< Bell: Working with & Challenging Older Clients

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Working with & Challenging Older Clients	$59.00 USD Register Now	$39.00 USD Forever Members enjoy early access, special pricing, and no expiration dates! If you’d like to take advantage of this special price, please add Forever Access here and then come back to this page to make your purchase. (If you have Forever Access - make sure you are logged in to make this pricing available.)	NPCP CECS 3 until 11/10/2023

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Description

Confused about how to best serve your older clients? Not after this workshop! Join Erica Bell and her client of 7 years as they show you how to effectively work with and challenge older clients.

Working with older clients can be one of the most rewarding experiences a teacher can have - but it can also be overwhelming if you don’t have a lot of experience with this population. They have special needs to consider (like arthritic joints or joint replacements), and their goals will likely be much different than younger clients (they are going to care more about being able to get up and down from the floor to play with their grandchildren vs. acquiring chiseled abs). Once you understand more about the aging process and how this affects exercise, you’ll be able to see why our approach to working with these clients should be more nuanced and tailored specifically to helping counteract age-related changes such as loss of muscle mass & joint cushioning.

Erica offers straightforward, actionable, and simple tips for addressing age-related changes via the Pilates method in conjunction with the integration of functional movement and specific exercises to address issues such as balance, neuropathy, and joint pain. This workshop is also great for increasing your understanding of how to work with injuries presenting in clients of any age.

Objectives

Learn the physiological changes that occur in the aging process and how those can affect exercise
Learn the limitations/injuries/issues you might encounter and appropriate modifications
Understand the focus points/programming objectives for this population
Comprehend how the limitations & programming objectives inform workout structure & exercise selection

Concepts & Techniques

How to adapt traditional Pilates exercises to an older population
How to program workouts that are safe and effective while still being challenging

Props & Equipment Used

Balls
Chair
Mat
Reformer
Trap/Cad
Bosu (not required)
Naboso Mat (not required)
Massage Gun (not required)

Workshop Level

Beginner

Duration & Access

This workshop is approximately 2.5 hours long and you have 30 days of access.
(No expiration for Forever Access Members)

About Erica Bell

Erica is the owner of an at capacity & wait-listed home studio in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. In her past 9 years of teaching, she’s worked with clients of all backgrounds from the sup... Find Out More Other Workshops by Erica Bell

Feedback on Working with & Challenging Older Clients by Erica Bell

" this was a wonderful workshop! Thank you for all of this information! "

Selini m

" The workshop was a great review of Pilates principles and I appreciated reframing those principles within the context of older clients who may have one or several issues, contraindications etc. I definitely learned a few things that I plan to take with me to my clients as soon as possible! "

Haley R

" Erica was unbelievable.... she explained everything so CLEAR AND PRECISE. I will definitely take another workshop with her. Also the workshop was a great review of anatomy! Loved her wonderful pilates spirit!!!! "

Regina S

" This workshop was so helpful! I too have aging clients with hip, knee and shoulder issues as well as balance issues. I will be incorporating many of the moves that were introduced in this workshop. Thank you! "

Nancy S

" Great comprehensive workshop. I think this would be a great workshop for all new Pilates instructors. "

Heather R

" Excellent workshop! Organized and well presented "

Courtney J

" This was great. Thank you for the ideas. "

Natalie W

" Great. amazing ideas.Thanks very much. "

Lucy H

" Thank you Erica for this great workshop. I specially apreciate the pdf notes and all the deverse ideas to practise. It going to be very useful for me and my older clients. "

Patricia G

" very informative and useful tips for working with older adults "

Barbara S

" very helpful and i have more exercises to put in my \"toolbox\" "

Barbara S

" Wonderful workshop. Some really helpful exercises and modifications for my aging clients. "

Caitlin H

Featured Student Feedback

James B Well organized and presented. Nice progression of exercises with many useful modifications for mature clients

Selini m great course!

Selini m this was a wonderful workshop! Thank you for all of this information!

LaMyra very informative, loved the variety of props and modifications to blueprint exercises

Shari A Erica, Thank you for this workshop! I have been a teacher most of my life, and I appreciate your expertise as we approach our older client demographic. I have also found over the past 25 years that Pilates is changing. I believe each person should have private classes, but small groups are more affordable as most people in my area do not want to pay for solos. I created a functional movement class for seniors who need to go slower, and it works!

Haley R The workshop was a great review of Pilates principles and I appreciated reframing those principles within the context of older clients who may have one or several issues, contraindications etc. I definitely learned a few things that I plan to take with me to my clients as soon as possible!

Veronica S Thank you

HOLLY K Nice overview: probably a good introduction for a beginner teacher of senior clients, or as a quick refresher.

Kimberly K Great information!

Amy E Great workshop! Thank you Erica

Regina S Erica was unbelievable.... she explained everything so CLEAR AND PRECISE. I will definitely take another workshop with her. Also the workshop was a great review of anatomy! Loved her wonderful pilates spirit!!!!

Nancy S Thank you for this workshop! I hope to incorporate may of the moves to help with my older clients.

Nancy S This workshop was so helpful! I too have aging clients with hip, knee and shoulder issues as well as balance issues. I will be incorporating many of the moves that were introduced in this workshop. Thank you!

Linda S Great to see a real body doing pilates

Linda S Great course

Heather R Great comprehensive workshop. I think this would be a great workshop for all new Pilates instructors.

Dawn L Nice to see an older person moving through the Pilates based workout. Has given me a few ideas on how I can challenge my older clients.

Courtney J Excellent workshop! Organized and well presented

Natalie W This was great. Thank you for the ideas.

Tami T Awesome Modifications! Thank you...

Jeanne H I would like more about seniors with knee replacements

Lucy H Great. amazing ideas.Thanks very much.

Amy K I enjoyed this workshop and found it useful. Many things were review or corroboration of what I currently do with my older clients, and I got some new ideas as well.

Stacey R The detailed handout is incredibly helpful and well organized. I appreciate you working with an older client which makes the workshop even more relevant and real life.

Patricia G Thank you Erica for this great workshop. I specially apreciate the pdf notes and all the deverse ideas to practise. It going to be very useful for me and my older clients.

Barbara S very informative and useful tips for working with older adults

Barb O Thank you for many great suggestions or working with the older population. It would be great to address modifications for spinal disc issues, such as herniations, spondylosis, etc., as these as so common in this population as well. Good workshop.

Nadja S thank you

Barbara S very helpful and i have more exercises to put in my \"toolbox\"

Pamella D Really enjoyed it. Thank you.

Caitlin H Wonderful workshop. Some really helpful exercises and modifications for my aging clients.