Functional Flexibility for the Active Aging

As clients age, flexibility decreases. In this session, you will walk away with specific scientific techniques to train the active-aging client who does not want to slow down due to pain and injuries. Experience how the planes of motion and gravity influence the choices of exercises that are specific to improving stability and mobility, leading to a functional active body. You will be able to assess and address individuals’ lack of flexibility, and how to coach and correct them. This is a session not to miss if you train the active aging population!

Learning Objectives

1. Develop a strategy to train active-aging clients for greater flexibility and mobility.
2. Perform individualized needs-based assessments that give clients the appropriate exercises to improve their movement.
3. Explain the importance of fascia, its relationship to the rest of the body, and its complexity in relation to flexibility.
4. List tools that will enhance the hydration, mobility and stability of fascia in specific techniques for the active-aging population.
5. Experience how the three planes of motion, ground reaction and gravity play a role in every exercise we choose specific to a client’s ability.