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All SFA programs have been extensively field tested and are designed as directed home-study educational experiences. You can learn where and when it best suits your learning style and your schedule. Give yourself the professional advantage of being among the select group that have earned a respected, senior-specific, professional fitness certification, certificate of completion and/or widely accepted continuing fitness education credits. If you're ready to enter this rewarding field please choose from the course offerings shown below:
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If your facility is planning to launch a senior-specific exercise program or if you'd like to infuse new life into existing services to ensure their continued success, this article by SFA President Janie Clark offers some suggestions on how to start or ramp up your senior fitness programming.
Don't miss this five part series from wellness expert Jan Montague, MGS.
International Curriculum Guidelines for Preparing Physical Activity Instructors of Older Adults. This 2004 industry leading document was prepared by Nancy A. Ecclestone, Canada and C. Jessie Jones, United States in Collaboration with the Aging and Life Course, World Health Organization. National Standards for Preparing Senior Fitness Instructors The original groundbreaking standards document by SFA Advisory Board member C. Jesse Jones, J. & SFA President Janie Clark was first published in 1998 in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 6, 207-221
Whole-Person
Wellness for Seniors Maestro David Dworkin brings a new excitement to fitness with his innovative exercise program Conductorcise®. An informative update on the most current scientific evidence of yoga's restorative powers by Sara Kooperman and Lisa Ackerman The American Senior Fitness Association (SFA) hopes you'll enjoy this essay which ponders connections among retirement, travel, fitness and health in a modern and ever-changing world. Note: When the article above was published, we asked SFA members to tell us about their favorite getaways and vacation spots -- especially exercise-friendly places where mature adults can conveniently enjoy wholesome physical activity. Click here to check out some of the surprising responses we received! Click on "Trendsetters" to learn more about Ward Luthi, Christine Schnitzer, Maggie Spilner and their innovative Walk 500 program.
More from the archives: International Curriculum Guidelines for Preparing Physical Activity Instructors of Older Adults.
National
Standards for Preparing Senior Fitness Instructors Strength Training Elderly Nursing Home Patients: Research from Dr. Wayne Westcott: Keeping Fit: A Positive Approach to the Aging Process: Dr. Wayne Westcott Senior Fitness Internship Program:Announcing an exciting opportunity to get "hands-on" older adult fitness experience and to earn SFA approved continuing education credits all at no charge! Successful Wellness Centers: A Case Study: Take this opportunity to learn from successful professionals regarding the creation of a successful senior wellness program. An informative article by Jan Montague, Wiley Piazza and Kim Peters of Montague, Eippert and Associates. CLICK HERE "GIVE ME A BREAK": Senior Exercise Instructors, if you're feeling tired, worn out and uncreative, here is some sound advice from Mary Ann Wilson, R.N., host of PBS television's popular exercise series SIT AND BE FIT.Speaking Their Language: Communicating the Message of Physical Activity to Older Adults Just Got Easier from Colin Milner, CEO of the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) Senior Fitness Exercise Case Study: In this case study, an 82-year old, male Alzheimer's patient, in relatively good health, has been referred to SFA certified Senior Personal Trainer, Bev Mickelson, M.A., for an exercise program. The study demonstrates the importance of being adaptable, patient and persistent when working with elderly populations.
Market Your Way Out of a Stuck-at-the- Bottom Economy: A Goal for Senior Exercisers - Functional Fitness Strength Training for Older Adults - What to Expect
We look forward to your comments and suggestions and hope that you will visit our site often. To contact SFA, please call (888) 689-6791 or simply click here to E-Mail SFA
Senior Fitness Professionals ... let the public know about your older adult exercise program for free! List your senior fitness program with the Mature Fitness Network. This free service for older adults and for the senior fitness specialists that serve them, is under development. Click here for more information.
Attention Colleges and Universities! Now available: Vital college-credit and adult education Senior Fitness Specialist courses from the American Senior Fitness Association - complete, ready and easy for your school to implement. Click here to learn more. |
SFA offers
internationally respected, standards based,
educational programs
designed to give you the knowledge and confidence you need to serve
this rapidly growing population.
With SFA fitness training on your
side, you can safely and effectively help countless older adults
maintain their independence and achieve their life-style goals
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