PWR! Fitness Training
PWR! FITNESS TRAINING
PWR! MOVES™ & PWR! CIRCUIT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COMBO!!
1.2 CEC's
Approved by the American Council on Exercise (ACE CEP35095)
Target Audience: Hold a 2 or 4 year degree in health, exercise science, recreation or physical activity related field with 2 years experience in the field. Must maintain current CPR certification and have a desire to help people with Parkinson Disease get BETTER and stay BETTER LONGER! May include: Group fitness instructors, fitness professionals (personal trainers, yoga, tai chi, dance, Pilates instructors, recreation therapists, exercise physiologists, etc.), physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants.
Tuition
$300 Professional Fee
$100 Discount for PWR! Clinicians (call or email us for more info)
$50 late fee applied after registration deadline
Description: This course will provide participants with the background and unique skills to teach individuals with Parkinson Disease using 1) a 1-hour group exercise class format (PWR! MOVES), and 2) a 1-hour small group circuit class format (PWR! CIRCUIT).
Both of these group formats can be adapted for those individuals with minimal to moderate levels of disease severity. Participants will gain knowledge about the mission and vision of the Parkinson Wellness Recovery (PWR!) project and the rationale for exercise programs for people with PD that adhere to Exercise4BrainChange™ principles of training. An overview of Parkinson's Disease will summarize how sensorimotor/cognitive/emotional symptoms impact mobility, balance, flexibility, and function. Participants will then be introduced to a novel framework called Exercise4BrainChange™ for teaching a series of targeted movement exercises (PWR! MOVES) that are PD-specific and delivered in a manner designed to optimize learning and plasticity. For example, participants will learn to 1) prepare people with PD to move with 2) maximal activation, safety, and success and then 3) teach them to focus their attention internally on the sensory feedback associated with those better/bigger movements. Motivation is the driving force of the Exercise4BrainChange™ framework. Instructors will learn to use the group structure and their feedback and instructional methods to empower and educate class participants about their true potential. They will also be invited to join the Parkinson Exercise Revolution, to become a PWR! exercise expert, and to help develop greater access to community resources for "neurofitness for life." The goal for individuals with PD is that they not only improve their performance in the class, but that they learn to recognize when they need to self-correct their slow/small movements for better movement, posture and balance in everyday life. Emphasis will be on promoting an environment for learning that embraces an atmosphere of empowerment, motivation, social enrichment, and FUNction!
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PWR! Partners:
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EXCLUSIVE PWR! Fitness Trainings - Not Open to Public |
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August 20 - 21, 2012 Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
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