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THEORY, TECHNIQUE AND DIDACTICS OF MOTOR AND SPORTS ACTIVITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL AGE, ADULTHOOD AND AGING

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Academic year
2022/2023
Teacher
BARBARA BRAMANTI
Credits
11
Didactic period
Secondo Semestre

Training objectives

This advanced course aims to provide students with information on the current understanding of human biology (anthropometric and functional aspects) during growth, development and ageing. In addition, we propose exercises to learn the practical application of anthropometric and functional analyses during development and ageing.
The course aims to develop competences in planning, conduction and management of the physical activity in children, adults and seniors and to increase the experience in the didactic organization. The practical part of the course supplies specific information to face with competence programming and development of physical activity sessions in children, adults and seniors.

Prerequisites

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Modulo: 018193 - BIOLOGIA DELL'ETA' EVOLUTIVA E DELL'INVECCHIAMENTO
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Basic knowledge of anthropometry

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Modulo: 26925 - ATTIVITA' MOTORIA NELLE DIVERSE ETA'
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Course programme

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Modulo: 018193 - BIOLOGIA DELL'ETA' EVOLUTIVA E DELL'INVECCHIAMENTO
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GROWING
Methods employed in growth studies: cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Curves of growth. Standards of normal growth. Assessment of the biological age.
Growth during puberty: changes in anthropometric features and motility. Somatotype in growing.
Heredity-environment interaction on the control of growth and development.
Anthropometric assessment of the nutritional status in the child: undernutrition, overweight and obesity.
Influence of physical activity on growth, physical and motoric development. Characteristics of the young athlete. Exercises on the topics of the traditional lessons.
HUMAN AGEING
Changes in anthropometric and functional characteristics during the aging process.
Heredity-environment interaction on the aging process.
Assessment of the biological age.
Anthropometric assessment of the nutritional status in elderly age. Age-related changes in ageing: the influence of physical activity.
Characteristics of the old athlete. Exercises on the topics of the traditional lessons.

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Modulo: 26925 - ATTIVITA' MOTORIA NELLE DIVERSE ETA'
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Improve knowledge of:
Physical activity and promotion of the health.
Physiological modifications of the energetic metabolism during the life.
Modifications of the muscle-skeletal apparatus, of the cardiovascular apparatus, of the respiratory apparatus and of the Central Nervous System.
Programming of physical activity differentiated by subject.

Didactic methods

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Modulo: 018193 - BIOLOGIA DELL'ETA' EVOLUTIVA E DELL'INVECCHIAMENTO
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Traditional lectures, exercises in the Anthropometric lab.

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Modulo: 26925 - ATTIVITA' MOTORIA NELLE DIVERSE ETA'
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Traditional lectures, Practical activities in the gym.

Learning assessment procedures

The final mark will be the average of the results obtained in each written and practical tests and the end-course test. The end-course test will be a written test with multiple-choice answers concerning lessons and exercises of BIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT AND AGEING and the lessons of PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN DIFFERENT AGES.

Reference texts

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Modulo: 018193 - BIOLOGIA DELL'ETA' EVOLUTIVA E DELL'INVECCHIAMENTO
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Tanner J.M., Auxologia dal feto all'uomo, UTET.
Frisancho R., Anthropometric Standards. An Interactive Nutritional Reference of Body Size and Body Composition for Children and Adults, Ann Arbor, MI: The University of Michigan Press.
Arking R., Biology of Aging, Prentice-Hall,Inc., New Jersey

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Modulo: 26925 - ATTIVITA' MOTORIA NELLE DIVERSE ETA'
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