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AAPTE Specialty CEC COURSE Updated: Special Populations |
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This continuing education course has been updated to provide advanced training for certified fitness professionals to enable the assessment and design of exercise for special populations and medically cleared clients who may have chronic disease. We will introduce the principles of biomechanical and postural analysis, methods of choosing and progressing exercise. We cover a variety of conditions and diseases associated with special populations, and discuss the scope and responsibility of the fitness professional. You will gain theoretical and practical skills necessary to assess and design client-specific exercise. Topics include rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, hypertension, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, diabetes mellitus, obesity, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, pregnancy, HIV, cancer, obesity, female triad syndrome, joint , bone and muscle diseases and dysfunction, as well as structural, postural, and muscular integrity assessments. Course dates are September 25, 26, October 2 13.5 AAPTE CECs 2.o ACE CECs
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