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Nutrition coach for older adults
Nutrition coach for older adults

Living Longer Better

The physical benefits of exercise and strength training as we age are becoming ever more apparent, and more and more people are looking for trainers to help them manage a safe, appropriate exercise plan as they get older.

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This unique qualification will equip you with the specific skills to help people enjoy the benefits of exercise in later life. As the population of adults over 65 continues to grow, many of your clients will fall into this category, and you can make a huge difference to their quality of life, helping them stay fit, supple and physically and mentally resilient.

QUALIFICATIONSFuture Fit Training and Optimal Ageing Programme Certificate in Living Longer Better
COURSE TYPE100% online
CPD POINTS5 CIMSPA CPD Points
ACCREDITATIONFuture Fit Training and Optimal Ageing Programmer Certificate

Course Overview

As the proportion of adults over 65 continues to grow, more of your clients will fall into this category.

This unique qualification is designed to develop students’ theoretical knowledge, understanding and awareness of the challenges of helping people exercise safely and in comfort as they get older. Some people may refer to this as healthy ageing, increasing life expectancy or increasing healthy life years, we simply call it; how to live longer, better.

You will be taught through e-learning, meaning you can gain this qualification from home and at your own pace.

This qualification is unique to Future Fit Training and designed in collaboration with Oxford University professor, physician, and expert in public health screening, Sir Muir Gray.

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The course is written generally to cover all health-related working environments. Therefore, you can develop transferable skills to assist the wider health workforce (i.e., you don’t have to be working in the fitness industry).

This course has an e-learning component lasting 4 weeks, assessment questions run throughout to ensure a high level of understanding.

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 In collaboration with Oxford University professor, physician, and expert in public health screening, Sir Muir Gray.

Muir Gray

Enhance Your Career

This course is designed to aid those within the fitness/sporting/wellness environments to better understand the importance of ageing well for the older population. You will enhance your career by increasing your knowledge and awareness to support older adults in various environments.

This course will help you broaden your client base and where you can work. The skills gained here will give you and your clients confidence that you can efficiently and safely train older clients, setting yourself apart from competitors with this unique course.

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