Senior Fit Camp

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 the Senior Fall Prevention Triad Online Workshop must have access to a device capable of connecting to a Zoom conference meeting.

Fee: $69

Credits: 3 NETA, .3 ACE

Can and should 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 Senior Power Online Workshop must have access to a device capable of connecting to a Zoom conference meeting.

Fee: $69 

Credits: 3 NETA

NETA’s Senior Yoga Specialty 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.

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: $399.00

Credits: 20 NETA, 2.0 ACE

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

Fee: $69

Credits: 3 NETA, .3 ACE

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

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

Fee: $249

Credits: 7 NETA, .7 ACE

Functional fitness testing can be a beneficial part of senior fitness programming. By providing a benchmark of functional fitness, the testing experience can provide a path of improvement and show progress gained as a result of a specific exercise program.  This one-hour workshop will review the purpose and protocol of the assessments included in the Senior Fitness Test, as well as modifications and tips for sharing results with seniors.

Equipment Requirements

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

Fee: $24

Credits: 1 NETA

This live webinar presents the role of physical activity and exercise to maintain brain health into older adulthood and to mitigate the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Course Topics:

• Basic pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk factors, stages of cognitive decline, and signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia,
• The role of physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness to preserve brain health,
• Exercise programming guidelines and recommendations to enhance brain health and mitigate dementia.

Equipment Requirements

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

Fee: $69

Credits: 3 NETA, .3 ACE

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: $69

Credits: 3 NETA

When designing a class for seniors, choreography should be based on the functional needs of an older adult population; movement choices and class design should be structured in a way that allows all participants to feel successful. This one-hour workshop will discuss the ins and outs of effective senior programming, highlighting a number of equipment options and modifiable uses.

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: $24

Credits: 1 NETA

Balance and brain health continue to be two issues affecting the older adult population. In this course, you’ll learn the relationship between the body’s fall deference system and brain health. You’ll also walk away with practical drills for balance and stability, and cognitive challenges that can be applied in a group exercise setting or one-on-one.

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

Fee: $69

Credits: 3 NETA