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Lecturer(s)
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Hamřík Zdeněk, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Mitáš Josef, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lifestyle behavior will introduce students issues of general health, behavioral theories, social role of lifestyle, sedentary behavior and lifestyle habits. Part of the course will be the role of physical activity and its influence on lifestyle in general population. Students will be involved to adopt methods in lifestyle and physical activity monitoring. Partial aim of the course is to clarify determinants of healthy living. Students will get a practical overview and introduction to research methodology used in healthy lifestyle research.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 40 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 52 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 23 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Lifestyle and nutrition will introduce students issues of general health, nutrition and weight management. Part of the course will be the role of physical activity and its influence on lifestyle in general population. Students will be involved to adopt methods in lifestyle and physical activity monitoring. Partial aim of the course is to clarify environmental characteristics as determinants of healthy living. Students will get a practical overview and introduction to research methodology used in healthy lifestyle research. Students will get a clear and concise introduction to understand the latest scientific and medical research in personal health, environmental determinants of health, health-related behaviors and attitudes. Students' understanding of their own health needs will enhance and they should be thinking critically about the reliability of health-related information.
1. Identify the components necessary for achieving health behavior. 2. Understand the importance of lifestyle behavior, physical activity and environment in the development of a healthy lifestyle. 3. Understand which techniques are to be used in research of healthy lifestyle behavior. 4. Understand the associations between health behavior, physical activity and environment.
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Prerequisites
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Any special, just to be interested in the content of the course.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Students are expected to attend class; no more than 3 absences in lectures and 3 absences in seminars are allowed to pass the course. There will be practice exam during the course and final exam. Students will have to prepare one Issue on the selected topic and one PowerPoint presentation. Part of the course will be practical experience. Topics for lectures and seminars: 1. -- Lifestyle 2. -- Active lifestyle 3. -- Behavioral theories 4. -- Lifestyle behavior change 5. -- Social role of lifestyle 6. -- Sedentary behavior 7. -- Lifestyle and nutrition 8. -- Methods in lifestyle research
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Recommended literature
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http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/state/nutrition.html.
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Carpenter, R. A., & Finley, C. E. (2005). Healthy eating every day. Champaign: Human Kinetics.
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Clark, N. (2008). Nancy Clark's sports nutrition guidebook. Champaign: Human Kinetics.
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Hopson, J. L. (2013). Get fit, stay well!. Boston, Mass: Pearson.
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Insel, P., Turner, R. E., & Ross, D. (2010). Discovering nutrition. Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett.
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Katch, F. I., & McArdle, W. D. (1993). Introduction to nutrition, exercise, and health. Philadelphia: Lea and Febiger.
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