Today on the IDEAfit PRO SHOW, Sandy Webster hosts Dr. Cody Sipe, co-founder and vice president of the Functional Aging Institute.
Dr. Sipe has an extensive background in the fitness industry with 20 years of experience as a personal trainer, fitness instructor, program director, exercise physiologist and club owner. He is currently an associate professor and director of clinical research in the physical therapy program at Harding University.
He has spent his career researching, developing and practicing the most effective training strategies to improve function in older adults. He is certified as an ACSM Exercise Specialist, ACSM Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist, FallProof Balance and Mobility Enhancement Specialist, and more. His secondary area of expertise is in the prevention and management of chronic disease conditions, especially those that accompany the aging process (arthritis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and osteoporosis). In 2005 he was honored as the IDEA Program Director of the Year.
Dr. Sipe has presented internationally, served on boards and committees and published articles for most of the top fitness organizations in the world.
Links to contact Dr. Cody Sipe
- Website: functionalaginginstitute.com
- FB: Functional Aging Institute
- IG:ย @faieducation
- TW: @FAIeducation
Connect with Sandy Webster
- FB: Sandy Todd Webster
- IG: sandytoddwebster
- LI: Sandy Todd Webster
- TW: @fitnesseditor
Links to Courses Presented by Cody Sipe and the Functional Aging Institute
- Functional Aging Specialist Certification
- Functional Aging Institute’s Brain Health Trainer Certification
- Functional Movement Patterns for Older Adults
- Functional Assessment for Special Populations
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