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CurtinX: The Science of Fitness

The Science of Fitness introduces learners to the scientific basis of improving human fitness. It examines aspects such as how fitness is assessed, monitored, optimised and maintained. With an overarching theme of fitness for everyone, this course provides specific details on fitness for children, remote communities, people with disability and older adults.
This course contains small, interactive learning tasks such as measuring heart rate and perceived exertion, as well as using wearable sensors/smart phones to monitor and motive fitness.

The Science of Fitness
7 weeks
2–4 hours per week
Self-paced
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The Science of Fitness

About this course

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Physical fitness is a concept familiar to many in modern society. There are numerous misconceptions about the usefulness of fitness and how it affects modern life. This course explores the constructs of human physical fitness, and gives learners a real-world approach to starting the journey of fitness.

Content regarding the scientifically researched benefits of fitness is presented along with known impediments to starting and continuing on a fitness journey.

The utility of appropriate nutrition, sleep and wellbeing is considered, as well as specific goal setting. Potential challenges to fitness such as injury and disability are also discussed.

This course encompasses an inclusive approach to fitness, with tips for people from diverse backgrounds, ability and age.

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  • Language: English
  • Video Transcript: English

What you'll learn

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After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Develop a basic understanding of the construct of human fitness.
  • Understand the scientifically-based benefits of improving fitness.
  • Examine strategies to begin improving fitness.
  • Gain an appreciation of the barriers to improving fitness.
  • Identify challenges to improving fitness for diverse populations.

Syllabus

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Module 1 – Why Fitness?
Introduction to the construct of fitness as well as the scientifically-based benefits of being fit.

Module 2 – Get Me Off the Couch: Starting the journey of fitness
How do we start improving fitness? What are some common and appropriate first steps and what stops us from commencing the journey?

Module 3 – Fuelling Fitness: Optimising and maintaining fitness
Nutrition, rest and appropriate training strategies. What has been shown to work and why.

Module 4 – Being Fit for Work, Sport and Everyday Life
How we include improving fitness to everyday life. What are the targeted benefits to physical and psychological wellbeing?

Module 5 – When the Going Gets Tough: Challenges to fitness
What stops us from progressing? How we can overcome some of these challenges.

Module 6 – Fitness for Everyone
The inclusivity of improving fitness. How this benefits diverse populations, people of different abilities and ages.

Module 7 – Course Summary
This conclusion module wraps up the course, summarising the content in the previous six modules.

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