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Home Shop SSF – SPECIALIST IN SENIORS FITNESS

SSF – SPECIALIST IN SENIORS FITNESS

₹47,500.00 (incl. tax)

NOTE: Course fee includes academic fee, shipping, learning resources, taxes, etc

If you have the personality and the liking to train senior citizens or you are a personal trainer wanting to widen the “market”, the SSF is the perfect choice. Practical, easy to understand. Is very well supported by post-enrolment academic guidance and mentoring by both ISSA and Gāyo Fitness Academy, at no additional cost.

Enrolment, Study Methods and Examination Submissions: Please click on ISSA FAQs

Categories: INTERNATIONAL, ISSA (USA) COURSES, SELF STUDY COURSES
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SECTION 1 - AGE AND EXERCISE

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

  • Grow Well, Not old
  • Age is No Excuse for Infirmity

CHAPTER 2: BIOMARKERS

  • Common Biomarkers of aging
  • Gerontology
  • Theories o Aging
  • Life Span/Metabolic Theory
  • Programmed and Metabolic Theories
  • Extrinsic and Error Theories

CHAPTER 3: PHYSIOLOGY OF AGING

  • Lungs
  • Heart
  • Brain
  • Kidneys
  • Body Fat
  • Muscle
  • Sight
  • Hearing
  • Personality
  • Gender Issues and Aging
  • Men’s Health
  • Women’s Health

CHAPTER 4: HEALTHY AGING AND THE POSITIVE INFLUENCE OF EXERCISE

  • Cardiovascular System
  • Vascular Adaptations to Training
  • Blood Pressure
  • Heart Disease
  • Cardiovascular Training
  • Benefits Seen in the Cardiovascular System
  • Benefits Seen in the Respiratory System
  • Musculoskeletal System and Exercise
  • Skeletal System
  • Studies on Bone Density in Women
  • Mobility, Flexibility, and Posture
  • Posture
  • Muscular System
  • Sarcopenia
  • Muscle Mass and Strength
  • Benefits Seen in the Skeletal System
  • Benefits Seen in the Muscular System
  • Body Composition
  • Benefits Seen in Body Composition
  • Nervous System
  • Mental Capacity
  • Mental Flexibility
  • Mental Health
  • Benefits Seen in the Brain

SECTION 2 - CHRONIC CONDITIONS

CHAPTER 5 – CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY CONDITIONS

  • Overview
  • Cardiovascular Conditions
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Hypertension
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease
  • Pulmonary Conditions
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Asthma

CHAPTER 6 – NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS

  • Acquired Brain Injury
  • The Brain
  • Aphasia
  • CVA
  • Diabetes
  • Arthritis
  • Questions and Answers
  • Rotator Cuff Injuries

CHAPTER 7 – SENSORY DISORDERS

  • Hearing Disorders
  • Visual Impairments
  • Summary

SECTION 3 – PROGRAMMING

CHAPTER 8 –PROGRAMMING FOR STRENGTH

  • Strength Training Guidelines
  • Phases of a Strength Program
  • About Strength Exercises
  • Exercises
  • Frequency and Intensity
  • Safety
  • Progressing
  • Guidelines for Conducting a Safe Program

CHAPTER 9 – PROGRAMMING FOR FLEXIBILITY

  • Optimal Conditions for Eliciting a Stretch
  • Active Stretching
  • Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
  • Stretches

CHAPTER 10 – CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAMMING AND ASSESSMENTS

  • Programming for Cardiovascular Endurance
  • Ergometers and Activities
  • Borg Scale
  • Intensity of Exercise – Target Heart Rate
  • Safety
  • Progressing
  • Moderate Activities
  • Vigorous Activities
  • Assessments and Considerations
  • Health History Questionnaire
  • Assessments for Cardiovascular Endurance
  • Assessments for Muscular Strength
  • Assessments for Flexibility

CHAPTER 11 – CONTROVERSIAL EXERCISES: DO'S AND DON'TS

  • Controversial Exercises
  • Exercises to Eliminate
  • Special Precautions to be Aware of with Older Adults
  • Facts and Contraindications
  • Common Questions
  • Fads to Avoid

SECTION 4 – MOTIVATION AND TEACHING

CHAPTER 12 - MOTIVATION THE OLDER ADULT

  • Knowledge as a Motivator
  • A Different Era
  • Socialization
  • Goal Setting
  • Reasons for Resistance to Exercise

CHAPTER 13 – EFFECTIVE TEACHING

  • How to Teach the Older Adult
  • General Principles of Learning
  • Instructional Strategies
  • Visual Domain
  • Auditory Domain
  • Kinesthetic Domain Behaviours of Effective Teachers
  • Professional Conduct of Teachers of Older Adults
  • Teaching Tips for Working with Older Adults

CHAPTER 14 – MARKETING

  • Where the Seniors Are
  • What to Do
  • Employer versus Independent Contractor
  • Where is the Greatest Financial Opportunity?
  • The Trainer as a Business Person

KINESIOLOGY AND BIOMECHANICS

  • Posture
  • Postural Deviations
  • Muscle Contractions
  • Levers
  • Balance
  • Kinesthesis and Proprioception
  • Movement and Terminology
  • Anatomical Planes
  • Muscle/Strength Imbalances

PHYSIOLOGY AND THE TRAINING EFFECT

  • Muscle Fibers
  • Metabolism of Muscle Contraction
  • Muscle Fiber Types
  • Recruitment
  • Mechanisms of Fatigue
  • Rate of Perceived Exertion
  • Homeostasis and the Training Effect

STRENGTH, ENDURANCE, AND CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS

  • Newton’s Laws of Motion
  • Biomechanical Factors in Strength
  • Strength Defined
  • Strength Development
  • Program Design Recommendations for Strength
  • Muscular Endurance
  • Conditioning
  • Cardiovascular Fitness

FLEXIBILITY

  • Flexibility Defined
  • When to Incorporate Stretching into the Workout
  • Proprio-Neuromuscular-Facilitation (PNF) Stretching

BODY COMPOSITION AND PERFORMANCE NUTRITION FOR GROUPS

  • Approaching Body Composition
  • Performance Nutrition
  • Nutrient Utilization During Exercise
  • Post Exercise Nutrition
  • Daily Caloric Requirements
  • Macronutrient Requirements
  • Special Considerations

PERIODIZING YOUR PLANNING

  • Periodized Training
  • Training Concepts
  • Microcycles: Short-Term Training Focus
  • Mesocycles and Macrocycles: Long-Term Training Goals

SECTION TWO

CONSIDERATIONS IN PROGRAM DESIGN

  • Information Gathering
  • Being Flexible
  • Performance Nutrition
  • Safety and Injury Prevention
  • Designing Your Class: Short-Term and Long-Term Goals
  • Incorporating “Coaching” Into Your Practice

DESIGNING YOUR GROUP WORKOUTS

  • Assessing Clients
  • Scaling Workouts
  • Structuring Your Workouts

EQUIPMENT AND EXERCISE

  • Tools
  • Dynamic Warmup Exercises
  • Exercises
  • Exercise Selection

WORKOUT PROGRAMMING

  • Warming Up
  • Prescribed Repetitions and Rounds
  • Class Formats
  • Alternative Training Methods

MARKETING AND MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS

  • Professionalism
  • Record Keeping
  • Pricing
  • Marketing

Additional information

Course Duration

Both the Course Quiz (preliminary) and the Home Study Final Examinations must be submitted to ISSA within FOUR months from the date of enrolment / date of receipt of study materials whichever is later. Student will study from home and write the examinations from home. Exams may be submitted online through http://www.issatrainer.com or offline through typed / hand-written answer sheets.

Learning Resources

– ISSA provides original text book / study material. Cost of material is included in the fee.

Fee Includes

FEE INCLUDES:-

  • taxes,
  • original text book / study material
  • online ISSA guided learning to support your self-study
  • shipping from ISSA USA to student’s address in India.
    – Additional charges will be levied for language translation, shipping of Home Study Exam Answer Papers, etc.
    – Fee may change without prior notice due to FOREX fluctuations, statutory tax changes, etc.
    – Check fee prior to enrolment.

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