b5234 Healthy lifestyle

Faculty of Sports Studies
autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Ing. Iva Hrnčiříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Kateřina Kapounková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
MUDr. Kateřina Kapounková, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Physical Activities and Health Sciences – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable
Wed 9:00–9:50 B11/235, except Mon 27. 10. to Fri 31. 10.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud) && BOZP_OK(bozp_po_stud_fsps)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to understand the issue of lifestyle and to understand that it is primarily a typically interdisciplinary issue. Furthermore, students will be introduced to the positive and negative effects of a healthy lifestyle on the body systems of the general population in different age periods with an emphasis on the primary prevention of non-infectious diseases of mass occurrence.
Learning outcomes
A graduate of this subject will be able to:
- define the quality of a person's life in relation to the state of health;
- describe and explain the basic determinants of health;
- learn the methods of measuring the quality of life in the area of ​​physical, psychological and social aspects;
- describe and explain the basic determinants of lifestyle;
- describe the basic determinants of disease and be able to evaluate a person's way of life in relation to health;
- understand the biological effect of a healthy lifestyle on individual human systems;
- describe the meaning of sleep and its effect on a person's health;
- apply the principles of a healthy lifestyle to the everyday life of an individual in the entire ontogenetic spectrum.
- to define the influence of a healthy lifestyle in the prevention of aging.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the issue of quality of life assessment.
  • 2. Basic assessment of quality of life.
  • 3. Introduction to lifestyle and health issues.
  • 4. Basic determinants of health and disease.
  • 5. Genetics as a determinant of health. Health predisposition. Prone to addictions.
  • 6. Health care - preventive programs. Healthcare level.
  • 7. Environmental conditions (environment, character of residence, social climate).
  • 8. Lifestyle (physical activity, nutrition, sleep)
  • 9. Biological effect of a healthy lifestyle across ontogeny.
  • 10. Negative lifestyle factors affecting health (fitness level, nutrition, addictions).
  • 11. Documents from the field of healthy lifestyle (WHO, European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, State Health Institute).
  • 12. Sleep
Literature
    required literature
  • MÜLLEROVÁ, Dana. Hygiena, preventivní lékařství a veřejné zdravotnictví. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2014, 254 stran. ISBN 9788024625102. info
    not specified
  • MOORE, Geoffrey E.; J. Larry DURSTINE and Patricia L. PAINTER. ACSM's exercise management for persons with chronic diseases and disabilities. Fourth edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2016, xxiii, 391. ISBN 9781450434140. info
  • STEJSKAL, Pavel. Autonomní nervový systém, metabolický syndrom a pohybová aktivita (Autonomic nervous system, metabolic syndrome and physical activity.). 2014. info
  • STEJSKAL, Pavel. Metabolický syndrom – mezioborový problém. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 107 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7539-9. info
Teaching methods
Teaching takes place in the form of:
- lecture with open discussion;
- practical demonstrations;
- independent student work with an interactive curriculum.
Assessment methods
The course ends with a written exam, graded on an A-F scale.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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