This training is certified by IPDJ with 2.2 credit units awarded.
WHY WILL I BE BETTER WITH THIS COURSE?
You will be better with this course because you will be able to recognize and assess the implications of the special circumstances of pregnancy and postpartum for safe and effective exercise prescription. The course offers you a 360° view of the changes and adaptations that take place in those special circumstances. The Prescription of Physical Exercise in Pregnancy and Postpartum offers you a teaching-learning context favorable to the assimilation, retention and transfer of a set of knowledge and specific skills so that you can contribute to the well-being and health of women.
PROGRAM
A PEDAGOGICAL JOURNEY FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Course introduction and presentation.
MODULE 1 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM
8:00pm | 10:00pm
The female reproductive system.
- reproductive system
- hematological, cardiovascular and hemodynamic changes
- respiratory system
- gastro intestinal tract
- urinary system
8:00pm | 9:00pm Joana Vilas Boas
Biomechanical and postural aspects.
9:00pm | 10:00pm Joana Vilas Boas
Neuromusculoskeletal implications.
MODULE 2 - MULTILATERAL HORMONAL DIALOG IN PREGNANCY AND THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD
8:00pm | 9:00pm Adriana Lages
Structure and function of the endocrine system.
9:00pm | 10:00pm Adriana Lages
Communication and hormonal regulation in pregnancy and postpartum in the context of exercise
MODULE 3 - Pathology and disease dependent on and/or associated with pregnancy and postpartum - implications for the prescription of physical exercise
8:00pm | 9:00pm Maria João Sá
Pathology and disease dependent and/or associated with pregnancy: precautions and relative/absolute contraindications for the practice of physical exercise.
9:00pm | 10:00pm Maria João Sá
Pathology and disease dependent and/or associated with postpartum: precautions and relative/absolute contraindications for the practice of physical exercise.
MODULE 4 - MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CONTEXT OF PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM
8:00pm | 10:00pm Silvia Carvalho
How to deal with body image and manage expectations?
MODULE 5 - METABOLISM AND BODY COMPOSITION: MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF WEIGHT, GLYCEMIA AND OTHER METABOLIC VARIABLES
8:00pm | 9:00pm Inês Ruivo
In pregnancy.
9:00pm | 10:00pm Inês Ruivo
In postpartum.
MODULE 6 - PRESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE
8:00pm | 10:00pm
Planning and management of physical exercise in pregnancy and associated conditions:
- Physical assessment of the pregnant woman;
- Recommendations and benefits for/and the practice of physical exercise in the different trimesters;
- Prescription and management of physical exercise in pregnant women:
- Low back pain and/or low back pain
- Urinary incontinence
8:00pm | 10:00pm Joana Vilas Boas
Prescription and periodization of physical exercise in pregnancy.
8:00pm | 10:00pm Carla Faria
Planning and management of postpartum physical exercise and associated conditions:
- Postpartum physical assessment: abdominal diastasis, cesarean scar and pelvic floor;
- Prescription, exercise management and training progression in the postpartum period.
8:00pm | 10:00pm Diana Silva
Prescription and periodization of physical exercise in the postpartum period
8:00pm | 10:00pm Diana Silva and Joana Vilas Boas
Exercise prescription in high-risk pregnancies.
OPTIONAL PRACTICAL COMPONENT
9:00am | 1:00pm Joana Vilas Boas
Module 1 - Exercise planning and management in pregnancy
- Physical assessment of the pregnant woman
- Training schedule and demonstration adapted to each trimester
- Programming and demonstration of training adapted to specific conditions (low back pain and/or lumbar sciatic pain; urinary incontinence)
2:00pm | 6:00pm Carla Faria and Diana Silva
Module 2 - Exercise planning and management in the postpartum period
- Physical assessment of the postpartum woman: movement and mobility assessment; abdominal diastasis measurement technique; ventilatory assessment - rhythm and type
- Recovery and rehabilitation exercises - phase 1
- Return to Exercise - phase 2
- Bulletproof" body - phase 3
- Integration of women in sports practice
*Date subject to change