Edin - Sit Less, Get Active
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Sit Less, Get Active at Coursera Overview
Duration | 12 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course |
Credential | Certificate |
Sit Less, Get Active at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 12 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Czech, Italian, Vietnamese, Dutch, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Sit Less, Get Active at Coursera Course details
- Physical inactivity and sedentariness are ?silent killers?. Do you feel like you spend too much time sitting? Do you feel like you would like to be more active? Are you unsure about how to incorporate physical activity into your daily life? We are here to help.
- Join us on a journey to learn about how to sit less and become more active. Use this FREE course to learn how to monitor your own activity and set physical activity goals. We will feature various examples of how physical activity could be increased in different settings, such as your neighbourhood, home or work, to give you ideas of ones that could best fit your lifestyle.
- Are you a health professional? Use this opportunity to learn how to incorporate physical activity into your daily routine and also how to empower your patients to be more physically active. If time with a patient is an issue, you can simply ?prescribe? this course to your patient.
- This course offers you a unique opportunity to receive weekly physical activity health messages and monthly video-reminders on how to increase physical activity in various settings for 6 months after the initial 3 week course. So, join us on the Sit less, get active! journey.
- Follow us on Twitter @GetActive MOOC, #GetActiveMOOC or follow our Online Learning Twitter feed @uoe_online. Visit our YouTube channel to check out the promo videos (more are to come) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6xpBMzJXnffdUaY32-zPdA
- If YouTube is not available in your country, you can access the promo videos here https://media.ed.ac.uk/search/searchkeyword/sit%20less%20get%20active
Sit Less, Get Active at Coursera Curriculum
Welcome to Sit Less, Get Active 1
Welcome to the course!
What is physical activity?
Practical ways to meet the guidelines
Monitoring physical activity
Physical Activity Goal Setting
Case Study 1: Sabine's running goals
Case Study 2: Melissa's running goals
Physical Activity Resources
Optional reading
Optional reading
Assignment: Practice monitoring your own physical activity
Optional reading
Optional reading
Optional reading
Concepts and guidelines
Vigorous, moderate, what do these mean?
Monitoring activity
Goal Setting
Goal setting assignment
Credible sources
Week 1 Quiz
Sit less, get active wherever you are!
Video 1: Sit less, get active in built and natural environments
Video 2: What is active travel?
Video 3: Sit less, get active at home
Video 4: Sit less, get active at work
Video 5: Sit less, get active in an educational environment
Optional reading
Assignment reminder
Optional reading
Optional reading
Optional reading
Optional reading
Built and natural envronments
What have we learnt about active travel?
How can you be more active at home?
Being active during work
Educational environments
Week 2 Quiz
Step count
Diary
Making physical activity a lifelong habit for you and others
Sit less, get active in leisure centres!
Sit less, get active during pregnancy
Dance for health
Make physical activity a habit
Support others to sit less and get more active!
Jamie Andrew, Scottish Mountaineer: "Set yourself goals."
Frances Bain, Paths for All: ?Walk for health?
Michael Tornow, NHS: ?Any level of activity is better than none?
Ashleigh Corry, NHS Lothian: ?Sit less and be more active at work?
Amanda Jones, NHS Lothian: a bit on the use of exercise balls at work
Optional reading
Assignment reminder
Optional reading
Optional reading
Physical activity makes people happier :-)
Encourage others to be active
Regular activity can reduce your risk of chronic diseases
Go on a walk with friends, colleagues or family
Set a physical activity goal and get going
Every move is a good move
Physical activity is a great opportunity for socialising
It is never too late to start exercising
Play sports you enjoy
Go for a walk and sharpen your mind
Active people can live longer
Exercise is the best medicine
Dance for health
Try walking or standing meetings
Go outside and enjoy your favourite outdoor activity
Be active during pregnancy
Be active at leisure centres
Make physical activity a habit
Watching TV? Be active during commercial breaks
Be active at home
Walk, cycle, skate or scoot to destinations
Take the stairs for better health
Physical activity can improve your academic performance
Share physical activity resources or be someone's activity buddy
Try a new activity to stay motivated
Choose activity that suit your lifestyle
Physical Activity in a Leisure Centre
Physical activity in pregnancy
Dancing and health
Forming a habit
Sit Less, Get Active for all!
Week 3 Quiz
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