SKILL AND ANALYSIS:CORE AND FLEXIBILITY

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This course is designed to give students interested in personal training, strength and conditioning coaches and other fitness professionals the working knowledge needed to provide safe, effective and appropriate core and flexibility programs. The course will teach students to recognize dysfunctional movement patterns and identify weak or tight muscles of the core, the central region of the human body, consisting of musculoskeletal structures from the abdomen, the spine, the pelvis and the hips (Kibler et al. 2006). With this knowledge students will learn how to design a core training program based on the individual goals, needs and fitness levels of clients. The course will also introduce stretching methodology and evidence-based program designs. Numerous flexibility exercises that can be used to develop safe, effective stretching programs that address increased flexibility, enhanced athletic performance and the reduction of injuries will be covered. This course is essential for strength and conditioning coaches, personal trainers, group fitness instructors or rehabilitation professionals.