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Chair-Based Exercise

The Chair-based Exercise for the Frail Elderly course has been designed to teach you how to lead a chair-based exercise class. It helps to improve the general fitness of people who are frailer or older individuals.

There are no formal prerequisites and no entry requirements but, it is expected that candidates have either experience of working with older or frailer individuals, have knowledge and understanding in the delivery of exercise programmes

Entry Requirements

Over 16

Course Content

To understand the basic anatomical and physiological changes that take place as a result of the ageing process
To understand the basics of various medical conditions associated with ageing.
To understand how to structure a chair-based exercise session.
To understand how to perform the chair-based exercises.

Assessment Type