- Learners will apply research to identify key strengths and weaknesses around exercise prescription recommendations for a selection of common health related diseases which are routinely treated through exercise.
- Learners will critically evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of exercise intensity prescription methods (METs, HR, VO2 reserve, workload etc) by applying quantitative methods to exercise test results.
- Learner will investigate the different behavioural modification methods used by exercise professional such:
- TTM
- Motivational Interviewing
- Health Belief Model
- Theories of behaviour change
- Learners will investigate the potential for the use of the ACSM and European guidelines for exercise prescription/programming for a variety of clients both apparently healthy and suffering from one of the following:
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Osteoporosis
- Low-back pain
- Learners are to use the knowledge gained in achieving LO1, LO2 and LO3 to develop an health and improvement plan. The plan will include methods to ensure adherence to the plan through behavioural modification. It will also include fitness prescriptions in line with current ACSM or European guidelines.

Durstine, J.L., Moore, G.E., Painter, P.L. and Roberts, S.O. (2009). ACSM's Exercise Management For Persons With Chronic Diseases And Disabilities. Third Edition. Human Kinetics: Leeds.
McArdle, W.D., Katch, F.I. and Katch, V.L. (2006). Exercise Physiology, Energy, Nutrition, and Human Performance. Sixth Edition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins: Baltimore, MD.
Wilmore, J. H. and Costill, D. L. (2004). Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Third Edition. Human Kinetics: Champaign, Illinois.
Woolf-May, K. (2006). Exercise Prescription. Physiological Foundations. Churchill Livingstone: Philadelphia, PA.

Journals:
Health Education
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Health Promotion Practice
BMC Public Health
British Journal of Sports Medicine

- The British Association of Sport and Exercise Science www.bases.org.uk
- British Heart Foundations Statistical Website www.heartstats.org/homepage.asp
- Chief Medical Office - Department of Health www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/MinistersandDepartmentLeaders/ChiefMedicalOfficer/index.htm
- Diabetes UK www.diabetes.org.uk/
- Department of Health: www.dh.gov.uk/en/index.htm
- Heart Statistics: www.heartstats.org/homepage.asp?id=6
- Medical dictionary: www.medic8.com/healthguide/dictionary.htm
- World Health Organisation - www.who.int/en/

- SPORTDiscus with Full Text

Health and Fitness Centre at Clowne

On-line access to materials on VLE

A range of formative and summative assessment methods will be used which are appropriate to the teaching and learning delivery method, mode of attendance and proposed weighting criteria used for this module, and as reflected within the Scheme and Award specifications.
A contextualised and approved assessment strategy and schedule will be published to students by award.

1. Individual presentation and VIVA (addressing LO's 1,2 and 3)

2. Report in the form of an Annotated/Justified Behaviour Modification and Fitness plan (addressing LO4)

Students must attempt all assessments and achieve an overall pass grade for the module

Formative feedback will be provided in a variety of forms, including written feedback on proposed titles, outline assignment plans and full drafts

Feedback may take place via full-class, group and individual tutorials

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (72)

Guided Independent Study: (228)