STEFANO MARIANI
INTERNATIONAL MASTER IN « HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY » at the University of the Study of Rome «Foro Italico»
MODULE 1 - Biomedical Issues in Health and Exercise
- Biomechanics andmotion analysis: mechanical principles and methods
- Methods of fitness assessment in health-enhancing physical activity: principles, methodology and Innovative Systems
- Principles of Fitness/Wellness;Health benefits of endurance training
- Locomotor apparatus (bones) adaptation in responseto health-enhancing physical exercise
- Descriptive statistics:
- The neural control of force
- Influence of training on agonist-antagonist coactivation
- Energy metabolism during exercise: methodological considerations
- Muscle strength assessment and testing
- Neuromuscular adaptation in muscles and tendons in response to health-enhancing Physical Activity
- Genetics and Physical Activity in Health and Disease
- Medical risks of substance abuse
- Genetic variability inhealth and disease
- Genetic basis ofmovement-related disorders: monofactorial diseases
- Molecular adaptation to health-enhancing Physical Activity
- Nutrition and metabolism in health and exercise
- Human nutrition in health, diseases, development and aging: basic principles.
- Human nutrition in health, diseases, development and aging: practical application
- Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health outcomes from an epidemiological perspective
- Physical activity and neurodegenerative diseases
- Metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes
- Neuroendocrine adaptation to physical exercise
- Health promotion throughout physical activity: state of the art and perspectives
MODULE 2 - Changing Behaviour towards a lifelong active Lifestyle: from childhood to adulthood
- Physical activity & sport as social phenomena
- Socio-pedagogical issues in health-enhancing Physical Activity
- Enhancing physical activity: Towards a social-ecological approach
- Effective interventions to enhance physical activity in young children and adolescents: A review
- Social impact of physical activity programs in emergency and special conditions
- Physical and Mental Wellbeing for vulnerable or social disadvantaged groups/ youth
- Introduction to Psychology and Physical Activity
- Health Psychology and Physical Activity in elderly populations
- Models of Health Behavior Change
- Psychological Determinants of Physical Activity
- Physical Activity and Optimal Brain Functioning
- Social Cognitive Models of Behavioral Change
- Effects of physical activity and exercise on mental health and cognitive processes
- Biology and Genetics of growth and development
- The power of sport to promote development and peace: implementing physical activity projects in disadvantage communities
- Motor Behaviour
- Motor development and cognition
- Practice in motor development and cognition
- Exercise training in children
- Physical activity, fitness and children’s health
- Physical activity, fitness and children’s health: practical applications
- Settings based promotion of Physical activity among children and youth – from evidence to practice
MODULE 3 - Movement Therapy and Physical Activity for Elderly and Special Population
- Aquatherapy
- Sensomotoric system
- Gait Training and Coordination
- Injuries of the Lower Extremities. Exercise: Theory & Practical applications
- Injuries of the Lower Extremities - Practical applications
- Injuries of the Upper Extremities, Systemic Diseases
- Injuries of the Upper Extremities, Systemic Diseases - Practical applications
- Practical applications: Injuries of the Upper Extremities
- Prevention of sports injuries
- Practical application of motor learning in injury prevention
- Basics of disabled sports
- ”Small games” and modifications for heterogeneous groups (practical)
- Musculo-skeletaldisorders and sports activity Joint diseases: acute and overuse injuries
- Functional evaluation following ACL reconstruction
- “IN SITU” EXPERIENCE : Villa Stuart Clinic Musculo-skeletal orders and sports activity
- Cancer and Sport
- Biology and Genetics of Aging
- Introduction to the module; Physical dimensions and individual differences with age
- Neuromuscolar changes with aging
- Functional ability - testing procedures and association with adverse health outcomes
- Exercise in old age - transferability from muscle & physical function to self-reported outcomes
- Nutrition and healthy aging
- Nutrition and healthy aging - practical exercise
- Testing functional ability
- Aging in the sensoty system and postural control
- Exercise prescription in aging population
- Exercise and cognition in older adults
- Exercise and cognition in older adults: practical aspects
- Aging and the dynamical systems approach to complexity and biological coordination in the neuro-musculo-skeletal system
MODULE 4 - Research Methodology
- Scientific Method and research Ethics in Sport and movement sciences
- Research methods in in sport sciences: knowledge and methodology
- Structuring your scientific report
- Validity, reliability,sensitivity, relevance & Literature search
- Literature search methods
- Qualitative research methods in sport science
- Practical work - insight into relevant literature
- Key Elements of a research proposal and study designs
- Practical work – planning of a research proposal
- Research methods & statistics for the social sciences: theory and application
- From anthropometry to biotechnology: research application in sport sciences
- Biotechnology and sport science research: Practical applications
- Skeletal muscle as an immuno- endocrine organ: methodological approaches
- Inferential statistics
- Reporting research results
- Hands-on practice using experimental data: Descriptive statics, Inferential statistics, Written and oral presentation
- Epidemiology and statistics in health related sciences: theory and practice
SPECIALISATION
- Children: Physical Activity in education, growth, development and maturation, and in relation to health and prevention, disease or disability, from childhood to young adulthood.
- Adults: Physical Activity and lifestyle for health and prevention, fitness & wellness, in the general population of average healthy adults, and in special groups with disease or disability.
- Elderly: Physical Activity in relation to health and prevention, fitness & wellness, as well as personal expression, and coping with age problems, disease or disability in the elderly.
- Musculo-skeletal disorders and sports activity joint diseases.
- Psycho-pedagogic aspects of preventive physical activity.
INTENSIVE ERASMUS PROGRAMS
- March 2014: « Moving in old age » in Odense, Denmark at the University of Southern Denmark. Physical Activity for elderly people in order to prevent and reverse the osteoporosis, sarcopenia conditions and improve the quality of life.
- May 2014: « Applied biomechanics » in Vienna, Austria at the Zentrum für Sportwissenschaft und Universitätssport, Universität Wien. Motion analysis and biomechanical issues in sport training.
- October 2014 « Knee traumatology » in Rome, Italy at the Villa Stuart clinic. Medical assessment and rehabilitation after knee injuries.
FINAL THESIS
Scientific literature review: ancestral lifestyle applied in prevention and recovery from non-communicable diseases
Title:
Back to the origin of human lifestyle: is Paleodiet plus exercise training a reasonable choice for health promotion?
BACHELOR DEGREE IN SPORT SCIENCE at The University of the Study of Rome “Foro Italico”
Bachelor Degree: acquired Knowledge
- GENERAL AND HUMAN BIOLOGY
- GENERAL AND HUMAN BIOCHEMESTRY
- APPLIED ANATOMY
- ANTROPOMETRY
- HUMAN AND SPORT FISIOLOGY
- BASE OF THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN
- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE
- ADAPTED AND PREVENTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- BIOMECHANICS
- TRAUMATOLOGY
- ENDOCRINOLOGY
- SPORT MEDICINE
- TRAINING THEORY AND METHODOLOGY
- SPORT PHYLOSOPHY AND OLIMPIC EDUCATION
- GENERAL AND SPORT PSICOLOGY
- DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIO PSYCOLOGY
- GENERAL AND SPORT PEDAGOGY
- SPECIAL PEDAGOGY
