The health and fitness industry is growing at a rate of 10% annually, making it one of the fastest-growing occupations. With increasingly more older adults turning to fitness to improve health, longevity, and quality of life as they age—now is the perfect time to earn both a Corrective Exercise Specialization and a Senior Fitness Specialization from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
Specializing in Corrective Exercise with NASM can stretch your earning potential along with your clients' abilities to reduce the risk of injury—helping them move, feel, and live better. Becoming a Corrective Exercise Specialist will take your fitness career and ability to help your clients to new levels. During your Corrective exercise specialist certification training, you will learn how to assess clients in a whole new way. It will help you better identify their movement compensations, where they are weak or strong, and hone your ability to use that knowledge to design effective and efficient programs. This Corrective exercise certification course will take your ability to assess clients from generalized to specific, breaking assessments down into smaller, more in-depth pieces so you can identify different parts of the body in need of attention.
This NASM senior fitness certification course offers a comprehensive curriculum that covers the scope of practice and physical, psychological, and physiological considerations of aging. During this course, you will also dive into assessment strategies and program components for the older adult, program design, nutritional guidelines and considerations, and business development. This course prepares you to sit for the NASM Senior Fitness Specialist exam (SFS), giving you the knowledge and skills necessary to work in the health and fitness industry and make a difference in the lives of the aging population.
Upon completing this course bundle and successfully passing your exams, you will earn NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist and NASM Senior Fitness Specialist credentials.
Instructor(s):NASM
This is not an instructor facilitated course; however, support will be provided through email, online forms, and phone.
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC or Mac. Chromebooks are not compatible.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 12 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Microsoft Word Online
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
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Lesson 1
- NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES)
- Introduction to Corrective Exercise Training
- Rationale for Corrective Exercise
- Human Movement Science and Corrective Exercise
- Corrective Exercise Techniques
- Inhibitory Techniques
- Lengthening Techniques
- Activation Techniques
- Integration Techniques
- Client Assessment
- Client Intake and Assessment
- Movement Impairment Syndrome
- Movement Assessments
- Mobility Assessments
- Programming Strategies
- Corrective Strategies for the Foot and Ankle
- Corrective Strategies for the Knee
- Corrective Strategies for the Lumbo-Pelvic-Hip Complex
- Corrective Strategies for the Thoracic Spine and Shoulder
- Corrective Strategies for the Wrist and Elbow
- Corrective Strategies for the Cervical Spine
- Self-Care and Recovery
- Real-World Application of Corrective Exercise Strategies
- NASM Senior Fitness Specialization
- SFS Scope of Practice
- Introduction to Senior Fitness
- Scope of Practice
- Physical, Physiological, and Psychological Considerations of Aging
- Physical and Physiological Considerations of Aging
- Psychological Considerations of Aging
- Assessment Strategies for the Older Adult
- Fitness Assessments for the Active Older Adult
- Program Components for the Older Adult
- Flexibility Guidelines for Active Older Adults
- Cardiorespiratory Training Guidelines for Active Older Adults
- Core, Balance, and Plyometric Training Guidelines for Active Older Adults
- Resistance Training Guidelines for Active Older Adults
- Program Design
- Program Design for the Active Older Adult
- Common Medical Conditions and Programming Modifications
- Nutrition Guidelines and Considerations
- Nutrition Guidelines and Considerations for Active Older Adults
- Business Development
- Professional and Business Development
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