Share This Class:
Media
Downloadable and printable manual
Downloadable and printable summary page
Course video
Quick Quiz
Immediate certificate
Take Note
Please ensure you have downloaded your manual.
You can download it on another device or print it, to follow along with the course.
Attached Documents
WOW!
Wow .fantabulous program. Very useful for me.for my bright future. Thank you
Magnificent
Absolutely magnificent programme packed with intelligent information and precise instruction. Excellent movement protocols for the elderly loved doing it and so much fun to do and learn. Thanks so much for caring enough to give us your best!
Wendy Sauer Gold coast Queensland Australia
Overview
In this course you will learn how to safely teach your active ageing clients without exacerbating possible degeneration or existing pathologies. All active agers are not the same and therefore if you work through many of the courses and videos on this website you will find more options in training this special population. The fundamentals of training the elderly is covered in this course. We look at what their challenges could be, what the precautions are when training them and what the objectives for their programs should be. Watch as we teach an elderly lady (80+) by modifying and assisting numerous exercises. Learn what their restrictions are and how you can design a program that can improve their overall wellbeing.
Objectives
This course enables you, the professional, to teach your active ageing clients with various options, load varieties and precautions in mind. You will learn:
- a program that covers the fundamental goals of teaching the active agers
- how to address their needs without placing them in uncomfortable positions or expecting them to perform movements that are contraindicated for them
- how to modify and assist with various exercises and therefore be able to meet the client’s needs
- a modified teaching style that helps you connect to the client in order to deliver a successful class for this specific population
- effective cues that you can use for each exercise
- the importance of crossing the midline for this special population
- the importance of balance for this special population
- This forum is empty.
- Oh, bother! No topics were found here.
- You must be logged in to create new topics.
