Physical Education

This course focuses on the basics of nutrition and exercise for health and wellbeing, teaching the fundamentals of designing exercise and physical activity programs and using nutrition to enhance exercise and sports performance. It develops an understanding of how exercise and nutrition relate to health outcomes, including the role of diet in chronic disease and obesity. 

This course provides an in-depth understanding of strategies, and their physiological underpinnings, to improve sports performance in athletes. This involves both acute strategies (i.e., methods immediately before or during competition) and prolonged interventions (e.g., intensified training, tapering and hypoxia) that can enhance performance in already well-trained individuals.

This course covers the formal and functional structure of basketball and volleyball. Students learn the theoretical-practical knowledge and methodological resources that enable teaching these sports at different educational levels and in introductory school competitions. Topics include the technical, tactical, and training fundamentals of these two sports and practical experience in educational, introductory sports, and recreational settings. 

The course addresses the critical role of physical activity in preventing lifestyle-related diseases and improving quality of life. Students learn to assess, design, and implement safe and effective physical activity programs tailored to diverse populations. The course covers health assessment, exercise prescription, ergonomics, and fitness testing, promoting lifelong healthy habits and physical well-being.