Online Course
This product is delivered online:
- Continuing education exam
- NOTE: The text Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, Second Edition, is required for successful completion of this exam but is not included in this version. Purchase this version only if you already own the text or ebook.
Consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions, this continuing education exam is designed to be taken after reading
Physical Activity Instruction of Older Adults, Second Edition. The exam will test your knowledge of the information presented in the book, so you can better educate your clients and pursue continuing education in the process.
Learning Objectives After reading this book and successfully completing the 100-question multiple-choice exam, you will be able to do the following:
- Describe the different components of aging and the impact of physical activity.
- Define successful aging and how the concept relates to the development of training programs.
- Explain the role of physical activity in the lives of older adults in general and with respect to chronic illnesses (e.g. physiological aspects related to aging).
- Design key aspects of a physical activity program for older adults with or without various common diseases.
- Describe the key aspects associated with screening, selecting, and evaluating assessment tools related to physical performance among older adults.
- Describe, develop, and implement individualized and group age-appropriate behavior change interventions and physical activity programs that affect older adults’ exercise participation.
- Explain the importance of critical aspects of physical activity programs, such as warm-up and cool-down exercises.
- Design, manipulate, apply, and evaluate program designs to accommodate the needs and training goals of older adults (e.g., resistance training, aerobic training, balance).
- Develop and apply teaching and leadership styles to facilitate evidence-based approaches and recommend physical activity techniques for older adults.
- Discuss and comply with ethical guidelines for personal trainers and group instructors.
Audience
A continuing education course for personal trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, athletic trainers, and other certified fitness professionals.
Author
Debra Rose, PhD, is a professor in the division of kinesiology and health science and director of the Center for Successful Aging at California State University at Fullerton. She also serves as codirector of the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence at the University of Southern California. Her primary research focus is on the enhancement of mobility, postural control, and the prevention of falls in later years.
Rose is nationally and internationally recognized for her work in assessment and programming for fall risk reduction. Her research in fall risk reduction in the elderly has been published in numerous peer-reviewed publications, including the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurology Report, and the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity—where she also served as an editor in chief. She was an expert contributor to Global Report on Falls Prevention in Older Age, published by the World Health Organization in 2007.
Rose is the creator of the innovative fall risk reduction program FallProof™, which was recognized by the Health Promotion Institute of the National Council on Aging (NCOA) in 2006 as a Best Practice program in health promotion. This program is currently being implemented in numerous community-based settings and retirement communities throughout the United States.
Rose was also the recipient of the 2013 Herbert A. DeVries Award for Distinguished Research on Aging from the American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation. She is a fellow and past president of the National Academy of Kinesiology (formerly American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education) and former executive board member of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity.
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