- Continuing Education
Ageless Mobility: Yoga for Seniors
Provider: | Rachel Browning Wellness |
Type: | Online Course |
CEC Credits: | ACE 0.1 CECs |
Expand your fitness expertise with Senior Yoga Modifications
Designed for fitness professionals and yoga instructors, this course empowers you to confidently guide older adults through safe and effective yoga practices. By focusing on essential modifications, prop usage, and techniques tailored to senior clients, you’ll gain the tools to create accessible and impactful sessions that cater to varying mobility levels and health considerations.
This one-hour course provides practical, immediately applicable solutions for common challenges faced when working with the senior population. You’ll learn how to modify poses to address joint sensitivity, balance issues, and flexibility limitations. Gain insight into the best practices for utilizing props and equipment to ensure safety and effectiveness and discover how to integrate these techniques into personal training sessions or group classes.
Whether you’re an experienced instructor or new to teaching seniors, this course will build your confidence and expand your ability to serve a growing demographic in the health and fitness industry.
Rachel Browning, the author of this course, is a wellness expert with over 20 years of experience as a Certified Health Coach, Personal Trainer, CMTC Certified Massage Therapist, and 500-hour Certified Yoga Teacher. She has worked with top brands like Equinox and Exhale, led corporate wellness programs, and taught yoga worldwide. Specializing in personal training, orthopedic exercise, and yoga, Rachel also mentors fitness professionals and helps launch successful gyms and studios.
Upon completion, you will be able to:
- Understand the top 8 mobility challenges seniors face, their impact on movement, and practical ways to address them
- Incorporate the use of props and equipment to make yoga sessions more effective and accessible for older clients
- Design safe, supportive, and impactful yoga sessions tailored to the needs of seniors
- Grow your business by attracting and retaining senior clients through customized yoga programs
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