Description
The goal of this program is to provide a comprehensive yet practical approach of facilitating an aging population. You will learn techniques to orient, modify, and progress a clientele with a variety of medical or aging conditions. You will learn specific exercise inventory for Muscular Endurance, Cardiovascular Conditioning, Balance, Agility, Strength, Mobility, and Functional Fitness (appropriate to a senior clientele). This program will focus on facilitating a clientele with a variety of age related function or medical conditions. Contraindications to exercise and when to refer back to a health care professional is reviewed. Provides general exercises for helping to improve function and maintain strength and mobility especially for the regional areas around the hips, knees, neck, back and shoulders.
Early bird Registration Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
*registrations via WaterART (online, phone)*
SHALLOW WATER SPLASH (Friday): If you need creative ideas for multi-level shallow water classes, this class is for you! Learn how to create and develop combinations to keep your classes energized. Make the movements flow with changes of direction, speed and intensity levels. Learn how to mix and match working positions with basic movement to create variations and combinations without the complication of choreography. Review how to design a shallow water class using working positions to vary impact and intensity. There are infinite combinations of movement variations and techniques to keep your programs revitalized and benefiting your multi-level groups.
MUSCLE CONDITIONING WORKSHOP (Friday) Do you know your major muscle groups and how to stretch and strengthen each muscle group 5 ways? Did you know that muscles moves your body whereas body fat floats? Muscular strength is needed with water exercise to promote cardiovascular fitness and burn calories. Understand how to effectively optimize muscle targeting for all your major muscle groups. Help your clients gain the most out of their programs with muscular fitness and balance exercises. Learn 5 specific exercises for each muscle group and 3 levels of progression. This workshop may be facilitated with or without water fitness equipment. This program can be applied to either shallow or deep-water depths with or without aquatic fitness equipment.
SENIORS “FUN”CTIONAL FITNESS PROGRAM (Saturday) A major priority for the senior in the 21st Century is keeping healthy, staying active and remaining independent. Water exercise can be the answer to all three. Use the three-dimensional, resistive, buoyant, and invigorating properties of water to create an enjoyable program to motivate clients and keep them coming back for more. Start with simple exercises then progress movement to aid with improved function for daily activities, social events and family outings. Learn to incorporate suitable equipment at the appropriate time. Best of all—put the FUN back into function!
LEARN TO MODIFY YOUR EXERCISES FOR SENIOR POPULATIONS (Saturday)
The senior market is coming to the pool with many conditions (orthopedic, neuromuscular, functional and age related challenges so learn to modify exercise for all. Incorporate safe, effective, and multi-level programming into one group exercise program. Review a balanced program to train all components of fitness within the appropriate exercise inventory of activities of daily living. Learn general guidelines for helping clients with common medical conditions. Modify or progress exercise to help people gain the most out of their program in a pain–free way.
Course Registration Fee Includes
- 16 hours of training (theory & pool time) guided by Master Trainer Cindy Cook
- All Workshops being presented
Additional videos to review (6 months for non members & unlimited for Certified or Enthusiast Members) - DVD061-Programming for Common Hip Problems
- DVD062-Programming for Common Knee Problems
- DVD063-Programming for Common Back Problems
- DVD059- Fun With Function Shallow Water Workout
- DVD015- Water Walking Program For Aqua Fitness
- DVD009- “Fun”Ctional Fitness Water Workout
- DVD039- Water Workout For Awesome Abdominals
- DVD081- Senior Mind Body Instructor Program
- Updated Certification Diploma (for 2 years from your expiration date on existing diploma)
- There are NO exams with this option
- 16.0 CECs or continuing education credit hours for WaterART
- 5 Laminated reference cards to take poolside
- Certification Examination Process (Theory & Practical for new candidates)
- E-Diploma and Online profile when successful with examination process
- 16.0 CECs for WaterART
- Certificate of course completion
- Online e certification E-Diploma & certified status upon successful completion
- Seniors CTW002 H20 Instructor Manual with study guide questions & answers
What to Bring:
- Water Fitness Wear or Bathing Suit(s)
- Thermal Vest or long sleeved polyester rash-guard
- Towel/cover up
- Pen and paper
- Water-shoes are preferred wear
- Lunch & Snacks
More Questions? Contact Us
sku: 241101-CTW002-Statesville-NC
