Senior Exercise Park – safe use, exercise prescription and program design
Professional Development Workshop (Thomastown)
Monday 14th Oct 2019, 10:30am-2:00pm
Barry Road Community Action Centre, 36 Barry Rd, Thomastown
Please arrive 15min prior
At this half-day evidence-based workshop you will learn:
> to recognise the impact of lack of physical activity in older age
> to understand the beneficial effects of using the senior exercise park equipment
> how to use the equipment safely
> what exercises can be prescribed and how to progress them
> how to run a group exercise class
This workshop gives you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and will include practical application experience in using the senior exercise park for your clients.
The workshop will be presented by the senior exercise park project team from the National Ageing Research Institute:
> Associate Professor Pazit Levinger, PhD, AEP
> Dr. Maya Panisset, MSPT (Physiotherapist), PhD
> Jeremy Dunn, Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP)
Who should attend:
> Healthcare providers
> Allied health professionals (exercise science/physiologists, physiotherapists)
> Exercise instructors
Registration:
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> Cost: Free (registration essential) > Venue: Barry Road Community Action Centre > Lunch, workshop materials and a |
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Further information:
> Pazit Levinger, Senior Exercise Park Project, NARI
> Phone: (03) 8387 2626; Email: P.Levinger@nari.edu.au; Website: www.nari.net.au/enjoy
National Ageing Research Institute
34 - 54 Poplar Road (via Gate 4), Parkville, Victoria, 3052
PO Box 2127 Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria, 3050
Tel: 61 3 8387 2305; Email: info@nari.edu.au; Web: http://www.nari.net.au
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