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Understanding and Motivating Midlife and Older Adults
ACE CECs: 0.1
How can you learn to address individual needs and facilitate positive changes in health and physical activity behaviors, particularly when working with midlife and older clients? As a fitness professional, your role extends beyond the scope of technical instruction. This course will help you develop effective communication, leadership and motivation techniques to ensure a positive training experience for a diverse population of midlife/older adults. You'll learn about theories of behavior change and how to effectively work with each client to create a training environment that keeps your clients coming back and feeling empowered by their exercise experience.
Continuing education course fee: $19.97. Click here to order.
Course Objectives
- Develop an awareness of stereotypes around midlife/older adults and how to personalize the workout based on individual concerns and needs.
- Understand theories of behavior change and how they can be applied to midlife/older individuals.
- Identify language strategies to more effectively communicate with older adults.
- Apply various behavioral strategies to help a diverse range of midlife/older clients adopt and maintain an active lifestyle.
Please note: This online only course does not include a book/DVD/CD. You will not receive any additional items by mail when making your purchase.
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