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Senior Fitness Specialisation (SFS)

£249.00

What could be more rewarding than helping older adults stave off age-related decline and rediscover their health and fitness? In this specialization, you’ll gain the tools you need to support older adults in regaining strength, stamina, and flexibility, promoting health and independence. Participants will explore the physiological and psychological changes associated with aging and learn advanced fitness assessments tailored to older adults' needs.

The program covers designing exercise routines to reduce fall risks and combat aging's physical effects while understanding the unique limitations and obstacles faced by this demographic. With a self-paced online format, you can conveniently launch a new career from home in just 2-4 weeks, tapping into the growing market of over 54 million adults aged 65 and older.

Modules:

Section 1: Senior Fitness Specialist Scope of Practice
Section 2: Physical, Physiological, and Psychological Considerations of Aging
Section 3: Assessment Strategies for the Older Adult
Section 4: Program Components for the Older Adult
Section 5: Program Design
Section 6: Nutrition Guidelines and Considerations
Section 7: Business Development

What could be more rewarding than helping older adults stave off age-related decline and rediscover their health and fitness? In this specialization, you’ll gain the tools you need to support older adults in regaining strength, stamina, and flexibility, promoting health and independence. Participants will explore the physiological and psychological changes associated with aging and learn advanced fitness assessments tailored to older adults' needs.

The program covers designing exercise routines to reduce fall risks and combat aging's physical effects while understanding the unique limitations and obstacles faced by this demographic. With a self-paced online format, you can conveniently launch a new career from home in just 2-4 weeks, tapping into the growing market of over 54 million adults aged 65 and older.

Modules:

Section 1: Senior Fitness Specialist Scope of Practice
Section 2: Physical, Physiological, and Psychological Considerations of Aging
Section 3: Assessment Strategies for the Older Adult
Section 4: Program Components for the Older Adult
Section 5: Program Design
Section 6: Nutrition Guidelines and Considerations
Section 7: Business Development

What you will learn:

  • Empower older adults by helping them regain the strength, stamina, and flexibility to stay healthy and independent

  • Explore the physiological and psychological changes that occur with aging

  • Learn advanced fitness assessments and evaluations specific for the needs of older adults

  • Design exercise programmes to help older adults reduce the risk of falls, gain independence, and ward off the negative physical effects of aging

  • Understand the limitations and fitness obstacles of older adults

Course details:

  • YOUR Academy are the UK distributors of NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) courses and qualifications. This is therefore a 100% authentic NASM course

  • Once you purchase your course, you will receive an enrolment code within 48 hours to set up an account on the NASM website and begin your learning

  • This is a self-paced 100% online programme which makes it easy and convenient to complete the course from home in as little as 2-4 weeks. You have up to 365 days from the date of purchase to complete your course

  • The final assessment is completed online, consisting of 100 questions, with a 70% pass rate. The time limit is 90 minutes. A maximum of 3 attempts are allowed

  • This course allows you to claim CIMSPA non-endorsed CPD points

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