BOSU® Body in Balance: Life Training for Active Aging Workshop

Description

Enhancing balance from an integrated perspective means more than preventing falls - it begins with a foundational comprehension of the specific needs and concerns for the active aging body. As strength, mobility, bone and muscle mass decline, precise training strategies play a critical role in successfully addressing these issues. Utilizing the BOSU® Balance Trainer, BOSU® Ballast Ball & BOSU® Balance Bar, transform your approach beyond the basics and learn a system that provides integrated balance to increase life performance for the active aging client.

Equipment: BOSU® Balance Trainer 1:1, BOSU® Ballast Ball 1:1 & BOSU® Balance Bar 1:1 (or any weighted bar or sturdy dowel rod)

NOTE: THIS WORKSHOP DOES NOT GRANT CEC'S

For the best experience we recommend:

• Using a genuine BOSU® Balance Trainer & Ballast Ball (any generation), both which include unique and patented features - substitutes may not allow the same results
  
• Wearing gym shoes or minimal shoes
• Having a towel handy to wipe sweat or water from surface of Balance Trainer or Ballast Ball to prevent slipping and avoid potential injury

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this Workshop, participants will be able to:

• Define who is the Active Aging Adult, including statistics for falls and age-related physiological, neurological and psychological decline
  
• Review 5 essential movement patterns, 4 ages, 3 planes of motion, 2 sides of the brain & body, with 1 training goal
• Define balance terminology: Balance, Posture, Reactive Postural Control, Stability Limit, Sway Envelope and Mobility
• Examine postural control strategies: Ankle, Hip and Step Strategy
• Review the systems that contribute to balance: Sensory, Motor, Somatosensory and Vestibular Systems
• Examine programming, movement and environmental considerations
• Review the four BOSU® Balance Challenge Variables: Contact Points, Visual Effect, Movement & External Stimulus
• Learn, in an interactive environment, a program designed to enhance balance, functional ability and muscular strength & endurance utilizing a variety of BOSU® products

Course Content