1. Concept of «Fitness».
  2. Concept of «wellness», evolution from “fitness” to “wellness”.
  3. Functional adaptation - healthy response to physical activity:
  4. ● Acute adaptation and chronic adaptation.
  5. Stimulation threshold.
  6. ● General Adaptation Syndrome.
  7. ● Supercompensation.
  8. ● Organ impact: strengthening of organs and systems.
  9. Energy metabolism.
  10. Cardiovascular adaptation
  11. Adaptation of the respiratory system.
  12. Hypertrophy-Hyperplasia.
  13. Muscular distensibility: Limits-adaptive increase.
  14. Adaptation of the nervous and endocrine systems.
  15. Fatigue and recovery:
  16. ● Post-exercise fatigue: structural wear and tear and metabolic depletion.
  17. ● Post-physical activity recovery.
  18. ● Chronic fatigue.
  19. ● Overtraining.
  20. Absolute or relative contraindications from/to physical activity.
  21. Body and postural hygiene.

  1. Physical Condition-Physical Capacities.
  2. Physical Capacities and Athletic Performance (traditional concept):
  3. ● Endurance: Aerobic-anaerobic.
  4. ● Strength: maximum strength-explosive strength-power-endurance strength.
  5. ● Flexibility: joint mobility-muscle elasticity.
  6. ● Speed: running speed-explosive speed, segmental speed.
  7. Fitness in Fitness and aquatic fitness - Components:
  8. ● Endurance: Aerobic.
  9. ● Resistance strength.
  10. ● Flexibility-Muscle elasticity.
  11. ● Body composition.
  12. Coordination skills:
  13. Motor skills: Proprioception-Balance-Coordination.

  1. General principles of the development of conditional abilities:
  2. ● General methods for the development of conditional skills.
  3. ● Specific methods for the development of conditional skills through aquatic fitness activities.
  4. Aquatic fitness as a physical conditioning system:
  5. History of water gymnastics and its evolution towards the concept of aquatic fitness: Current trends.
  6. Effect of different aquatic fitness modalities and trends on improving physical fitness and health.
  7. ● Application of «aquatic fitness: muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and flexibility.

  1. Fundamentals - theoretical framework:
  2. ● Optimal use of facilities.
  3. ● Use of human and material resources.
  4. ● Supply of necessary activities and introduction of current trend activities.
  5. Elements of programming.
  6. ● General programming.
  7. ● Specific programming in terms of schedules, personnel and means.
  8. ● Specific programming in terms of types of users and preferred activities.
  9. Theory and practice of programming techniques in the field of aquatic fitness:
  10. ● School age.
  11. ● Adults.
  12. ● Over 65 years of age.
  13. ● Special groups; disabled, specific physical preparation, pregnant women.

  1. Sequential elaboration-progression of each type of activity.
  2. Cardiovascular programmes with auxiliary apparatus and/or machines for cardiovascular improvement:
  3. ● Water bikes.
  4. ● Others.
  5. Cardiovascular programmes with activities derived from closed music modalities and activities derived from dance.
  6. Toning or interval programmes.
  7. Postural proprioception and movement control programmes, based on gentle gymnastics and aquatic functional recovery.
  8. The training session:
  9. ● Specific warm-up for each activity.
  10. ● Main core: simple or complex choreographic composition, performance objectives, appropriateness to the type of aquatic fitness activity.
  11. ● Return to calm and stretching specific to the type of aquatic fitness activity.
  12. Choreographed progression in the training session:
  13. ● Rhythmic integration of the three parts of the session: warm-up, main core and cool-down.
  14. Computer resources applied to aquatic fitness.
  15. Specific training software and development and adaptation of physical condition improvement programmes applied to aquatic fitness.
  16. ● Adapted office automation.

  1. Fundamentals - theoretical framework:
  2. ● Partial and global objectives.
  3. ● Programme evaluation: quality of service.
  4. ● Assessment of learning: technical mastery, performance errors.
  5. ● Assessment of physical fitness development.
  6. ● Evaluation process: purposes and stages.
  7. Necessary programme adjustments.
  8. Elements and instruments for evaluation:
  9. ● Tools for observation, monitoring and evaluation.
  10. ● Tools for error correction based on evaluation.
  11. ● Adaptation of assessment tools to persons with disabilities.
  12. ● Monitoring of customer participation and satisfaction.
  13. ● Basic control of the development of the sessions.
  14. ● Recording, processing and interpretation of data.
  15. ● Report writing.
  16. Development of spreadsheets, tests, quizzes and data recording questionnaires:
  17. ● Recording the degree of satisfaction.
  18. ● Recording of physical fitness improvement.
  19. ● Recording of co-ordination and technical improvement.
  20. Practical application of activities and means of evaluation of aquatic fitness programmes.

  1. Basic principles of biomechanics of movement:
  2. ● Biomechanical concept and method.
  3. ● Objectives and contents.
  4. Nomenclature, axes and anatomical planes of the human body.
  5. Components of Biomechanics:
  6. Movements of the human body. Particularities of the mechanical movement of man.
  7. Biomechanical properties of muscle. Passive and active elements of muscle. Neuromuscular spindles. Types of muscle fibres, types of muscle contraction, biomechanics of muscle contraction.
  8. Biomechanical properties of the tendon.
  9. Myotatic-proprioceptive reflexes:
  10. ● Reciprocal innervation.
  11. ● Tendon receptors - Golgi organ.
  12. ● Plyometric effect: micro-ruptures of the connective tissue.
  13. Analysis of movements:
  14. Lever systems in the human body. Types of levers and identification in the locomotor system.
  15. ● Skeletal System and Joint Biomechanics: major joints.
  16. ● Muscle chains.
  17. Basic biomechanics of exercise with external loads:
  18. ● Relationship between force and motion.
  19. ● Materials, loads and sports injuries.
  20. Clothing - sports equipment and injury prevention.

  1. Fundamentals of psychology and sociology.
  2. Social psychology applied to physical-recreational activities.
  3. Overcoming phobias in the aquatic environment.
  4. Evolutionary development:
  5. ● Characteristics of the different stages in relation to participation.
  6. ● Basis of personality.
  7. ● Group psychology.
  8. Individual and group.
  9. ● Membership group and reference group.
  10. Quality of life and personal development.
  11. ● Personal and social needs.
  12. ● Motivation.
  13. ● Attitudes
  14. - Sociology of leisure and physical and sporting activity:
  15. ● Socialisation in the aquatic fitness environment.
  16. Social adaptation processes
  17. ● maladaptive situations.
  18. ● Personal and social needs.
  19. ● The initial decision to participate in an aquatic fitness activity.
  20. ● Participation and orientation to the different activities: continuity in participation.
  21. Quality of life and personal development.
  22. Group dynamics in aquatic fitness.
  23. Relational dynamics in aquatic fitness:
  24. ● Relationship with the company.
  25. ● Customer care and attention.
  26. Interaction with other technicians.
  27. ● Teamwork.
  28. Aquatic fitness and special groups:
  29. ● Types of disability that can be assumed in aquatic fitness activities:
  30. Adaptation to effort.
  31. ● Contraindications.
  32. The limiting factors of movement as a function of the:
  33. ● type of disability.
  34. ● possibilities to participate in aquatic fitness activities.
  35. Psycho-affective characteristics of people with disabilities:
  36. ● Motor.
  37. ● Psychic.
  38. ● Sensory.
  39. Intervention resources in the field of aquatic fitness:
  40. ● General guidelines for the adaptation of means and equipment.
  41. ● Adaptation of games and recreational activities.

  1. Characteristics of aquatic spaces.
  2. ● Characteristics of pavement and fixed structures.
  3. ● Features and storage in the mobile materials room.
  4. ● Availability of linear horizontal spaces depending on vessel layout, depth, slopes etc.
  5. ● Location of working tools or materials and spaces used for their storage in the pool.
  6. ● Structural or storage anomalies.
  7. - Basic safety measures for the safe use of structural spaces and ancillary equipment.
  8. Accessibility to spaces and materials for people with some limitation of personal autonomy.
  9. Updated inventory of auxiliary materials.
  10. Aquatic flotation devices:
  11. ● Belts.
  12. ● Churros.
  13. Immersion material:
  14. ● Hoops.
  15. ● Spades.
  16. Ballast material.
  17. ● Resistance material.
  18. ● Mats.
  19. ● Other.
  20. Water bikes.
  21. Steps
  22. Toning material by flotation and ballasting.
  23. Elastic bands.
  24. Functionality:
  25. ● Ambient temperature.
  26. Water temperature.
  27. ● Soil type.
  28. ● Type of vessel.
  29. ● Others.
  30. Maintenance schedule for structures and auxiliary materials.
  31. Preventive, operational and corrective maintenance process:
  32. The metallic elements.
  33. The elastic elements.
  34. The plastic elements.
  35. The absorbent elements - hygiene of the absorbent elements.
  36. Mechanical elements: control of corrective maintenance to be carried out by qualified specialists.

  1. Instructional-teaching process in rhythmic activities:
  2. ● Diversification of levels.
  3. ● Task analysis.
  4. Communication systems and channels.
  5. ● User interaction models.
  6. Initial or baseline information.
  7. ● Knowledge of implementation and results.
  8. Motivational strategies towards implementation.
  9. Teaching techniques.
  10. Systematic execution, structure, variants and execution errors:
  11. ● Toning, self-loading and implement exercises.
  12. ● Stretching and joint mobility exercises, calisthenics, exercises with material and postural proprioception and movement control.
  13. ● Cyclic or coordinated activities for cardiovascular improvement.
  14. Specific methodology for learning choreographic sequences-compositions:
  15. Model of the progressions for teaching the choreographed series.
  16. ● Free model.
  17. ● Choreographed models.
  18. ● Pre-choreographed models.
  19. ● Pre-engineered models.
  20. ● Complex models.
  21. ● Advanced models.
  22. ● New trends.
  23. Interpretation and specification of activities and means of evaluation of aquatic fitness training programmes.
  24. ● Practical application of activities and means of evaluation of aquatic fitness training programmes.
  25. Periodicity of controls:
  26. ● User feedback. Types of feedback.
  27. ● Error detection and supplementary feedback from the technician.
  28. ● Programme evaluation: process evaluation and outcome evaluation.
  29. ● Necessary programme settings.

  1. Psychological aids.
  2. Ergogenic aids: dietary supplements.
  3. Physiological aids.
  4. Body composition, energy balance and weight control:
  5. ● Caloric intake and balanced diet - concept of food versus concept of nutrition - immediate principles - vitamins and classification - minerals, water - food tables and food groups - nutritional balance and physical activity - eating disorders.
  6. ● Nutritional aids: water replenishment, electrolyte solutions, functional foods, ergogenic supplements for performance and recovery, others.
  7. ● Aids to control body composition: hypo- and hyper-caloric diets, dietary supplements.
  8. Recovery techniques:
  9. Sauna and steam baths - procedures to follow - precautions - contraindications.
  10. ● Massage and hydrothermal techniques - procedures to follow - precautions - contraindications.

  1. Disability:
  2. ● Sport-medical classifications: concept, types and characteristics.
  3. ● Functional autonomy limitations: factors limiting movement according to the type of disability.
  4. Singularities of adaptation to effort and contraindications in situations of limited functional autonomy.
  5. Organisation and adaptation of resources:
  6. ● Basic considerations for adaptation of facilities and materials.
  7. ● Architectural barriers and adaptation of facilities.

  1. Risk prevention, environmental protection and occupational health and safety measures in water sports facilities:
  2. ● Hazards characteristic of the most common facilities, equipment, machines and operating procedures in aquatic sports facilities.
  3. ● Preventive and emergency evacuation in water sports facilities.
  4. Basic legislation on safety and prevention.

  1. Concept and characteristics and time of application of the different events in the field of fitness.
  2. Classifications and types of events
  3. Criteria for the design of the fitness events file and the events file in the fitness sector
  4. Adaptation of the different types of events to the characteristics of the group (age, expectations, level of physical condition and number of participants, among others).
  5. Space and time of play (possibilities and types)
  6. Objectives and functions of different types of events

  1. Interpretation of the programme and of the reference entity's guidelines
  2. Analysis of the context of intervention
  3. Sports-recreational marketing
  4. Design of event planning in the field of fitness.

  1. Promotion and information
  2. Circulation of people and materials
  3. Provision of facilities and material resources
  4. Selection and coordination of human resources in the organisation of events in the field of fitness.
  5. Dynamisation of events in the field of dry and aquatic fitness.
  6. Techniques and tools for the evaluation of animation projects
  7. Application of safety and prevention rules and measures in the development of events in the field of fitness.