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Exercise for Older Adults

Age should not be a barrier to exercise. For this growing section of the population exercise is an essential ingredient for a happy, healthy and active lifestyle. This course will give you the tools to create fun, functional, safe and effective sessions for older adults within your area of expertise. Suitable for gym and ETM instructors, personal trainers, Pilates instructors or Yoga teachers, it will also allow you to broaden your client base and ensure that you can deliver programmes and classes that really make a difference to peoples' lives.

Learn to...

  • Adapt and deliver exercise programmes for older adults
  • Explore the physiological, anatomical and psychological changes of ageing
  • Identify the benefits of exercise for the ageing population
  • Identify the safe and effective exercises in relation to a range of medical conditions
  • Deliver adaptations and modifications for different conditions and abilities
  • Consider other aspects of working with older adults beyond exercise, including social interaction, nutrition and referral to healthcare professionals
     

Prerequisites

  • Over 16 years old
  • Level 2 ETM or Gym Instructor or Level 3 Pilates or Yoga or equivalents
  • A minimum of three months teaching experience is strongly recommended.
     

Format

  • 2 days face-to-face learning
  • A mixture of theory and practical

Assessment

  • Case study
  • Worksheet
  • Theory paper

Certification

  • CYQ Level 3 Award in Adapting Exercise for Independently Active, Older People

REPs

Course price

Price: £289

Payment methods

You can pay for YMCAfit courses in the following ways:

  • Credit/debit card by telephone on 020 7343 1850 (option 1)
  • In person at our offices during the hours 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday
  • Cheques or postal orders by post. Please make these payable to ‘YMCA Fitness Industry Training’
  • Purchase order/invoice
  • By fax on 0843 221 1548

Download application form

Note: postal bookings can only be confirmed once we have received the payment and a completed application form, which is signed and dated. Please do not send cash through the post.