Information Package / Course Catalogue
Healthy Life and Exercise
Course Code: FZ012
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to comprehend the protective and improving roles of physical activity and exercise for health.

Course Content

Physical activity, exercise and sport. Physical activity and inactivity. Physical fitness. Evaluation of physical fitness. The role of physical activity and exercise in protecting and improving health . Evaluation and development of health-related physical fitness capacity

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Müge DERELİ
Learning Outcomes
1.Identifying the disadvantages of inactivity
2.Identify the differences between physical activity, exercise and sport
3.Explain the preventive role of physical activity and exercise
4.To increase personal and social awareness in increasing physical activity
5.Understanding impact of exercise on body systems
6.Assessing health-related physical fitness components
7.To learn basics of physical activity program for a healthy life
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Heyward VH. Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription. 3rd ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics; 1997.
2.World Health Organization. Pacific physical activity guidelines for adults: framework for accelerating the communication of physical activity guidelines. World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region; 2008.
3.Pescatello Linda S. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Presctiption, Philedelphia, 9th edition 2014
4.Kohl HW, Murray T. Foundations of Physical Activity and Public Health.1th edition. United States: Human Kinetics, 2012.
5.Woolf SH, Jonas S, Kaplan-Liss E. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice. 2nd edition. United States: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008.
6.Bouchard C, Blair SN, Haskell W. Physical Activity and Health. 2nd edition.United States: Human Kinetics, 2012.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Physical Activity, Exercise and Sports
Week 2 - Theoretical
Physical Activity, Exercise and Sports
Week 3 - Theoretical
Physical Inactivity and Its Relationship with Health
Week 4 - Theoretical
Effects of Exercise on Health
Week 5 - Theoretical
Types of Physical Activity and Exercise
Week 6 - Theoretical
Risks of Physical Activity and Exercise
Week 7 - Theoretical
Physical Fitness Components and Assessment
Week 8 - Theoretical
Evaluation of Physical Activity
Week 9 - Theoretical
Exercise Barriers
Week 10 - Theoretical
Continuity in Exercise and Individual Behavior Change
Week 11 - Theoretical
Physical Activity and Exercise in Obesity
Week 12 - Theoretical
Exercise Programs for Health and Physical Fitness
Week 13 - Theoretical
Green Exercise
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case studies, teamwork
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment36121
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1527
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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3
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3
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4
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3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026