This introductory course is designed to give you, the fitness professional, practical knowledge to allow you to work confidently with clients or class participants who are obese or living with diabetes. The course covers the causes, pathophysiology and management of obesity and diabetes. It explains the importance of appropriate exercise interventions, giving you practical programming examples and a clear understanding of the considerations and precautions to be taken when prescribing and instructing exercise.
Course content was reviewed and approved by the following organisations: Vanessa Warren – Owner of The Wellness Clinic and a REPs-registered trainer specialising in obese and bariatric clients. Lynne Taylor – Manager, Diabetes Christchurch Inc., New Zealand.
Suggested Pre-requisite:
- REPSUAE: L3 PT
Course outcomes
- Have key background knowledge about obesity and diabetes.
- Understand the risk factors, co-morbidities and management of these conditions.
- Understand safe and appropriate exercise options.
- Be able to prescribe and instruct safe and appropriate exercise to people living with obesity or diabetes in a one-to-one or group setting.
Author Bio
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Kris Tynan
Passionate about functional ageing and helping older adults to thrive and lead active lives, Kris Tynan runs courses for people with hip and knee osteoarthritis in her hometown of Otautahi, Christchurch, New Zealand. As well as the wonderful courses she delivers here at FitPro, she is the author of the Exercise as Medicine online training courses Diabetes and Obesity, Joints and Bones, Older Adults, Breast Cancer and Exercise, and Prostate Cancer and Exercise, and always ensures her training for exercise professionals is practical, as she herself is on the front line delivering group exercise to special populations so she understands the challenges this can bring. In 2012, she was the recipient of Exercise NZ’s award for outstanding contribution to the industry.
