Course detail

Working with Own Body

FP-TpvtPAcad. year: 2015/2016

The students will gain knowledge and skills from a complex of exercises which are focused on the control of their own bodies. The students have to learn to control their bodies during their studies, subsequent training and preparation for the classified credit. The students will also gain as much practical experience as possible in working with their own bodies and the reaction of their bodies to regular training. The gained knowledge and skills are a prerequisite for quality work with clients and specialized control over their own feeling for movement.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students will gain knowledge and skills from a complex of exercises which are focused on the control of their own bodies. The students have to learn to control their bodies during their studies, subsequent training and preparation for the classified credit. The students will also gain as much practical experience as possible in working with their own bodies and the reaction of their bodies to regular training. The gained knowledge and skills are a prerequisite for quality work with clients and specialized control over their own feeling for movement.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of human biology at the level of secondary school studies.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Exercises promote the practical mastery of subject presented in lectures or assigned for individual study with the active participation of students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

- Participation (40 points). Possibility of absence (institutional apology) – substituting of the lecture with more than one duly excused absence
- Methodical output - training of two core elements of pilates method (5 points, 0 points if failed)
- methodical climb to the topic (5 points, 0 points if failed)
- Continuous assessment (written assignments) (5 points, 0 points if failed)
- written knowledge test (45 points minimum to meet the theory test is 75%)

There is possible to obtain max. 100 points, while the classification is as follows:

Classification scale
Grade Point assessment (in %) Numerical classification Verbal assessment
A 100 - 90 1 excellent
B 89 - 80 1,5 very good
C 79 - 70 2 good
D 69 - 60 2,5 satisfactory
E 59 - 50 3 sufficient
F 49 - 0 4 unsatisfactory

Course curriculum

- The lectures aren't part of the course.

- Correct posture.
- Core Training System.
- Breathing exercises (general, for pregnant women, for asthmatics, for senior citizens).
- Pilates (general, for pregnant women, for senior citizens).
- Outputs, practical exercises.
- Stretching.
- Functional gymnastics, small games, exercising with equipment, exercising on bossa equipment, balls, overball, flexibar (walking, running, jumping, flexibility development exercises, coordination exercises).
- The specifics (fundamentals) of work with one's own body for people with a weakened locomotive system, pregnant women, asthmatics, cardiac patients, obese people, diabetics and senior citizens, and sets of exercises.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the subject is to learn a complex of exercises focused on the control of one's own body, to gain experience from working with one's own body and its reactions to exercise, to develop the ability to reveal problems due to posture, to manage to find the causes of muscular imbalance, to suggest, choose and provide suitable relaxation, stretching and compensational exercises.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Active participation in practical lessons. Continuous preparation for practical lessons. Test of knowledge. Possible absence (official letter giving reason for absence) - substitution of tuition for more than one duly excused absence.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ALTER,M.,J.,: Strečink, Praha, Grada Publishing 1999, 232s., ISBN 80-7169-763-X (CS)
BLAHUŠOVÁ,E.: Pilatesova metoda. Praha, Olympia, 112 s. ISBN 80-7033-742-7. (CS)
BURSOVÁ,M.: Kompenzační cvičení uvolňovací, protahovací a posilovací. Praha, Grada, Publishing, s.r.o., 2005, 196 s. ISBN 8O-247-0948-1. (CS)
DOSTÁLOVÁ,I.,MIKLÁNKOVÁ,L.: Protahování a posilování pro zdraví.Olomouc, Hanex, 2005, 131 s. ISBN 80-85783-47-9. (CS)
HALADOVÁ,E., NECHVÁTALOVÁ,L.: Vyšetřovací metody hybného systému.Brno, IDVPZ, 1997, 135 s. ISBN 8O-7013-237-X. (CS)
HŐFLEROVÁ, H.: Cvičení ke zpevnění dna pánevního .Praha, Pavel Dobrovský Beta a Plzeň, Jiří Ševčík, 2004, 95.s., ISBN 80-7306-148-1. (CS)
KOPŘIVOVÁ,J., KOPŘIVA,Z.: Vyrovnávací cvičení. Brno, Studio pohybových aktivit, 1997, 62 s. (CS)
KOS,B., KNÍŽETOVÁ,V.: Strečink, relaxace, dýchání, Praha Olympia 1989, 142s., 27-062-89 (CS)
UNGAROVÁ,A. Pilates - tělo v pohybu. Praha:Ikar. 2006. ISBN 80-249-0217-6 (CS)
JANOŠKOVÁ,H.,MUCHOVÁ,M.,TOMÁNKOVÁ,K. Cvičíme na velkém míči. Brno. 2008. CPress. ISBN 978-80-251-2081-1 (CS)
MUCHOVÁ,M.,TOMÁNKOVÁ,K. Cvičení na balanční plošině. Praha. 2009. Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-2948-0 (CS)
MUCHOVÁ,M.,TOMÁNKOVÁ,K. Cvičení s měkkým míčem. Praha. 2010. Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-3115-5 (CS)

Recommended reading

ČERMÁK,J., CHVÁLOVÁ,O., BOTLÍKOVÁ, V., DVOŘÁKOVÁ, H.: Záda už mě nebolí.Praha, Vašut, 2000, 296 s. ISBN 80-7236-117-1. (CS)
KOS,B., TEPLÝ,Z.,: Kondiční gymnastika, Praha, Olympia 1977, 395s., 27-064-77 (CS)
SELBYOVÁ,A.,HERDMAN,A.: J.H.Pilates Cvičení pro dokonalou postavu a aby záda nebolela. Praha, Svojtka, 2002, 144 s. ISBN 80-7237-353-6. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK Bachelor's

    branch BAK-MTK , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

- Correct posture.
- Core Training System.
- Breathing exercises (general, for pregnant women, for asthmatics, for senior citizens).
- Pilates (general, for pregnant women, for senior citizens).
- Outputs, practical exercises.
- Stretching.
- Functional gymnastics, small games, exercising with equipment, exercising on bossa equipment, balls, overball, flexibar (walking, running, jumping, flexibility development exercises, coordination exercises).
- The specifics (fundamentals) of work with one's own body for people with a weakened locomotive system, pregnant women, asthmatics, cardiac patients, obese people, diabetics and senior citizens, and sets of exercises.