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Balance Training for Older Adults

CECs 3 CECs
Course Price $159.00
Monthly instalments available
Prerequisites Group Exercise Instructor
Approval Code 05378FA
Course Type Online
Course Provider
Delivery Knowledge & Skills (DKS)
  • Activity / Training Technique Core Strength & Stability
  • Activity / Training Technique Group Strength & Conditioning
  • Population Older Adults

Additional Information

We have put together over 100 balance exercises - static - moving - changing - walking practical exercises that you can do with your older adult clients to improve their balance - and their confidence - to go about their every day lives. Included in the course: • Video demonstrations of every exercise with all the tips and technique to teach confidently • Handouts that list every exercise - to help you build your own training program • Example balance workouts so you can see different ways to put together the exercises • Balance Cards for you to give to clients who are looking for exercises to do at home • An understanding of why our balance declines as we age • Reasons why good balance is crucial for older adults to maintain their independence • Personal stories about our experiences with falls and balance • Ideas for how to incorporate balance training into your classes. • Full colour manual with handouts - for future reference. Balance training is so important - and there are so many fun ways that you can incorporate balance exercises into your classes. Sign up now and join us as we show you lots of ways to get your older adults building strength and balance - without even knowing it! Enrolment also includes 44 page Course Workbook - plus handouts - plus class plan templates - to make planning a breeze. The course is 100% online with no video submissions required - assessment is an online multiple choice quiz. You can stop and start the course as many times as you need to - and TAF members have lifetime membership to course content (non-members 12 months). So, what are you waiting for?

Third Age Fitness

Third Age Fitness offers a range of services and products to help train and equip instructors like you to work with this rewarding older adults age group. Workshops aims to train instructors on how to teach and work with older adults in their 'third age'. Coaching is available for instructors looking to lift their teaching and classes to a new level. Circuit cards are available to aid and equip and add variety to classes.