This unit covers the rationale and recommendations for the use of exercise and the promotion of physical activity from childhood through to old age, including those with chronic disease and disability. The student will explore evidence for the contribution of exercise to psychological health and well-being, improvement in body composition associated with poor health outcomes, and for the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases and disability, including cancer, osteoporosis, arthritis, cognitive impairment, depression, diabetes, obesity, vascular disease, renal failure, and mobility impairment . Appropriate exercise modalities for older adults and implementing the exercise prescription in those with chronic disease and frailty as well as promoting behavioural change will also be taught.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Movement Sciences |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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EXSS2022 and EXSS2028 and EXSS3023 |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Maria Fiatarone Singh, maria.fiataronesingh@sydney.edu.au |
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Tutor(s) | Guy Wilson, guy.wilson@sydney.edu.au |
Trinidad Valenzuela Arteaga, t.valenzuela@sydney.edu.au | |
Kenneth Daniel, kenneth.daniel@sydney.edu.au | |
Kanchana Ekanayake, kanchana.ekanayake@sydney.edu.au |