Skip to content

coronavirus Visit the all-new COVID-19 Support Center for expert business support, tools and products, and the latest in fitness-related pandemic information.

IDEA Health & Fitness Association
  • Membership
    • Join IDEA today!
    • IDEA Code of Ethics
    • Equity & Inclusion Pledge
  • Conferences
    • IDEA World Virtual
    • IDEA Personal Trainer Institute
    • IDEA World Club & Studio Summit
    • IDEA Korea Convention
    • Become an Exhibitor
    • Advertise / Exhibitors
    • Event Coverage
  • Insurance
    • Health Insurance NEW
    • Professional Liability Insurance
    • Club & Studio Liability Insurance
  • Education
    • IDEA Courses
    • IDEA Fitness Journal Courses
    • IDEA Certificate Courses
    • Advanced Specialist Courses
    • IDEAFit TV
    • Podcasts
    • Webinars
  • Resources
    • FitPost
    • Client Newsletter
    • Workout Builder
    • Fit Pro Forum
    • Career Advice
    • Job Board
    • Advertise with us
    • Covid-19 updates
  • Pro Directory
    • Find a Personal Trainer
    • Find a Fitness Class
    • Find a Gym or Studio
    • Find a Nutritionist
  • Articles
    • Personal Training
    • Group Fitness
    • Nutrition
    • Business
    • Mind-Body / Recovery
    • Publications
    • Podcasts
×
  • Membership
    • Join IDEA today!
    • IDEA Code of Ethics
    • Equity & Inclusion Pledge
  • Conferences
    • IDEA World Virtual
    • IDEA Personal Trainer Institute
    • IDEA World Club & Studio Summit
    • IDEA Korea Convention
    • Become an Exhibitor
    • Advertise / Exhibitors
    • Event Coverage
  • Insurance
    • Health Insurance NEW
    • Professional Liability Insurance
    • Club & Studio Liability Insurance
  • Education
    • IDEA Courses
    • IDEA Fitness Journal Courses
    • IDEA Certificate Courses
    • Advanced Specialist Courses
    • IDEAFit TV
    • Podcasts
    • Webinars
  • Resources
    • FitPost
    • Client Newsletter
    • Workout Builder
    • Fit Pro Forum
    • Career Advice
    • Job Board
    • Advertise with us
    • Covid-19 updates
  • Pro Directory
    • Find a Personal Trainer
    • Find a Fitness Class
    • Find a Gym or Studio
    • Find a Nutritionist
  • Articles
    • Personal Training
    • Group Fitness
    • Nutrition
    • Business
    • Mind-Body / Recovery
    • Publications
    • Podcasts
Log in

Where can we find age-specific training information for each generational group from 40, 50, to 60 years of age?

ADVERTISEMENT
735 viewsJune 18, 2011
0
Avatar
Susan0 June 18, 2011 0 Comments

6 Answers

  • Active
  • Voted
  • Newest
  • Oldest
1 2 Next »
0
Avatar
Martin0 Posted 0 Comments

“Age specific training” is a bit misleading. Age specific guidelines for initiating a fitness program would be more appropriate. The way that clients respond to fitness programming is very individual and depends on far more than a chronological measurement of time. Fitness professionals should be focusing on each client as an individual. Programming should be tailored to the current status of each client and thoughtfully progressed, regressed, adjusted, modified, etc. according to each client’s individual needs and goals.

0
Avatar
LaRue0 Posted 0 Comments

I agree with other posters in that the exercise program is less dependent on the age of the client and more dependent upon the presence or absence of risk factors or injury. By performing a thorough assessment of your particular client, and getting a physician’s approval, when appropriate, you should be fine in then designing an exercise program specific to the individual or group of individuals that you are working with, regardless of age.

I hope that this helps.

LaRue, CSCS
www.lecfitness.com
[email protected]

0
Avatar
Sue0 Posted 0 Comments

Age really doesn’t factor in
Know your risk factors, do your assessments, as a group trainer know what questions to ask, know how to modify and how to push.
There are some really UNFIT 20 and 30 year olds out there.

0
Avatar
Joanne0 Posted 0 Comments

I know SilverSneakers offer workshops on teaching group exercise to people 65 years old and older.

One of the things that has to be taken into consideration when teaching this group is that many of them have grown up in a world that didn’t participate in structured exercise.

From what I learned on their course the average SilverSneaker participant is 72 years old.

0
Avatar
Debbie0 Posted 0 Comments

I agree 100% I train a group in corporate fitness who are over 40-60 and some of them work harder doing the same exact exercises than my group of 20 and 30-something’s.

1 2 Next »
Register or Login

About IDEA

Press
History
Careers
IDEA Fitness Awards
Award Recipients
Inside IDEA
Event Coverage

Advertising & Exhibiting

Advertise with IDEA
Download our Media Kit
Become an Event Exhibitor

Connect With Us

+1 (800) 999-4332
Contact Us
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2020 IDEA Health & Fitness Association. All Rights Reserved.