toughagers® Instructors live Workshop

This 6-hour live, interactive course will provide you the tools you need to teach a safe and effective active older adult fitness class and training session.

Exercise is for everyone and seniors are no exception.  The body will do what it is trained to do so let's train seniors so their bodies will function optimally.  Just like all other age groups, seniors need:  cardio, balance, resistance, core, and flexibility training.  Since most of them will not exercise on their own, let's provide a fun, supportive, and social environment for them to do so.   

• In the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 63 million people ages 50-64 and more than 55 million people ages 65+ in 2021 were counted.
• In 2018, the National Center for Health Statistics surveyed Americans to find out who met the federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic and muscle-strengthening. They found just over 24% of 25–64-year-olds, 16% of 65-74-year-olds, and 10% of those 75 years and older met the guidelines.
• Considering we are trying to serve so many older adults with a vast array of physical abilities and levels of activity, it is important for the fitness industry to offer class options for this growing population.
• Some older adults may need the support of sitting in a chair to be active and there are currently many fantastic seated exercise class options available.
• For those who don’t need the support of a chair, the workout offerings aren’t quite as available to meet the needs of an aging body to support the ability to thrive. How do we help them?
• We can apply the SAID principle to active older adults by mimicking activities they engage in. Specifically, we can offer functional classes with cardio movements that are easy to follow and athletic-based, balance training that is task-specific and dual-task oriented, and finally resistance training that imitates daily behaviors and offers multi-joint and multi-planar variations. 
• This is the foundation of ToughAgers® classes.

Introduction

•Course overview

Workout

•Experience a full ToughAgers® Class

Cardiovascular Training

•Research and guidelines

•Exercise examples

•Class transitions/following the 8 count

 •Interval training

Balance Training

•Research and guidelines

 •Exercise examples 

Resistance Training

•Research and guidelines 

•Exercise examples

Core Training

•Research and guidelines 

•Exercise examples

Flexibility Training

•Research and guidelines 

•Exercise examples 

Conclusion

• Review 

• Quiz

Upon completion of this live course, participants will receive .6 CEUs for  NASM and 6 CEUS for AFAA.

Sunday, June 4, 2023 from 9:30am-4:30pm  (PDT) @ Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley, 14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos, CA 

Sunday, September 10, 2023 from 9am-4pm (PDT)

Register before 7/10/23 for $100 off use promo code: TOUGHAGERS$100 

Register before 8/10/23 for $75 off use promo code: TOUGHAGERS$75

Register before 8/31/23 for $50 off use promo code: TOUGHAGERS$50