Do you work with adults from mid-life into older age? This course delves into the role of strength training for developing and maintaining functional capacity specifically for this age group.
Students are provided with a solid overview of the latest research-based evidence, along with a comprehensive library of exercises and exercise strategies. Key topics covered in this introductory course include functional strength, functional mobility, strategies for balance and falls prevention, power and speed training, and exercise enrichment for physical and cognitive resilience.
Suggested Pre-requisite:
None
Aims and objectives of course:
- Be able to define functional strength in the context of ageing.
- Understand current evidence for strength training in older populations.
- Know common barriers, safety and medical considerations.
- Understand exercise prescription for key functional strength patterns.
- Understand exercise prescription for functional mobility.
- Understand exercise prescription for balance and falls prevention.
- Understand exercise prescription for functional power and speed.
Author Bio
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Marcelle Malan
With a preference for old wisdom over young technologies, Marcelle Malan’s life purpose is to understand and work with the natural physiology of the body to build resilience, aid rehabilitation and sustain lifelong wellbeing. She challenges the norm when it comes to exercise and rehabilitation for older adults and is a force every ageing adult needs in their corner. When she’s not delivering an enriching and playful experience for her clients in her private practice as part of The EP Group Melbourne, Australia, where she heads up the Resilient Ageing Project as a clinical exercise physiologist, Marcelle loves to don her hiking boots or jump on her mountain bike to explore new trails. She also loves a double expresso and a challenging book.
