Course Description:

Exercise is a therapist’s wheelhouse. While other wellness providers (fitness instructors,
athletic trainers, etc.) routinely prescribe, establish, and update exercise programs, therapists
are uniquely qualified to ensure that the special needs of older individuals and those with
pathology are met both safely and effectively through exercise. A key feature of exercise
prescription is that each program aspect must be undergirded by sound rationale. This course
discusses research-based principles and parameters of resistance exercise prescription for
older individuals. Included in this course is how to accurately assess muscle performance and
prescribe resistance training exercises geared toward increasing muscle strength, power,
endurance, and/or hypertrophy. This course is especially suited for physical and occupational
therapists and their assistants who desire to safely increase muscle performance while
effectively improving function for their patients in the shortest time available.