Physical Activity and Health

Relationship between physical activity and physical- and mental health, and mortality. Exercise in medicine. Promoting change at the individual and societal level. Physical activity and everyday life. Activity guidelines. Performance and health. Critical appraisal of evidence. Nature of evidence: epidemiology, laboratory research, qualitative studies. Physical activity and social inequality. Adverse impact of physical activity. Innovation and entrepreneurship in physical activity and health.

Knowledge

The candidate

• has knowledge about the nature of scientific evidence relevant for physical activity and health (epidemiology, clinical studies, laboratory-based research, qualitative methods)
• has advanced knowledge on how physical activity and inactivity affect health and disease across the lifespan
• has thorough knowledge about current strategies and approaches to increase physical activity, and their evidence base
• has in depth knowledge on how physical activity can be promoted at the individual and societal levels
• has knowledge on how exercise training principles can be used to improve health and performance
• has knowledge on how social inequities affect health and participation in physical activity

Skills

The candidate

• can acquire and critically assess scientific evidence concerning the relationship between physical activity, health, disease, participation and performance
• can describe challenges related to physical activity and health, and discuss appropriate solutions
• can work independently and in groups to solve advanced problems related to physical activity and health, and propose innovative solutions

General competence

The candidate

• can integrate knowledge and skills from relevant disciplines and professions into a common perspective on physical activity and health

Lectures, seminars, exercises, team-based learning, and more.