During the course, the students wear an accelerometer for a period of time, and then use data from themselves to answer a research question and present it to the class.
The students also work with research articles, which they must present and discuss in class.
The objective | The objective of the course is to provide students with advanced theoretical knowledge of the correlation between health and training/physical activity. Focus is on the importance of training in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation in connection with a range of important pathologies. |
Review of research articles during the course | The teaching consists of a weekly lecture with associated class lessons, in which the students are introduced to, read and work critically with peer-reviewed research articles within the selected topics of the course. During the course, the students give 1-2 oral presentations to the other students, in which they review an original article within a given topic. This is followed by a teacher-led discussion of the article. |
Laboratory exercise | During the course, the students use themselves as data in a long-term laboratory exercise. This takes place as follows:
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The learning objectives of the course ensure that the students acquire evidence-based knowledge about the importance of physical training with respect to selected common diseases, and that after the course they are able to take a critical approach to the issues, methods and results in the primary literature.
