Lesson Structure: Health & Well-Being VRE102

There are 8 lessons:

1  Industry Overview

• Scope of the health and fitness industries
• Defining fitness
• Resources and networking
• Aerobic fitness

2  Modern Lifestyle Problems

• Health risks and physical activity
• Hazardous substances
• Cancer
• Food allergies
• Health care strategy for an aging population
• Wellbeing of special demographic groups: pregnant women, children, obese people, people with disabilities etc

3  Human Nutrition

• Overview
• Nutrition basics
• Carbohydrates, proteins, fats
• Dietary fibre, vitamins, mineralsBalanced diet
• The food pyramid
• Principles of weight loss
• Dietary protein intake and physical activity
• Food combining

4  Healthy Eating

• Nutrition and diet problems
• Anorexia
• Obesity
• Nutritive value with cooking and processing
• Meat
• Fish
• Milk
• Plant foods
• Processing food
• Canning and pasteurisation
• Freezing, drying, etc

5  Stress Management

• Body changes caused by stress
• Muscle response
• Gastrointestinal response
• Cardiovascular response
• Stress management program
• Easy living
• Stress cures
• Drugs and alcohol
• Relaxation

6  Preventative Health

• Responsibility for your own health
• Self esteem
• Managing your own career
• Decision making
• Emotional security
• Problem solving
• Personal style inventory
• Motivations and barriers for exercise

7  Alternative Medicine

• Overview
• Herbal medicines
• Aromatherapy
• Complimentary therapies
• Accupressure
• Pain points; trigger points
• Acapuncture
• Homeopathy
• Osteopathy
• Chiropractic
• Physiotherapy
• Counselling and psychological therapies
• Relaxation therapies
• Other therapies

8  Basic First Aid

• Overview
• Soft tissue injuriesWounds
• Shock and fainting
• Fractures
• Strains, sprains and dislocations
• Heat and cold
• Recuscitation
• Drowning
• Eye injuries
• Spinal injuries
• Health promotion at work

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the academy and marked by your  tutor and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Learning Goals:  Health & Well-Being VRE102

• Describe the nature and scope of the Health and Fitness Industry
• Discuss a range of modern lifestyle problems
• Describe nutritional requirements for a well balanced diet
• Determine appropriate dietary requirements for different demographic groups.
• Describe stress management strategies for different people.
• Outline basic preventative strategies and how they can be implemented
• Evaluate the usefulness of alternative medical practices in treating and preventing illness.
• Recommend first aid practices appropriate to a range of problems.

Practicals:

• This course aims to develop an understanding of health and wellbeing that can be applied to design a personal fitness program. Below is a list of some activities and tasks that you will complete in this course:
• Create a resource file of health and fitness related businesses, contacts, services etc.
• Interview people to learn how they rate their health and fitness and what they do to improve/maintain them.
• Identify ways to overcome a health/fitness problem in your own life.
• Identify different food allergies and ways to deal with them.
• Identify eating and nutritional disorders and describe possible treatments.
• Explain how age, level of activity, gender and other factors affect their dietary needs.
• Explain the principle of food combining.
• List the effects of alcohol abuse.
• Explain how high self esteem is achieved, and consider positive and negative effects.
• Identify services in your area that offer natural therapies and what they entail.
• Find out what first aid courses are available in your region, and what is entailed.
• List items that should be kept in a basic first aid kit.
• Describe the procedure for dealing with a broken bone.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Here is a list of the most often asked FAQ’s.

General

Q. Why should I enrol with the Academy for Distance Learning?
A. Here at ADL, our students are our priority – we treat everyone as a unique individual.

Q. Do I need to buy text books?
A. No, as each module has been written by highly qualified industry professionals. The content of the material is presented in such a way that text books are not required. However, if you require additional reading your tutor will be able to supply a list.

Q. What happens if I have to stop studying for a while? (eg. become sick, go on holidays, have a baby, move house, etc)
A. It’s OK to take a break and start up your study at a later point in time. Just let us know.

Q. Is there an age limit?
A. There is no maximum age limit. We do however, have a minimum age limit of 18 years. Below that age parental consent would be required.

Q. Are your courses up-to date?
A. Our courses are revised and updated on a rotation system.

Q. Do you have a Cancellation policy?
A. Yes. We have a cancellation policy that is fair and equitable. For further details please click here.

Q. Will I have any opportunity to engage with other students?
A. We have a Student Community group based on facebook! If you don’t have a facebook account already, you could make one just for talking with fellow students on the group.

Enrolment

Q. When can I enrol/start?
A. You may enrol and start at any time of the year – it’s all self- paced.

Q. Can I study from anywhere in the world?
A. Our courses are available to anyone, anywhere in the world from the comfort of your own home. The course content is relevant to any country, culture or economy.

Q. How long do I have to complete the course?
A. You complete the course at any time that is convenient for you.

Q. Completing a 100 hour module – how long will it take?
A. For some students a 100 hour module will take approximately to 3- 6 months to complete. Others take less time and some even longer.

Assessment

Q. Assessment – how does it work?
A. For each 100 hour module you are assessed by assignments (at the end of each lesson) and a final one and a half hour exam (or you may elect to complete a Project, instead of sitting the exam) – the choice is yours – you sit for the exam in your own location.

Q. I don’t cope well with exams – what can I do?
A. You may elect to undertake a Project (set by your tutor) instead of sitting the exam. Projects are completed from your home and can usually take a couple of weeks to complete.

Q. If my assignment is not up to standard is there an opportunity to resubmit my work?
A. Yes –

Q. How many assignments do I need to complete for each module?
A. At the end of each lesson, there is an assignment – so if a course has say, 10 lessons, there would be 10 assignments.

Q. I am having difficulty attending workshops/industry meetings, what can be done?
A. If your course requires attendance at workshops, conferences, or industry meetings; alternative arrangements can be made in your country.

Qualifications

Q. Can I customize my diploma/higher qualification?

A. Not all educational institution’s certificates /diplomas meet everyone’s needs. The opportunity to Design Your Own Diploma at the Academy (subject to our approval) is an added bonus, not found at other colleges. You choose modules that you think will help you in achieving your goal.

Q. What do I get when I complete the course? Will I receive a transcript?
A. At the completion of all courses and providing all assignments and exam requirements have been met, you will receive your Award and a Transcript.

Tutors

Q. Our tutors – who are they?
A. We appoint Tutors and require that they must be currently active in their industry, with at least 5 years’ experience in their chosen profession.

Q. Can I contact my tutor at any time?
A. Yes – you have unlimited access to your tutor via email through our Online Classroom. You can always leave a message with ADL requesting your tutor to contact you. You decide on how much or how little contact you wish to have.

Q. Practical work – How is this done?
A. To find out more about this part of the course please visit the section on How Our Courses Work here.