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Balance Training, 3rd ed.
Easy-to-use lesson plans for improving balance in older adults.
By Susan Bovre, MA


This unique multidimensional CE course pioneers the use of training for three levels of ability in older adults. You’ll get 24 comprehensive lesson plans that will enable you to immediately begin creating effective programs.













Course Objectives:
  • Describe physical, social, and emotional parameters associated with aging.
  • List misperceptions of older adults.
  • Identify five categories of function in adults over age 55.
  • Identify the aging changes that affect balance.
  • Outline the risk factors associated with falling.
  • Identify three levels of physical abilities related to client assessment and program design.
  • Discuss the goals and objectives of a balance training program.
  • Describe five skills for better balance.
  • Discuss special considerations of balance program design.
  • Identify exercises appropriate for three skill levels in a balance class.
  • Review screening assessment tools appropriate for older adults with balance and mobility disorders.
  • Develop exercise progressions designed to improve posture that include ankle, hip, and step strategies.
  • Identify muscle strength and endurance and flexibility exercises designed to improve balance.
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    Course Includes: 
  • Exam
  • 170-page workbook with client handouts
  • 297-pageFallProof! textbook by Debra Rose, PhD
  • Topic: Older Adult
    Level: Intermediate
    Weight: 3.5 lbs
    Complete Printed Course  #4433     $199.00

    CECs
    ACE 2.00
    ACSM 20.00
    AEA 8.00
    AFPA 8.00
    BCRPA 20.00
    BOC 18.00
    CI 20.00
    CMTBC 18.00
    COPS-KT 2.00
    ISSA 20.00
    NASN 2.00
    NCCAP 18.00
    NCSF 5.00
    NETA 20.00
    NFPT 0.50
    NSCA-CPT 2.00
    NSCA-CSCS 2.00
    NSPA 20.00
    W.I.T.S. 10.00