Baby Boomer Fitness
- The Program
- Earn Continuing Education Credit
- Program Schedule and Registration
- Workshop Listings
- Scope of Practice
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Boomer FitnessLook Good. Feel Great. Stay Active.
This important program focuses on the specific health and fitness needs of the 76 million Americans born between 1945 and 1964. You'll discover programming techniques for everyone from deconditioned Baby Boomers to those who are extremely fit and active – and want to stay that way. From chair exercise to balance training to boot camp to hip or knee replacement, this outstanding course will help you to focus your time and energy on the Baby Boomer market while increasing and enhancing your professional credibility and marketability.
Our in-depth, two-day program consists of eight two-hour courses and is designed to prepare you to work with the Baby Boomer client. Each workshop is $29, or you can take the full program (eight workshops) for $199.
Baby Boomer Fitness Schedule
| City / Facility | Date | Faculty |
| Charlotte, NC - Marriott/Executive Park | August 7th to 8th, 2010 REGISTER NOW! | John Stroffolino, MS, CSCS |
| Houston, TX - Courtyard Marriott/Galleria | August 21st to 22nd, 2010 REGISTER NOW! | Guy Andrews, MA, CSCS and Randy Kaiser, M Ed |
| Richmond, VA - Courtyard Marriott/Richmond West / Broad Street | October 9th to 10th, 2010 REGISTER NOW! | John Stroffolino, MS, CSCS |
| Riverside, CA - Hilton Garden Inn/Rancho Cucamonga | October 16th to 17th, 2010 REGISTER NOW! | Lisa Garrity, MA, CSCS |
| Seattle, WA - Courtyard Marriott/Bellevue | October 16th to 17th, 2010 REGISTER NOW! | Guy Andrews, MA, CSCS and Steve Bannerot, MS, CSCS |
ALL SALES FINAL. SORRY, NO REFUNDS. Schedule subject to change.
| # 01 Exercise & the Aging Baby Boomer |
| Saturday - 8:30 am - 10:30 am The middle years are when the disease process begins to really accelerate. Diabetes, the metabolic syndrome, heart disease and osteoporosis are often diagnosed during middle age and haunt Baby Boomers for the rest of their lives. This imaginative class re-imagines exercise for the Aging Baby Boomer. You will learn how consistent exercise can be used as a mechanism to prevent, control and even regress chronic diseases. |
| # 02 Baby Boomer Boot Camp |
| Saturday - 10:30 am - 12:30 pm The boot camp approach to fitness is heavy on strength and conditioning drills, and this dynamic class will give you the tools you need to whip your Boomer clients into the best shape of their lives. You'll experience a clever combination of strength and cardio training drills designed to speed up the metabolism while increasing muscular strength, tone and definition, and you'll learn an assortment of imaginative activities that will motivate your clients to push themselves harder than ever before. These extraordinary drills will both encourage and challenge your middle aged clients to be in the best shape of their lives! |
| # 03 Designing Chair Exercise Programs |
| Saturday - 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Chair exercise programs are a growing fitness trend! Discover the variety of options you have for the middle aged or older client who is deconditioned, ill, has impaired balance or may be in a wheelchair. These modifications are appropriate for anyone who is not able to participate in traditional exercise programs. You will learn how to design chair-based programs for cardio, flexibility, and strength programs ... even chair yoga! |
| # 04 Balance & Fall Prevention |
| Saturday - 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm If you work with middle-aged or older clients, you need this class! Discover how to design fun, interactive fall prevention programs that will strengthen your client psychologically as well as physically. You will learn techniques that can be done while sitting , standing or walking, all designed to improve core strength, stability and mobility. Whether you are training one-on-one or in a group, you will love this program! |
| # 05 Diet, Exercise & Weight Control After 50 |
| Sunday - 8:30 am - 10:30 am As Baby Boomers continue to age, the rates of overweight and obesity are sure to increase; in fact most Americans reach their maximal body weight somewhere in their late 50s or early 60s. This timely workshop explores the link between exercise, diet and behavioral change as you work to increase your client's metabolic rate. You'll learn real life suggestions for managing caloric intake and intriguing cardiovascular techniques to increase fat burn. |
| # 06 Strength Training After 50 |
| Sunday - 10:30 am - 12:30 pm If you are not confident taking your client into the weight room, fear no more! This course will teach you age appropriate modifications for upper body, lower body and core. You'll learn how to safely modify the strength training program for the middle aged or older client, and you'll explore both traditional and non-traditional exercise techniques for Boomer clients of all health and fitness levels. |
| # 07 Orthopedic Modifications for Baby Boomeritis |
| Sunday - 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm The specific orthopedic needs of clients over age 50 take center stage in this timely program. You will explore exercise modifications and variations for clients who have a variety of age-related, chronic or degenerative conditions of their back or shoulders. You will learn specific strength and flexibility techniques to improve pain free function and range of motion while discovering specific activities to avoid. |
| # 08 Exercise After Hip or Knee Replacement |
| Sunday - 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm Baby Boomers are having replacement joints installed at ever-younger ages and are expecting to resume full activity afterwards. This fascinating program will teach you exercise do's and don'ts for clients who have had hip or knee replacement, have finished physical therapy and are approved to exercise in a non-clinical environment. If you have ever wondered whether or not a specific exercise was appropriate for these clients, this class is for you! |
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