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SPE120 - Essentials in Health and Fitness

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Exercise and Sport Science

Unit Description

This unit provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge and technical skills to assess physical fitness and physical capacity of a broad range of healthy individuals, prescribe and deliver healthy eating plans and exercise programs to improve wellbeing, health and performance. This unit provides a foundation for personal training and students will develop skills to provide interventions to individuals and groups to achieve their health and fitness goals. In addition, students would develop a broad range of communicative skills enabling students to communicate effectively with health professionals and clientele.

Students are required to complete a 30-hour supervised coaching/training delivery session.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Understand the structure and scope of practice of Fitness Australia, Australian Strength and Conditioning Association, and Exercise and Sport Science Australia.
2.	Conduct screening of various clients, identify barriers to exercise, implement risk stratification strategies and develop a safe and motivating training environment.
3.	Prescribe and deliver effective training programs and interventions to a variety of individuals and groups.
4.	Promote healthy lifestyle interventions through promotion of a healthy eating plan and regular physical activity in accordance with recommendations and guidelines.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Identify assessment tools for client screening (200 words)	5%	2
2.	E-portfolio (2 x 5 pages)	30%	1,2
3.	Training session (30 hours - Hurdle)	PU	3,4
4.	Written report (1500 words)	30%	2,3,4
5.	Self-reflection presentation (10 minutes)	35%	1,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2023	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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