Course detail

Fitness Body - Building

CESA-TV-KP-ENAcad. year: 2024/2025

Teaching fitness is aimed at promotion and development of health both for men and women. It supports their motoric literacy by revelation and remedy of improper motoric stereotypes, correct posture, getting to know the functions of the human body and the formation of exercises supply. Emphasis is placed not only on proper technical mastering of fitness exercises, but also on a quality warming and warm-up (to prepare the organism for the load) and efficient mastering of stretching during and after exercising.
The courses in winter and summer semesters have the same curriculum; ERASMUS fitness training - special lessons for foreign students in English.

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Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

1

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Olga Taušová, Ph.D.

Department

Centre of Sports Activities (CESA)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge and skills at the secondary school level of subject Physical Education.
Clean sport shoes, appropriate clothing, towel, water bidon. Gloves are recommended.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Credit- based on active participation in lessons, regular attendance together with registration in the attendance list (two unexcused participations are allowed). One credit is granted in accordance with the Directive No. 17/2019 concerning the teaching of Physical Education.


Lessons are held once a week; 12 teaching weeks in the semester; length of exercise lesson is 60 minutes. Missed lessons can be compensated after the agreement with the respective teacher and only in the teacher's lessons.
Check of equipment (clean sport shoes, appropriate clothing, towel, water bidon) and compliance with organizational regulations of the fitness gym (e.g. leaving of backpacks and bidons at defined locations, ban to exercise with headphones, ban to use the cell phones, ban to move the machines and their components, commented exercises, assisted exercises)

Aims

Students of fitness training course have the opportunity during the semester to use consulting and advisory services of this teaching plan:

1. Safety precautions, introductory information to acquaint students with a fitness gym, recommended training schedules; conditions for granting credits
2. Abdominal muscles Part 1
3. Cardio-zone
4. Abdominal muscles Part 2
5. Dorsal muscles - upper part
6. Dorsal muscles - lower part
7. Pectoral muscles
8. Shoulder muscles
9. Upper limbs
10. Gluteal muscles
11. Lower limbs 1
12. Lower limbs 2
13. Exercise lesson; credits


Students will realize their potential in the chosen sport creating a positive attitude towards physical activities; compensation for unilateral sedentary activity, muscle imbalances and harmonic physical development. The objective of tuition in the course of fitness training is to maintain and improve the physical condition, master the correct principles of fitness exercises, development of strength and stamina.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Tlapák, P. (2010). Tvarování těla pro muže a ženy. (8. vyd., 264 s.) Praha: ARSCI. (CS)
Tlapák, P. (2014). Posilování kloubní kondice: centračně-stabilizační cvičení. (356 s.) Praha: ARSCI. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Physical education course

12 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Olga Taušová, Ph.D.