Exercise Adaptations for 50+ Seniors & Beyond CPD Accredited
What you'll learn
- How the body ages through the decades
- Common age-related conditions and issues
- Benefits of exercise for the senior population
- Recommended activity levels for seniors
- How to adapt exercise for seniors
- How to create an exercise class to meet the needs of seniors
- Adapting Pilates and other exercise for common age-related conditions
- How to overcome common barriers to exercise for seniors
- Examples of a chair based class and a class for osteoporsis
- Prehabilitation exercises for arthroplasty to improve recovery
Requirements
- This course is intended to help certified fitness professionals upskill so that they can adapt their skills to safely teach the older adult improve their quality of life.
- Students should have a positive attitude towards working with older clients and be caring, patient and empathetic.
- Please note that this is a theory based CPD course offering the opportunity for qualified trainers and instructors to adapt their skills and expertise to include a wider range of clients. Although there are practical examples, this is not a library of exercise classes.
Description
“The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.” - Robert Frost
Life expectancy is set to rise into the late 80s in the West over the coming decade with one in five people over 65. By 2030, it is estimated that almost 25% of the population will be over the age of 65 years. If we can remain active and enjoy good health, living longer can be a very enjoyable time of life. Being active can prevent, reverse or help manage many age-related conditions and being fit and healthy will help us live happily and independently well into old age.
As a health, fitness and wellbeing professional, you are perfectly placed to help the older adult do just that:-
The benefits to the client are better health, mobility and quality of life
The benefits to the professional is a growing client base and career longevity
If you work with this special population, it's essential that you understand
How aging affects the body from the internal organs and skin to the skeletal system, sleep and endocrine system
The common age-related conditions you are likely to encounter, for example, diabetes, osteoporosis, back pain, heart disease, pelvic organ problems, depression and arthritis
The extra benefits that exercise offers to the older adult
What type of exercise is safest and most useful
How to adapt movement to meet the limitations
The possible barriers to exercise you may need to overcome
This course is aimed at the health, fitness and wellbeing professional to equip you with the skills required to safely and successfully work with the 50+ senior population. It is one of the most rewarding experiences you will have during your career. The course includes:
Anatomy & physiology of Aging: what happens to the body through the decades
The benefits and barriers: understanding these two areas can help motivate the client to become more active
The recommended amount of activity for the 50+ group and how they can accumulate the optimal amount
Common age-related conditions and issues: gain an understanding of the various chronic conditions and comorbidities associated with aging and understand how medical conditions affect the body. Examples of conditions include arthritis, joint replacement, osteoporosis, the most common back problems, diabetes, heart and lung problems
Exercise adaptations: learn exercise recommendations for seniors with chronic conditions and comorbidities and how to adapt what you already know for the clients' benefit and safety
Prehabilitation exercises to help clients prepare for arthroplasty and recover well
Pilates adaptations and modifications: what is suitable and what is contraindicated. This is an extra bonus for those who have taken my Pilates Teacher Training but the underlying messages are useful for all
Designing a class: understand the goals for this age group and learn the 7 key areas of fitness that should be included in each fitness/movement class to help them achieve those objectives. I also offer examples of a chair based class and Pilates for Osteoporosis class
There are assignments throughout the course to help you reinforce learning and start to think about how you can adapt your knowledge and really make a difference. CPD points = 15
NB: This course is NOT a series of exercise classes but offers information on how you can adapt the skills you already have.
Who this course is for:
- All personal trainers, fitness professionals, yoga teachers and movement specialists who teach the 50+ senior population
- Also useful for anyone in a caring role who would like to understand more about age-related conditions
- This course will be most useful for those who have taken my Pilates Teacher Training course
Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
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- 49,865 Students
- 15 Courses
I have nearly 40 years experience in the health & fitness industry. I started out as an aerobics instructor in London and trained as a Pilates and yoga instructor towards the end of the 1990's. From then on, I built up a large portfolio of clients and ran private classes in the London area and in Abu Dhabi, UAE. I completed further training in aerial yoga therapy, indoor cycling and Barre in Dubai and wrote a Lifestyle column for Sport360 - a Dubai based Sports Newspaper - during the 7 years I lived in the Middle East. I am passionate about helping people improve their wellbeing through a healthy lifestyle. Teaching on Udemy has enabled me to share my knowledge and expertise to students all over the world in the most affordable and accessible way.
Qualifications include Level 3 Education & Training, Pilates Matwork, Pilates Orthopaedics, Pre/Post Natal Exercise; AFN certified Childhood Nutrition & Obesity Prevention and Pre/Post Natal Nutrition; Client Psychology and Motivation; Yoga Alliance certified in Hatha Yoga, 500hrs Kundalini Yoga training, AFN certified Diet & Nutrition Diploma.