PT Journal
AU Dostalova, I
   Sigmund, M
   Kvintova, J
TI Theoretical and practical aspects of health physical education in the Czech Republic
SO e-Pedagogium
PY 2013
BP 110
EP 124
VL 13
IS 2
DI 10.5507/epd.2013.023
DE Health impairment; correction; physical education; compensatory exercise; teacher training
AB The article deals with the issue of health physical education and its theoretical definition. It provides an overview of the possibilities of further education in this area and informs of the state of health physical education in elementary and secondary schools as well as in universities.Health physical education is based on the Framework Educational Programme and is classified in the field of Physical Education. The contents of health physical education are primarily compensatory exercises. Health physical education is focused on consolidating and improving the health of individuals with a physical impairment, which is based on an assessment of general practitioners for children and adolescents. Health physical education requires qualified educators; however, there is still a lack of them. Similarly, there is an insufficient number of health physical education departments despite the fact that there are more and more individuals suffering from a health impairment, especially with a weakened musculoskeletal system. Further training of qualified educators and thus qualified teaching of health physical education is necessary for strengthening and correcting the health condition of our trainees.
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