Add to your credentials with the Functional Aging Specialist certification from FAI and ISSA.  This course teaches health and fitness professionals how to work with older clients in a way that improves their ability to engage in everyday activities. 

What you'll get:

• Comprehensive training on working with the aging population. 
• Self -study, self-paced material. 
• 2 Year Professional Certification upon passing the final exam

Upon completion of the Functional Aging Specialist Certification Course, you will:

• Develop a clearer understanding of what functional aging and functional fitness are, along with why this training methodology is so important for people aged 55 and up

• Know how to conduct and analyze a functional fitness assessment to learn more about your older fitness clients’ abilities to perform common everyday physical movements

• Be able to implement the techniques and strategies that are foundational to the Functional Aging Training model, helping clients improve their physical function as they get older

• Recognize the importance of properly preparing clients for functional exercise through specific movement routines as opposed to doing traditional cardio warm-up

• Gain the skills needed to teach aging clients functional exercises, also helping them perform the necessary movements in a way that won’t aggravate their pre-existing conditions

• Have the knowledge required to create a safe and effective functional exercise program for older adults with a range of physical abilities

• This course offering is provided and delivered by ISSA and FAI, and offers CEUs with multiple fitness organizations.