Agenda

Barre Programs are the popular trend now -Golden Barre is a full body workout that fuses the best of ballet, pilates, yoga and strength conditioning for a truly fun and unique experience.  Golden Barre uses small isolated movements to build strength, stamina and flexibility - all which are necessary for daily functional movement.  Using a Bender Ball, Gliding Discs and a chair as our "Barre", this session will teach you the basic principles behind Barre and how with modifications you can transform it to meet the needs of your older adult clientele.
Workshop 2
Time:  10:45 - 12:15 pm
Title:   DAILY CAT STRETCH SERIES
Workshop Description:
Sensory Motor Amnesia was described by Thomas Hannam, philosopher and Somatic Educator, as muscles that are chronically tight from mis-use, physical and /or emotion stress, trauma and age.  The Daily Cat Stretch series provides you with a series of easy self-healing exercises that can be done every day - in only 5 to 20 minutes and relieves pain and promotes flexibility and wellness.  These exercises keep the brain focused specifically on movement patterns that will help the body move freely giving the person conscious control and awareness over their body.
Lunch and Marketplace
Time:  12:15 - 1:15 pm
Workshop 3
Time:  1:15 - 2:15 pm
Title:   MEASURING FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
Workshop Description:
Helping older adults maintain and keep their functional mobility - delaying frailty are very important to those working with older adults.  To design and implement an effective exercise program one must know and understand your clients' physical state.  You will learn some simple assessment tips and tests you can use to assess your clients for daily tasks such as climbing stairs, lifting and carrying, or combing one's hair - Design a safe and effective program while saying within your scope of practice! 
Workshop 4
Time:  3:00 - 4:30 pm
Title:   RESTORE
Workshop Description:
Over time with the daily stresses of life, illness and age, our posture deteriorates creating wear and tear on the body.  This ultimately causes stress on the spine.  Daily tasks that we once found easy are more difficult to do.  Help your clients restore their bodies so that they can live a more pain-free life standing taller and stronger. 
Many leaders stay away from introducing yoga to their older adult clients because they think their clients are not flexible enough.  Yoga helps restore strength and flexibility in the body, moving the spine in all directions, which in turn makes daily takss easier. 

The use of a Yoga Strap allows you to grasp your limbs that you normally may not be able to grasp, creating longer arms.  It can also be used to help you hold a pose longer than normal.  This in itself has many benefits - helping with balance, allowing you to BE in the pose, rather than just performing the pose, improving flexibility and mobility.  The Bender Ball is used to challenge balance, help with posture and provides a focal point to help the client go deeper into certain poses.  You willleave with a series of Restore poses that can be done standing or in a chair.  Adding these simple and inexpensive tools into your classes give you another jewel in your toolbox to work wiht - allowing for more class variety - and most importantly - making day to day activities easier for your clients!