bones; Functions of the Skeleton (Support, Protection, Movement, Blood Production and Mineral Storage); 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; and How can Exercise Help Improve the Skeletal System.

• Lesson Nine – The Muscular System

This lesson contains the following topics: 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; and Benefits of Warming Up the Muscles.

• Lesson Ten - The Cardiovascular System

This lesson contains the following topics: What Parts of the Body 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; and Factors Affecting Blood Pressure.

• Lesson Eleven – The Respiratory System

This lesson contains the following topics: Structure of the Respiratory System; How Air Passes Through the Body; Pulmonary Ventilation; The Mechanics of Breathing; Inspiration and Expiration; How do we get the Oxygen to the Working Muscles?; External Respiration; Internal Respiration; Capacity for Exchanging Gases; and What Happens to the Respiratory System as we Exercise?

• Lesson Twelve – The Digestive System

This lesson contains the following topics: 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; and The Digestive System and Exercise.

• Lesson Thirteen – The Nervous System

This lesson contains the following topics: 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; and The Nervous System and Sport.

• Lesson Fourteen - The Endocrine System

This lesson contains the following topics: Hormones – What are they?; Hormone Producing Organs and Body Parts; and The Endocrine System and Exercise.

• Lesson Fifteen – Stress & Anxiety in Sport

This lesson contains the following topics: Defining Anxiety – Cognitive and Somatic; Types of Anxiety; Anxiety and Sport; Stress; What Causes Stress?; Symptoms of Stress; Stress Management and Stress Management Technique.

Pre-Requirements:

There are no particular entry requirements.

Technical Support

Once you have enrolled, you will have access to your own personal tutor by mail or email. You will receive full tutor support for a 12 month period.

Qualification

The course consists of 15 lessons with set assignments to complete. The qualification is gained from your coursework and there is no exam to complete. On completion of this course students will be awarded with the ASET Level 3 Diploma in Health, Exercise & Fitness. Thisaward is at an equivalent to A Level or NVQ Level 3.