ATTIVITA' MOTORIA ADATTATA PER LE DIVERSE ETA' E PATOLOGIE

The course aims at developing the student’s knowledge about the benefits of physical activity in elderly subjects and the regular practice of it, observing the effects on the prevention of arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, and on some types of cancer as well as the effects on the monitoring of  osteoporosis, diabetes and on the prevention of degenerative diseases, in order to show how physical activity is able to slow the effects of ageing.

Frontal lessons.

Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

After identifying the objectives of the course, some practical proposals will follow.

• The psychosocial aspects of ageing
• The meaning of ageing
• Biological aspects of ageing
• Why we age
• Older people and hearing - Older people and balance - Older people and sight
•  Practical proposals

OLDER PEOPLE AND THE MUSCULAR , NERVOUS AND BONE SYSTEM CARDIOVASCULAR , RESPIRATORY, DIGESTIVE AND URINARY SYSTEM PRACTICAL PROPOSALS

• Older people and physical activity
• Why older people should do physical activity
• Advantages and disadvantages of doing physical activity.
• Typology of elderly people
• Psychological objectives
• Improving self-confidence
• Concrete proposals
• Psychomotor objectives
• Re-elaboration of body scheme
• Physiological goals
• Increase strength

Muoversi per non subire il tempo. Teoria, metodologia e didattica dell'attività motoria per la terza età. Katia Francesconi, Giovanni Gandini

• The psychosocial aspects of ageing;
• Biological aspects of ageing;
• Older people and hearing; Older people and balance;
• Older people and the muscular system;
• The nervous and bone systems;
• The cardiovascular and respiratory systems;
• Why older people should exercise
• Advantages and disadvantages of doing physical activity.
• Psychological Objectives
• Improving self-confidence
• Psychomotor goals
• To rework the body scheme
• Physiological goals
• Increase strength