Stretching and Flexibility
Flexibility is a crucial aspect of any health and fitness regimen, offering benefits like muscle recovery and pain management. Despite its significance, it’s frequently disregarded by clients. This course equips you with the skills to guide clients through a stretching program effectively. You’ll delve into the three principles of force application, aiding you in determining hand placement, directional pushing, and optimal force application during client stretching sessions. Safely and effectively stretch your clients with specialized techniques tailored to target specific areas of the body.
Stretching has experienced a surge in popularity recently, and rightfully so: enhanced flexibility can lead to improved mobility and range of motion, as well as reduced pain and risk of injury.
As a Stretching and Flexibility Coach, you’ll discover how to safely and effectively guide your clients toward enhancing their flexibility. This comprehensive program encompasses chapters on the anatomy of stretching, the science behind fascia, flexibility assessments, program design for flexibility, and more.
Throughout the course, you will gain insights into:
- Understanding the application of the law of action-reaction in assisted stretching and its practical
- Identifying form errors stemming from violations of principles of force application.
- Exploring the role of stretching in alleviating chronic lower back pain and peripheral neuropathies.
Pre-requisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course. Although the course is primarily intended for personal trainers, fitness coaches, massage therapists and other fitness/health professionals, it is not a requirement to take the course.
Certified Nutrition Coach Curriculum
Gain insight into the rationale behind integrated stretching and identify the individuals who stand to benefit the most from it. This chapter offers an overview of appropriate and ethical behavior in the application of integrated stretching, helping you determine when it’s necessary to refer clients to another professional.
- A. Science and Anatomy
The Science of Flexibility and Stretching
- Comprehend the range of flexibility in relation to diverse tissue types and systems. Explain motor behavior in the context of stretching techniques.
The Anatomy and Kinesiology of Fascia
- Gain a solid understanding of the basic principles of fascial anatomy and recognize the locations of fascial networks.
- B. Communication and Client Assessment
Communication and Building Rapport
- Implement top techniques to foster rapport and trust with clients. Effectively convey the multitude of benefits and procedures associated with integrated stretching plans to clients.
Assessment
- Understand the standard intake procedures and assessments utilized in integrated stretching programming. Explain the process of reassessment after incorporating integrated stretching techniques.
- C. Techniques and Program Design
Integrated Assisted Stretching Techniques
- This chapter provides an overview of interpreting client responses, encompassing both physical and emotional reactions, to integrated stretching techniques. It also delves into the significance of traction and continual movement in integrated stretching techniques.
Self-Stretching Techniques
- Comprehend the importance of self-stretching within an integrated stretching program. Outline suitable self-stretching options that are applicable for most clients.
Flexibility Program Design
- Identify suitable stretching techniques and their frequency according to client assessment findings. Explain the approach to reassessment and the consequent adjustments in program design