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Longevity epidemiology. Functional decay across the life span. Sedentary lifestyle, motor inactivity and poor physical fitness as independent risk factors of chronic low-grade inflammation in the elderly. Functional evaluation of the components of physical fitness. METS. Heart rate measurement for assessing exercise intensity. Evaluation of energy expenditure by indirect methods (IPAQ questionnaires) and through oxygen uptake measurement (indirect calorimetry). Exercise prescription for health. The risk of falls and its prevention.

Energy Metabolism and physical exercise. Energy balance. Overall design of the cardiovascular system: the Fick Principle. Adjustments and Adaptations for cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic exercise. Maximal oxygen uptake. Quantifying the intensity of the exercise. Metabolic equivalent of tasks (MET). Components of physical fitness. Beneficial effects of an active lifestyle. Pathological effects of sedentariness. The elements of the exercise prescription: frequency, intensity, type and time (the FITT model).

Slides, notes and other training material provided by the teacher

Four blocks of either lectures or practical lessons each one of 3 hours.

Summary of the lectures during the course. Oral Eligibility.

Exercise Physiology: Integrating Theory and Application by William J. Kraemer Ph.D., Steven J. Fleck PhD, et al. | Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Aug 23, 2016 European Society of Cardiology. The ESC Textbook of Preventive Cardiology. Oxford University Press, 2015

Frontal lessons and practical activities with specific functional assessment tests for the elderly.