Your Body 2.0 – Group Fitness for the 40+ Instructor Certification

Aging successfully means reducing the risk of developing a disease, maintaining an optimal level of physical and cognitive function and actively engaging in life. High intensity exercise delivers many benefits including adding lean muscle, improving aerobic fitness and increasing levels of anabolic hormones to support successful aging. As many group fitness participants get older, they want the benefits of high intensity exercise and are not afraid of working hard but don’t want to become injured while sweating. Your Body 2.0 is a group fitness class format specifically designed for the aging fitness enthusiast. The workout applies the latest research on exercise and aging with a unique a combination of mobility, strength and high intensity cardio to help participants add muscle, burn calories and slow down the effects of time on their bodies. Learn how to design and lead group fitness programs that will engage multiple muscles to create the optimal physique for the over-40 body.

Course Comes with .9 CEC’s via ACE – A downloadable manual, video of the master class and exclusive textbook materials.

Learning Objectives

1. Explain the benefits of high intensity exercise for active adults over the age of forty.
2. Demonstrate how to perform exercises in all three planes of motion.
3. Design a group fitness workout that includes the components mobility, dynamic balance, strength and metabolic conditioning.
4. Lead participants through a group fitness workout that includes exercises for mobility, strength, balance and high intensity interval training.

Workshop Presented by:

Pete McCall, Abbie Appel, Irene McCormick, June Kahn, Doris Thews and Tricia Murphy Madden