About this course: 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. Also, 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 P.S. Before you start we would like to know about your approach to physical activity. Please check your emails so you can take the survey we have sent you. Then you can preview the course, or come back and join us when the session starts on September 4, 2017
Created by: The University of Edinburgh
Taught by: Danijela Gašević, Lecturer
Centre for Population Health Sciences
Taught by: Graham Baker, Chancellor's Fellow
Physical Activity for Health Research Centre
Taught by: Andrew Murray , Sports Medicine Physician
Sport and Exercise, University of Edinburgh
Taught by: Chris Oliver , Professor
Physical Activity for Health Research Centre
Taught by: Helen Ryall, Healthy University Project Co-ordinator
Sport & Exercise, University of Edinburgh
| Level | Beginner |
| Commitment | 3 weeks of study, 1.5 hours/week |
| Language | English, Subtitles: Russian |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Welcome to Sit Less, Get Active 1
1 reading
- Reading: Welcome to the course!
- Discussion Prompt: Introduce yourself
Defining, measuring and getting started with physical activity
Welcome to the first week of the Sit Less, Get Active journey! Watch the exciting videos and learn the basics about physical activity and sedentariness; how much physical activity we should be doing; how to monitor your physical activity levels and set physical activity goals; and how to judge how credible the resources for physical activity are. Use the opportunity to engage with others by participating in discussion forums. Join the discussion on barriers and facilitators to physical activity, as we would love to learn more about what helps you or makes it difficult for you to be active daily. Also, share and discuss with us your favourite physical activity resources.Test your knowledge through practice or weekly quizzes and also practice monitoring your own physical activity and setting physical activity goals. Happy Learning! Sit Less, Get Active Team
7 videos, 6 readings, 5 practice quizzes
- Video: What is physical activity?
- Practice Quiz: Concepts and guidelines
- Discussion Prompt: Barriers and facilitators to physical activity
- Reading: Optional reading
- Video: Practical ways to meet the guidelines
- Practice Quiz: Vigorous, moderate, what do these mean?
- Reading: Optional reading
- Video: Monitoring physical activity
- Practice Quiz: Monitoring activity
- Reading: Assignment: Practice monitoring your own physical activity
- Reading: Optional reading
- Video: Physical Activity Goal Setting
- Video: Case Study 1: Sabine's running goals
- Video: Case Study 2: Melissa's running goals
- Practice Quiz: Goal Setting
- Reading: Optional reading
- Video: Physical Activity Resources
- Discussion Prompt: Share the resources!
- Practice Quiz: Credible sources
- Reading: Optional reading
Graded: Goal setting assignment
Graded: Week 1 Quiz
WEEK 2
Sit less, get active wherever you are!
We hope you enjoyed the videos and activities in Week 1. If you haven’t started your assignments, now is the great time to start with the week of monitoring your physical activity and goal setting. This week we will give you tips and suggestions on how to be more active in your neighbourhood, at work, home and school, and how to travel actively to destinations. Discuss with others about what helps you and what keeps you from being active in your neighbourhood or at work. Also, check out additional tips in the optional readings. We hope these videos, tasks and additional readings will help you to complete the practice quizzes and a weekly quiz successfully. As always, happy learning! Sit Less, Get Active Team.
5 videos, 6 readings, 5 practice quizzes
- Video: Video 1: Sit less, get active in built and natural environments
- Practice Quiz: Built and natural envronments
- Discussion Prompt: What helps you and what keeps you from being active in your neighbourhood?
- Reading: Optional reading
- Video: Video 2: What is active travel?
- Practice Quiz: What have we learnt about active travel?
- Reading: Assignment reminder
- Reading: Optional reading
- Video: Video 3: Sit less, get active at home
- Practice Quiz: How can you be more active at home?
- Reading: Optional reading
- Video: Video 4: Sit less, get active at work
- Practice Quiz: Being active during work
- Discussion Prompt: Are you physically active at work?
- Reading: Optional reading
- Video: Video 5: Sit less, get active in an educational environment
- Practice Quiz: Educational environments
- Discussion Prompt: Any challenges with goal setting last week?
- Reading: Optional reading
Graded: Step count
Graded: Week 2 Quiz
WEEK 3
Making physical activity a lifelong habit for you and others
Week 3 is starting and bringing with itself new great videos and activities. If you have never heard about the pelvic floor, check out the video on physical activity in pregnancy. Guest speaker Elaine Miller, a physiotherapist and a stand-up comedian, will help you learn more about the pelvic floor and how to strengthen it. Other videos this week will tell you about what leisure centres have to offer, how dancing can help us be more active, how we can make physical activity a habit, and how we can inspire others to sit less and be more active. Remember to track your weekly steps and record them in the assignment. Also, have you set yourself some SMART goals? We encourage you to stay with us after these 3 weeks and get an additional dose of physical activity promotion. We will be sending you weekly physical activity promotional messages and monthly short inspirational videos for 6 months to help you stay active. You can also follow us on Twitter @GetActiveMOOC - Happy Learning! Sit Less, Get Active Team
5 videos, 6 readings, 5 practice quizzes
- Video: Sit less, get active in leisure centres!
- Practice Quiz: Physical Activity in a Leisure Centre
- Video: Sit less, get active during pregnancy
- Practice Quiz: Physical activity in pregnancy
- Reading: Optional reading
- Video: Dance for health
- Practice Quiz: Dancing and health
- Reading: Assignment reminder
- Video: Make physical activity a habit
- Practice Quiz: Forming a habit
- Reading: Optional reading
- Video: Support others to sit less and get more active!
- Practice Quiz: Sit Less, Get Active for all!
- Reading: Optional reading
- Reading: Physical activity makes people happier :-)
- Reading: Encourage others to be active
Graded: Week 3 Quiz
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Great Class that reinforces exercise and how to incorporate it in our busy lives. I am posting a link to this class on social media for friends.