Unlock the power of equipment-free workouts
Are you a fitness instructor looking to enhance your older adult classes without the need for equipment? Look no further! Our Standing Bodyweight Exercises for Older Adults online course is your ultimate resource for creating dynamic, effective workouts that will keep your participants engaged and coming back for more.
✱ Acquire evidence-based insights into the benefits for seniors
✱ Earn valuable CECs/PDPs to enhance your career
✱ Understand considerations when adapting to chair and dumbbell
✱ Gain ideas for adapting to varying fitness levels
✱ Discover ways to incorporate into strength, circuit, or cardio classes
✱ Identify potential hazards when teaching bodyweight exercises
✓ Sample workouts and bonus class plans
✓ 84-page colour workbook for note-taking
✓ Class Plan Templates for quick and easy session planning
✓ Comprehensive guide on exercise safety and adaptations
Member Price: $260.10 with ongoing access
Duration: 9 hours
Materials: 84-page Course Workbook, 30 pages of exercise summary handouts for members, five class plan templates
Assessment: Online multiple choice quiz
MEMBERS BONUS: Use your coupon code to grab printable summary handouts of all exercises, and 10% off your enrolment!
Elevate your older adult fitness classes today. Your participants (and your career) will thank you!
Reasons to sign up today
✱ Master a wide range of 180 bodyweight exercises✱ Acquire evidence-based insights into the benefits for seniors
✱ Earn valuable CECs/PDPs to enhance your career
✱ Understand considerations when adapting to chair and dumbbell
✱ Gain ideas for adapting to varying fitness levels
✱ Discover ways to incorporate into strength, circuit, or cardio classes
✱ Identify potential hazards when teaching bodyweight exercises
Resources included with every enrolment
✓ Step-by-step video demonstrations of all 180 exercises✓ Sample workouts and bonus class plans
✓ 84-page colour workbook for note-taking
✓ Class Plan Templates for quick and easy session planning
✓ Comprehensive guide on exercise safety and adaptations
COURSE DETAILS
Normal Price: $289 with 12 months accessMember Price: $260.10 with ongoing access
Duration: 9 hours
Materials: 84-page Course Workbook, 30 pages of exercise summary handouts for members, five class plan templates
Assessment: Online multiple choice quiz
MEMBERS BONUS: Use your coupon code to grab printable summary handouts of all exercises, and 10% off your enrolment!
Elevate your older adult fitness classes today. Your participants (and your career) will thank you!
Awesome course to do
Graeme Tolra
I have just done this course and you learn a lot. Especially variations which is helpful if a person has an injured hip or other injuries.
I have just done this course and you learn a lot. Especially variations which is helpful if a person has an injured hip or other injuries.
Read LessI will be back to do more!
Lyn Reid
I found the course to be well-structured, informative and entertaining. I'm looking forward to putting my new knowledge into practice and will be back to do ...
Read MoreI found the course to be well-structured, informative and entertaining. I'm looking forward to putting my new knowledge into practice and will be back to do more of your courses.
Read LessSo many exercises! And great workbook.
Kaye Elias
Wow! This course has so many exercises and so much to offer. It gives us fantastic exercise ideas for our older adult classes, some exercises are quite chall...
Read MoreWow! This course has so many exercises and so much to offer. It gives us fantastic exercise ideas for our older adult classes, some exercises are quite challenging. Through video demonstrations and notes, we can see how to do each exercise and the correct technique. Carol and Trudi present sample class videos so we can see what a standing bodyweight class can look like. I liked the workbook to check back on exercise pics and notes and the templates are good to help in planning a class.
Read LessWell-researched and executed
M'Liss Steel
Another well-researched and executed course. Easy to follow, excellent resources, and practical exercises that are very relevant for older adults (of any age!).
Read MoreAnother well-researched and executed course. Easy to follow, excellent resources, and practical exercises that are very relevant for older adults (of any age!).
Read LessGreat new ideas
Deborah Bryant
Learnt some great new ideas for my classes to help give them a refresh. Great course for anyone who already works with older adults or is new to the industry.
Learnt some great new ideas for my classes to help give them a refresh. Great course for anyone who already works with older adults or is new to the industry.
Read LessHighly recommended!
Michelle Link
The course was great. Highly recomend doing it.
The course was great. Highly recomend doing it.
Read LessFantastic course!
Julie Gannon
Thank you. Very informative. Five stars.
Thank you. Very informative. Five stars.
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OR SAVE WITH A MEMBERSHIP
Start your TAF/Pro Membership and save 10% straight away, along with lots of other perks. Get our bonus Bodyweight summary sheets too!
Or purchase in a bundle and save even more!
Interest-free instalments available
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Equipment-Free Bundle
BundlePut together fabulous circuit and group fitness classes, with 350 equipment-free exercises! Exercises for anywhere, anytime! Includes Standing Bodyweight, Balance Training and Cardio Moves for Older Adults.
$420
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Strength Training Bundle
BundleOver 500 exercises and everything you need for years of fabulous older adults classes! Build and maintain strength in new and creative ways. Includes Agility Ball, Resistance Bands, and Standing Bodyweight.
$530
Meet your trainers
Third Age Fitness is dedicated to empowering fitness instructors with the tools they need to create outstanding classes for older adult participants week after week. We understand that delivering a great experience involves many components, which is why we focus on providing you with essential support, innovative ideas, effective exercises, and valuable knowledge to streamline your teaching journey.
Carol: The Master Adapter
Carol knows how to deliver engaging classes without the need for equipment - she's done it hundreds of times. Her expertise in equipment-free exercises allows her to adapt quickly, like when she's been locked out of the weights cupboards! Carol’s creative approach ensures that her older adult participants always receive effective workouts that enhance strength and mobility, no cupboard keys required.
Trudi: The Resourceful Instructor
Trudi loves the adaptability of bodyweight exercises too. When class plans run short or more participants arrive than expected, Trudi can seamlessly incorporate bodyweight movements to offer a great workout that engages both the mental and physical aspects of fitness. Her creativity, and her printed exercise summaries, ensure that older adults receive challenging workouts that always improve strength and mobility - even if it wasn't always planned that way!
Carol and Trudi combine their experience and creativity to provide you with invaluable insights and practical skills from industry leaders, empowering you to deliver effective, confidence-boosting fitness classes for seniors. With a focus on effective and engaging exercises, you'll learn to incorporate dynamic standing exercises into your routines, enhancing strength, mobility, and coordination for older adult participants. This course emphasises equipment-free workouts that can be adapted to various fitness levels, ensuring accessibility and safety for all participants.
Carol knows how to deliver engaging classes without the need for equipment - she's done it hundreds of times. Her expertise in equipment-free exercises allows her to adapt quickly, like when she's been locked out of the weights cupboards! Carol’s creative approach ensures that her older adult participants always receive effective workouts that enhance strength and mobility, no cupboard keys required.
Trudi: The Resourceful Instructor
Trudi loves the adaptability of bodyweight exercises too. When class plans run short or more participants arrive than expected, Trudi can seamlessly incorporate bodyweight movements to offer a great workout that engages both the mental and physical aspects of fitness. Her creativity, and her printed exercise summaries, ensure that older adults receive challenging workouts that always improve strength and mobility - even if it wasn't always planned that way!
Carol and Trudi combine their experience and creativity to provide you with invaluable insights and practical skills from industry leaders, empowering you to deliver effective, confidence-boosting fitness classes for seniors. With a focus on effective and engaging exercises, you'll learn to incorporate dynamic standing exercises into your routines, enhancing strength, mobility, and coordination for older adult participants. This course emphasises equipment-free workouts that can be adapted to various fitness levels, ensuring accessibility and safety for all participants.
INCLUDES BONUS WORKBOOK!
We've created a handy workbook that keeps everything together for you - all the exercises, ideas for your workouts, a reminder of the benefits, hazards, and important technique, as well as space to create your workouts. Includes free class plan templates!
Don't let lack of equipment and budgets hold you back
Course curriculum
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Welcome
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Lesson 1: Introduction to bodyweight workouts
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Lesson 2: The importance of strength training for older adults
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Lesson 3: Sarcopenia in older adults
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Lesson 4: The practical and mental implications
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Lesson 5: Why older adults might avoid equipment
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Lesson 6: Benefits for you, the instructor
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Lesson 7: Benefits for your participants
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Lesson 8: More benefits for participants
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Lesson 9: Benefits to the workout
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Lesson 10: Hazards to look out for
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Lesson 11: Getting the foundations right
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Lesson 12: Adapting to chair-based exercise
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Lesson 13: Adapting to dumbbell exercises
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Lesson 14: Adapting to different fitness levels
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Achieve greater results with squat variations
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Resistance training proves beneficial down to the cellular level
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Slow and low-intensity bodyweight training has a positive effect on the frail and elderly
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Equipment-free HIIT training improves cardiorespiratory fitness
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Equipment-free training improves balance and pain perception
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The effect of bodyweight training on inflammation in postmenopausal women
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About this course
- $289.00
- 46 lessons
- 1.5 hours of video content
8 FREE BODYWEIGHT EXERCISES
Challenge your fitness classes with our free download of 8 bodyweight exercises, a sneak peek into the resources and style of exercises included in Standing Bodyweight for Older Adults.
Feedback from instructors
Comprehensive and useful
Sharon Cooper
Comprehensive amount of exercises which will be useful in my classes.
Comprehensive amount of exercises which will be useful in my classes.
Read LessI will be back to do more!
Lyn Reid
I found the course to be well-structured, informative and entertaining. I'm looking forward to putting my new knowledge into practice and will be back to do ...
Read MoreI found the course to be well-structured, informative and entertaining. I'm looking forward to putting my new knowledge into practice and will be back to do more of your courses.
Read LessSo many exercises! And great workbook.
Kaye Elias
Wow! This course has so many exercises and so much to offer. It gives us fantastic exercise ideas for our older adult classes, some exercises are quite chall...
Read MoreWow! This course has so many exercises and so much to offer. It gives us fantastic exercise ideas for our older adult classes, some exercises are quite challenging. Through video demonstrations and notes, we can see how to do each exercise and the correct technique. Carol and Trudi present sample class videos so we can see what a standing bodyweight class can look like. I liked the workbook to check back on exercise pics and notes and the templates are good to help in planning a class.
Read LessFun and Informative
Susan Whitfield
Love the course, so many new ideas and exercises. I feel confident teaching a band class now, knowing exercises that are appropriate for Older Adults.
Love the course, so many new ideas and exercises. I feel confident teaching a band class now, knowing exercises that are appropriate for Older Adults.
Read LessAwesome course to do
Graeme Tolra
I have just done this course and you learn a lot. Especially variations which is helpful if a person has an injured hip or other injuries.
I have just done this course and you learn a lot. Especially variations which is helpful if a person has an injured hip or other injuries.
Read LessWell-researched and executed
M'Liss Steel
Another well-researched and executed course. Easy to follow, excellent resources, and practical exercises that are very relevant for older adults (of any age!).
Read MoreAnother well-researched and executed course. Easy to follow, excellent resources, and practical exercises that are very relevant for older adults (of any age!).
Read LessMUST DO!
Helen Kuru
This was an excellent course packed with many band exercises to work the entire body. The instructors were fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
This was an excellent course packed with many band exercises to work the entire body. The instructors were fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Read LessLots of great ideas!
Jim McDuffie
Have started using news exercises in my Osteofit classes already.
Have started using news exercises in my Osteofit classes already.
Read LessFantastic!
Christie Pisani
Really enjoyed the course. Unlike many courses I've done, it gave very practical information without any useless waffle!
Really enjoyed the course. Unlike many courses I've done, it gave very practical information without any useless waffle!
Read LessReally enjoyed the variety
Heather Walker
I really enjoyed the variety of exercises and the combination of cardio/strength and flexibility. It was great fun.
I really enjoyed the variety of exercises and the combination of cardio/strength and flexibility. It was great fun.
Read LessPerfect
Susan Haviland
This is excellent. Lots of new ideas and perfectly explained and demonstrated. Videos are excellent.
This is excellent. Lots of new ideas and perfectly explained and demonstrated. Videos are excellent.
Read LessThe content of the course was fabulous
Enza shaw
Great exercise ideas and easy to understand with the demonstrations.
Great exercise ideas and easy to understand with the demonstrations.
Read LessFAQ
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Are these exercises suitable for all fitness levels and ages?
They sure are! We provide beginner and advance adaptations for many of the exercises, so you can tailor them to participants of different fitness levels and with different mobility issues. Hip, knee and shoulder issues are commonly addressed!
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How long does it take to complete the course?
You can work through the course at your own pace, and come and go as many times as you need. Most instructors finish in 7-8 hours, depending on whether they join in on our sample workouts.
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Do I get any downloads with my enrollment?
Absolutely! We want to give you everything you need to put together a great bodyweight workout. There are handouts for you, summary sheets if you are a member, and class plan templates for you to print off and start using to build your classes. There is also a Course Workbook with all the exercises included.
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Is there an assessment on the theory?
To obtain your certificate, you must successfully complete a multiple-choice quiz. This ensures that you grasp the key concepts and information presented in the course, particularly regarding proper technique and considerations when teaching and adapting bodyweight exercises in older adult classes.
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What if I fail the quiz?
Don't worry! You can take the quiz as many times as you need to, so we guarantee that you will be able to complete the course and claim your certificate, even if it takes you a little longer!
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Is 'Standing Bodyweight for Older Adults' accredited?
Yes! Accreditation points are currently available for PAA (3PDPs), AUSactive (7CECs), FITREC (30pts), NZ Reps (5.5CPDs), SPRA (9CECs), and BCRPA (9CECs).
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If I sign up now can I do the course later?
Absolutely! Our Professional Members have ongoing access to all their course enrolments. If you're not yet a member, you have 12 months to complete the course. You can revisit the course as many times as you wish within this period for refreshers or to gain new insights.
Sign up today and see for yourself!
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Chair-Based Exercise for Older Adults
Course4.8 average rating (20 reviews)Learn how to build fun and effective chair-based classes for older adults in this comprehensive online course designed by fitness instructors, for fitness instructors. Over 300 exercises, demonstrations, example workouts, handouts and more!
$379
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Complete Resistance Bands for Older Adults
Course4.8 average rating (60 reviews)Do you teach older adults and seniors fitness classes? Want to add in something different and try a resistance band workout? We've got 168 band exercises, including standing, floor, and partner exercises, and ideas for cardio too!
$189
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Mobility Bundle #1 - Freestyle, Ball & Scarf Exercises for Older Adults
Course4.9 average rating (15 reviews)Do you work in aged care or with older populations? Want to keep your clients exercising and laughing at the same time? We've got 150 fun and challenging freestyle, ball and scarf exercises to improve strength, mobility, and co-ordination.
$125
What instructors say about our courses
MUST DO!
Helen Kuru
This was an excellent course packed with many band exercises to work the entire body. The instructors were fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
This was an excellent course packed with many band exercises to work the entire body. The instructors were fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Read LessAwesome course to do
Graeme Tolra
I have just done this course and you learn a lot. Especially variations which is helpful if a person has an injured hip or other injuries.
I have just done this course and you learn a lot. Especially variations which is helpful if a person has an injured hip or other injuries.
Read LessWell-researched and executed
M'Liss Steel
Another well-researched and executed course. Easy to follow, excellent resources, and practical exercises that are very relevant for older adults (of any age!).
Read MoreAnother well-researched and executed course. Easy to follow, excellent resources, and practical exercises that are very relevant for older adults (of any age!).
Read LessI will be back to do more!
Lyn Reid
I found the course to be well-structured, informative and entertaining. I'm looking forward to putting my new knowledge into practice and will be back to do ...
Read MoreI found the course to be well-structured, informative and entertaining. I'm looking forward to putting my new knowledge into practice and will be back to do more of your courses.
Read LessAbsolutely fantastic!
Kaye Elias
Wow, this was a fantastic course. I would never have thought you could do so much with a theraband. The course combined theoretical knowledge, thorough note...
Read MoreWow, this was a fantastic course. I would never have thought you could do so much with a theraband. The course combined theoretical knowledge, thorough notes and practical demonstration. This meant I got a complete understanding of the ways to incorporate bands into an exercise program. The exercise notes are printable making them a useable reference for future use. The format of the course was a real strength. Trudi clearly explained each resistance band exercise and Carol covered the practical side, demonstrating each exercise showing clear and precise movements. This meant that good technique and control was always a focus. So all in all a great course for instructors looking to widen their knowledge of how to effectively use resistance bands in their exercise programs.
Read LessComprehensive and useful
Sharon Cooper
Comprehensive amount of exercises which will be useful in my classes.
Comprehensive amount of exercises which will be useful in my classes.
Read LessSo many exercises! And great workbook.
Kaye Elias
Wow! This course has so many exercises and so much to offer. It gives us fantastic exercise ideas for our older adult classes, some exercises are quite chall...
Read MoreWow! This course has so many exercises and so much to offer. It gives us fantastic exercise ideas for our older adult classes, some exercises are quite challenging. Through video demonstrations and notes, we can see how to do each exercise and the correct technique. Carol and Trudi present sample class videos so we can see what a standing bodyweight class can look like. I liked the workbook to check back on exercise pics and notes and the templates are good to help in planning a class.
Read LessLots of great ideas!
Jim McDuffie
Have started using news exercises in my Osteofit classes already.
Have started using news exercises in my Osteofit classes already.
Read LessReally enjoyed the variety
Heather Walker
I really enjoyed the variety of exercises and the combination of cardio/strength and flexibility. It was great fun.
I really enjoyed the variety of exercises and the combination of cardio/strength and flexibility. It was great fun.
Read LessPerfect
Susan Haviland
This is excellent. Lots of new ideas and perfectly explained and demonstrated. Videos are excellent.
This is excellent. Lots of new ideas and perfectly explained and demonstrated. Videos are excellent.
Read LessFun and Informative
Susan Whitfield
Love the course, so many new ideas and exercises. I feel confident teaching a band class now, knowing exercises that are appropriate for Older Adults.
Love the course, so many new ideas and exercises. I feel confident teaching a band class now, knowing exercises that are appropriate for Older Adults.
Read LessThe content of the course was fabulous
Enza shaw
Great exercise ideas and easy to understand with the demonstrations.
Great exercise ideas and easy to understand with the demonstrations.
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