Muscle Care (2cr)

Objective

The students will master muscle strengthening and stretching exercises, and will be able to provide muscle care instruction to customers as well as changing basic drills to match work load when instructing different exercise groups. They will be able to conduct functional mobility tests and can identify the central contents of functional training.

Content

Stretching exercises
Functional mobility tests
Functional training

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students are able to use in a variety of ways, the different methods of muscle care and muscle fitness training with expertise and they can analyse and justify their choice of method. The students are able to use muscle strengthening and stretching exercises in a variety of ways and can apply content to match workload and to analyse and justify their choices. They are able to apply functional training in a variety of ways and with expertise as a part of muscle care. The students are able to work as members of a group/team, promoting and developing the work of the group according to professional ethical principles.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are able to use systematically, the different methods of muscle care and muscle fitness training and they can analyse and justify their choice of method. The students are able to use muscle strengthening and stretching exercises in a variety of ways and can apply content to match workload. They are able to apply functional training as a part of muscle care. The students are able to work as members of a group/team to achieve common goals according to professional ethical principles.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students can identify the different methods of muscle care and muscle fitness training. The students are able to use muscle strengthening and stretching exercises when instructing customer groups but their work is unoriginal. They are able to identify the main elements of functional training. The students are able to work as members of a team and take responsibility for their own activities.