Ageless Training Academy Training Essentials
This training is designed for movement specialists who want to work with people of all ages and abilities in individual and group environments to help them live a more vibrant ageless lifestyle. Where science meets function, we embrace intelligent training that delivers profound results. Being Ageless is an Experience This training will change the way…
Read MoreRotator Cuff Problems and Training Solutions
Posture and lifestyle issues create a host of issues including limited shoulder ROM and rotator cuff impingement. Unfortunately, many common strengthening approaches perpetuate rather than help issues. During this course, you’ll discover the single-most common underlying factor contributing to chronic rotator cuff issues. Additionally, you’ll be able to apply the best assessments and corrective exercises…
Read MoreFunctional 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…
Read MoreTraining from the Ground Up: Improving Lower-Body Kinetic Chain Function for Knee and Hip Pain
What percentage of your clients have aches, pains or diagnosed injuries? This course will dig into the anatomy and biomechanics of the lower-body kinetic chain and offer insight as to how to apply and progress lower-extremity exercises to decrease hip and knee pain and effectively meet the needs and goals of clients of all fitness…
Read MoreBarefoot Training Specialist® Level 1 Certification
Barefoot Training Specialist® Level 1 Certification EBFA Barefoot Training Specialist® Level 1 Certification program. With the foot as the only contact point between the body and the ground, this complex structure plays a critical role in the way in which our body stabilizes during dynamic movement. As the foundation to all EBFA education the Barefoot…
Read MoreUltimate Back Exercises for Injury Prevention and Performance
Chock full of information, this course will bring to light the current research on back injury. We’ll discuss the physical and psychological risk factors, the cause and prevention of back injury, and what can be done to strengthen the back and supporting musculature as well as improve performance. Learn 30 exercises for the back and…
Read MoreI’ve Fallen Now What
This course will provide trainers with the most up-to-date information on fall risk and balance assessments in older adults. We’ll discuss specific balance activities that are sure to improve your clients’ balance, as well as what to do after they fall. Attention will be given to injury assessment, floor mobility (with appropriate exercises), and calling…
Read MoreShouldering The Load From The Ground Up
Understanding the interaction between the lower extremity and the upper extremity is key to developing a true functional shoulder training program. Too often the shoulder joint is isolated from the rest of the body and is not allowed to work in a natural environment. In this session, we will look at functional integrated movement patterns…
Read MoreTechniques to Protect the Knees
Patellofemoral pain syndrome, and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus injuries are becoming too prevalent. Too many people are quad dominant and that could be leading to serious knee injuries. In this session, we will examine the anatomy and structure of the knee and lower extremity, learn simple assessment techniques to discover if your clients…
Read MorePosture Improvement Workshop
Our clients spend much of their days slumped forward in front of a computer, smartphone, car or television. Improving posture can have many benefits, including decreased pain in the joints and surrounding musculature, improved confidence, improved performance and more. Walk away with exercises that will strengthen the scapular stabilizers, mid-back muscles, deep core and hips.…
Read MoreThe Forgotten Five: Essential Muscles for Functional Movement
As we age there are five muscle groups that not only begin to atrophy, but through injury, also begin to shut down. These muscles are often the culprits for muscular imbalances in our healthy clients. By targeting these muscles you can eliminate up to 90% of your clients’ muscular imbalances. Learn which muscles make up…
Read MoreCue Movement and Exercise With Abdominal Anatomy, by NFPT
Think like a muscle and you’ll always have the answer when a client asks for toned abs or less lower-back discomfort. In this course, you’ll review anatomy and explore exercises that rebalance the abdominal area to target it more effectively. A stable and strong core starts with foundations in anatomy.
Read MoreThe Death of Crunches: 20 True Core Exercises
Crunch no more! In this learn-by-doing workshop, discover 20 core exercises that will not only challenge you and your clients, but will drastically improve their posture, mobility and overall strength! Finish with a brand-new toolbox of killer core exercises.
Read MoreUpper Extremity Mechanics and Techniques
Coaching efficient movement throughout the kinetic chain is a fundamental goal for every professional, yet chronic injury rates continue to rise, increasing by4% over the past decade. Instructing proper form requires a solid understanding of stability and mobility throughout the kinetic chain and serves as the basis for every performing exercise. This course is focused…
Read MoreInsights Into Lower Back Pain & Functional Solutions
Explore the impact of the feet, hips and thoracic spine on lower-back biomechanics. In this course, you will learn how to develop functional strategies to improve conditions such as sacroiliac dysfunction, lower-back pain, spinal fusion, scoliosis, spinal stenosis and the chain reaction on spinal movements. Discover a regressive to progressive approach to improve functional strength,…
Read MoreFrom The Hip
From the Hip explores the structure and function of the hip, taking an in-depth look at hip anatomy and kinesiology. We will introduce concepts such as cylinder rotation, Thomas stretching, the hip-spine connection, capsular restrictions, the foot-hip connection, the function of the external rotators, basic strength testing and the importance of hip function in performance…
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