Professional Continuing Education for Personal Trainers and Exercise Instructors

These intensive and detailed workshops are a must for fitness professionals working with post-rehab clients and older adults, or designing flexibility programs to complement strength and cardiovascular training. A biomechanical perspective serves as the basis for flexibility testing and prescription to create balanced bodies that can stand up to the stresses of repetitive exercise.

Saturday’s workshops explore the biomechanics, testing, stretching, injuries and training of the spine. Sunday’s workshops adapt these concepts to training older adults, incorporating self-myofascial release, and building spinal stability with balls, bands and balance apparatus.

Date: Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9

Tuition: $36 per workshop

Package: $250.00 for all 8 classes

Note: If registering for all 8 classes use class code   (P-009)

Instructor:Vincent Metzo, M.S., L.M.T., C.S.C.S.

Open to Swedish Institute graduates, L.M.T.s, personal trainers, and other health and allied health professionals.

The Flexibility II Workshop information can also be viewed in our current Continuing Education catalog, which lists classes for all programs. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.)

Saturday Schedule

(P-001)

Common injuries of the spine, their pathogenesis and predisposing anatomical and postural factors will be covered to give the fitness professional a basis for understanding pre and post-rehabilitation exercise programming.
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Flexibility and Functional Testing of the Trunk

Observation of posture, scanning assessments for muscle shortness, and specific muscle length tests will be demonstrated and practiced to assess range of motion of client’s core musculature. This intensive practical workshop teaches the tools you need to quickly and effectively spot postural distortion patterns that can lead to injury of the spine.
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Assisted Stretching of the Trunk

Effective body mechanics, hand placement and efficient positioning are necessary for anyone stretching clients at the end of a workout. Advanced PNF techniques for the core musculature will be presented in addition to stretching guidelines for clients with low back injuries and conditions.
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Progressions, including stabilization, strength, balance, functional, agility and power, any client.
Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Help normalize nervous system function, recover between workouts, and disinhibit muscles to promote balanced posture and efficient biomechanics. Self-myofascial release with foam-rollers and other tools can take flexibility programs to the next level. Nerve endangerment sites and safe body mechanics will be stressed to get the most from this useful technique.
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Cardiovascular, strength and flexibility guidelines for older adult exercise will be presented. Adapting exercise recommendations to older adults with specific musculoskeletal and metabolic conditions such as arthritis and diabetes will be examined. Normal range of motion and modifications to exercise testing for older adults will also be discussed.
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Core Stabilization with Balls, Bands and Balance Apparatus

A wide variety of exercises progressing from stable to unstable surfaces and from post-rehab through athletic enhancement will be shown. Proper progression through varying levels of challenge and injury modifications will be discussed. Safety and proper technique including kinetic chain alignment will be stressed.
Time: 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

The pathogenesis of neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, polio, and multiple sclerosis will be presented. The presentation includes symptom-specific guidelines and teaching techniques to aid personal trainers in safely developing programs for this population.
Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

This is a hands-on class. Students need to bring one sheet. Wear loose comfortable clothing.

Each of the above workshops is approved for 0.2 CEUs by the following national exercise organizations:

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