Description
Our most popular and must have program for those who teach aging populations. This comprehensive yet practical approach of facilitating classes for an aging population with a variety of medical conditions reviews safety and efficacy guidelines. Other topics will be reviewed for this specialized populations including: functional and age related problems, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary diseases, movement disorders, Arthritis, as well as ideas for programming with common problems of the back, hips, knees, shoulders, neck and ankle problems. This training will focus on functional exercise sets for helping the aging population maintain their activities of daily living (ADL’s). Techniques for cardiovascular training, muscular endurance and strengthening, flexibility, balance, posture and gait will be reviewed for progressive of benefiting overall health. Let’s help 60+ adults to become independent and improve activities of daily living with enjoyable exercise.
SKU:CTL004
Course materials
- WaterART Land Senior Fitness Training Manual
- Video streaming via WaterART Fitness App unlimited for Members (6 months for non members) OR Vimeo for computers OR DVDs of the following videos:
- DVD069-Gentle Fitness for Seniors (2.0)
- DVD074-Senior Land Fitness 2 parts (4.0)
- DVD102-Intro to Range of Motion and Science (2.0)
- DVD103-Learning your Muscles for Senior Fitness (4.0)
- DVD109-Sit & Stand Chair Exercise with Equipment Program
- DVD110-Fun in the Sun: Sit & Stand Chair Exercise with Weights, Balls and Salsa
- Laminated pool reference cards
- Comprehensive Certification Exam Process (theory & practical assessment via Zoom, Skype, Facetime or Google meet)
- E-Diploma and Online profile when successful with examination process
- 16.0 CECs for WaterART
SKU: CTL004
Table of Contents & Learning Objectives
| Chapter 1 | Introduction to Teaching Senior Fitness |
| Chapter 2 | Exercise: Benefits and Principles |
| Chapter 3 | Functional Fitness: Assessments and Related Inventory for ADL’s |
| Chapter 4 | Senior Program Design |
| Chapter 5 | Understanding Basic Anatomy & Joint Action |
| Chapter 6 | Target Training Muscles for Strength and Flexibility |
| Chapter 7 | Cardiovascular Target Training |
| Chapter 8 | Target Abdominal, Balance & Gait Training |
| Chapter 9 | Putting an Active Senior Fitness Class Together: Sample Ideas |
| Chapter 10 | Chair Exercise Program & Inventory |
| Chapter 11 | Posture Safety & Better Back Care |
| Chapter 12 | Exercise with Machines |
| Chapter 13 | The Mind-Body Connection: Relaxation Exercise |
| Chapter 14 | Reaching Special Populations with Common Medical Conditions |
| Chapter 15 | Study Questions and Resources |
