Senior Fit Camp 2025

Meet the growing demand for fitness classes geared specifically for active older adults! NETA’s new Senior Fitness Specialty certification is designed for fitness professionals wanting tools to safely and effectively train and teach the older adult population.

In this foundational course, you’ll master exercise selection principles for chronic conditions, practice fall prevention techniques, learn functional fitness assessment protocols, and discuss ways to best communicate with senior class participants. This course will improve your professional adaptability and help unlock your career potential.

Upon completion of the workshop and the online examination, you will earn the NETA Specialty Certificate as a Senior Fitness instructor.

Equipment Requirements

• A device capable of connecting to a Zoom conference meeting, to include webcam capabilities.
• Sturdy, high backed chair
• One five or eight pound dumbbell
• Tape (to mark spot on wall)

Fee: $299

Credits: 7 NETA, 0.7 ACE

Fitness professional working with an older adult population face unique programming challenges when working around orthopedic issues associated with aging. This workshop will provide a breakdown of common orthopedic conditions to include rotator cuff and shoulder impingement, postural changes and neck and back pain, hip and knee replacements, meniscus tears, and plantar fasciitis. Exercise recommendations for management of the conditions and prevention of future injury will be provided, with hands-on application and case scenarios.

Equipment Requirements

Participants in this workshop must have access to a device capable of connecting to a Zoom meeting, to include a functioning webcam and mic.

Fee: $89.00

Credits: 3 NETA, 0.3 ACE

Pilates has been a tried-and-true exercise format since its induction in 1920’s, seeing boosts in popularity throughout history. 2023 brought a huge resurgence in Pilates as the format consistently provides a low-impact, challenging means of improving physical and mental health while reducing risk of injury and developing physical asthetic and a strong foundation for complex movements. Due to these proposed benefits and its low-impact, scaleable nature, Pilates is an ideal form of exercise for older adults seeking to maintain strength, mobility, and independence. This three-hour workshop will identify and adapt the principles of Pilates for an older crowd, modifying exercises for a chair-based workout appropriate for all levels.

Equipment Requirements

Participants in this workshop must have access to a device capable of connecting to a Zoom meeting, to include a functioning webcam and mic.

Fee: $89.00

Credits: 3 NETA, 0.3 ACE

NETA’s Senior Yoga Certification will prepare instructors to lead dynamic, yet safe yoga classes for an aging population. Participants will spend time in hands-on practice of poses with chair adaptations, learn the basics of teaching techniques for chronic conditions and injury prevention, as well as discuss the physiological effects of aging, using props, and introducing meditation to your classes.

Key Topics:

• In-depth practice of 20 Yoga Poses with chair adaptations
• Compression and tension for range of motion improvement
• Chronic conditions and injury prevention
• Introduction to meditation
• Participation in two practice classes
• Practice teaching

Equipment Requirements

Participants in this workshop must have access to a device capable of connecting to a Zoom meeting, to include a functioning webcam and mic.

Fee: $449

Credits: 20 NETA

Strong bones are important for your health and allow you to perform activities of daily living. In this workshop, you’ll learn about bone physiology and the components of bone building exercises. This knowledge will help you create the best bone-building exercises for your clients or group exercise participants.

Equipment Requirements

Participants in this workshop must have access capable of connecting to a Zoom meeting, to include a functioning webcam and mic.

Fee: $89

Credits: 3 NETA

Falls are the leading cause of fatal injuries among seniors. If you teach or train older adults, then this session is for you! Learn the fall risk factors, educate your participants on minimizing risk, and incorporate fall prevention exercises into your regularly scheduled classes. You can make an impact and help an older adult stay independent longer.

Equipment Requirements

Participants in this workshop must have access capable of connecting to a Zoom meeting, to include a functioning webcam and mic.

Fee: $89

Credits: 3 NETA

Interval training is not just for the young and healthy. Researchers have found that intervals can improve health and fitness for just about everyone and there are even bigger benefits for older adults. In this workshop, you’ll learn some of the major musculoskeletal limitations that affect seniors and how to program your intervals with varying levels of intensity to meet the needs of everyone.

Equipment Requirements

Participants must have access to a device capable of connecting to a Zoom conference meeting.

Fee: $89

Credits: 3 NETA, 0.3 ACE

Mindfulness techniques have been used and proven to help individuals manage symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression and more! The techniques found in this workshop differ from yoga in that it teaches individuals to shift their body and attention from a working state (exercise) to a calm state which aims to enhance focus and relaxation. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn more about how you can include mindfulness into your Senior exercise classes.

Equipment Requirements

Participants in this workshop must have access capable of connecting to a Zoom meeting, to include a functioning webcam and mic.

Fee: $89

Credits: 3 NETA

Seniors are isolated, experiencing loneliness, and are craving connection! Learn the importance of keeping your seniors active and how to create a community connection plan, which will keep your Seniors engaged and healthier than ever.

Equipment Requirements

Participants in this workshop must have access capable of connecting to a Zoom meeting, to include a functioning webcam and mic.

Fee: $89

Credits: 3 NETA

Should and can older adults perform power training? YES! Power training is essential for maintaining activities of daily living and enhance functional capacity in older adults. In this workshop, you’ll learn all the critical aspects of a safe and effective functional power program for older adults, including equipment, technique, moves, and contraindications. POWER up your seniors!

Equipment Requirements

Participants in this workshop will need access to a device capable of connecting to a Zoom meeting, including a functional webcam and mic.

Fee: $89

Credits: 3 NETA

Yoga practice has long been recognized as a means of improving mindfulness, but the benefits of yoga on the brain extend beyond a mind-body connection. A growing body of research points to yoga as a means of enhancing mental clarity and focus; increasing cognitive function; and improving attention, memory, and overall cognitive processing. Further, yoga has been shown to improve executive function and working memory in older adults and support neuroplasticity and brain health in aging individuals. This three-hour workshop will dive into the research surrounding yoga and cognitive function, identifying specific practices that may be incorporated into class programming to support the brain health of participants of all ages and stages of life.

Yoga and Cognitive Health is NOT a part of the NETA 200 Hour Yoga Program curriculum, and may only be used for continuing education credits.

Participants in this workshop must have access capable of connecting to a Zoom meeting, to include a functioning webcam and mic.

Fee: $89

Credits: 3 NETA