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About Study Course

ECTS:3
Course supervisor:Kristiana Jansone
Study type:Part-Time, Full time
Course level:First level
Target audience:Sports Trainer
Language:Latvian
Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time
Branch of science:Health sciences

Objective

To provide students with interdisciplinary knowledge about the scope of the competence of the coach in exercise for health fitness, the concepts used therein in Latvian and English, communication with clients, as well as the objectives, tasks and methods of exercise for health. Provide an opportunity for students to develop practical skills to communicate in Latvian and English, compare the effects of different methods used for exercise health on the body, analyse fitness for exercise health for the client and make recommendations.

Prerequisites

Knowledge: anatomy (detailed body muscle, bone system), physiology (detailed muscle metabolism, forms of energy extraction), methods of health pedagogy. Skills: use exercise and fitness terminology. Competencies: critically evaluate the methods of different fitness classes and their effects on the human body.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Defines the concepts used in health fitness in Latvian and English.

Skills

1.Uses the concepts of health fitness in Latvian and English.

Competence

1.Analyses information received from the person and information included in the client's questionnaire.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2026, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Sports Coach 3First levelLimited choiceKristiana Jansone