ACE Continuing Education Courses:
- Online Course: POLES for Balance, Mobility & Walking - .4 credits
Workshops (Email for dates & info):
- POLES for Hiking, Trekking, Walking & Exercise Field Seminar - .8 credits
- POLES for Mobility & Walking Practice Seminar - .2 credits
POLES for Balance, Mobility & Walking
Help your clients to achieve, maintain, even regain mobility
“This training has been very beneficial to my patients; many have been able to return to activities they thought were lost to them forever.”
Diane Kern, Physical Therapist
“Presentation is clear and well organized. Participation of real clients helps accessibility. Pacing of examples and suggestions for practice are lively and realistic.”
Lucy R. Ferguson, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Emeritas
“This course provides comprehensive and well organized information and guidance needed for trainers to successfully engage, inspire and teach their clients to competently use poles in a safe and effective manner. Jayah has done a wonderful job of helping trainers to be proactive and holistic in their approach to training clients.”
Brenda M. Goodwin, MBA, Executive Coach
“This course will positively impact those with limited mobility. It could give someone their lives back, or at worst, get them exercising again.”
Steven Luibrand, BS Kinesiology
Jayah has obviously spent many years perfecting this teaching sequence. I have used the information successfully with a number of clients.”
Judith C. Dambowic, Physical Therapist
“This course is very well taught and planned. Personal trainers will benefit greatly from learning how to teach clients to properly use poles.”
Susan A. Miller, RN, Feldenkrais Teacher
Course Description
Walking with poles provides freedom of movement that is empowering and motivating. Learn skills to help your clients achieve, maintain and even regain mobility.
Everyday activities often become overwhelming challenges as people lose mobility. Using poles can restore function and improve walking, posture and endurance. Optimal use of poles recruits the upper body muscles, which improves overall strength, and helps to protect and preserve joints.
This specialized training helps you teach your clients skills to achieve a more fluid gait and remain active. Step-by-step instruction, presented in an easy-to-learn progressive format, features demonstrations for navigating a variety of terrain.
People with joint replacements, arthritis, Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, diabetes and other conditions that affect mobility, can experience bilateral stability and increased confidence.
The award-winning educational DVD is engaging. This training course clearly communicates methods for learning and teaching your clients how to use poles for mobility, balance, function and LIFE!
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the trainer will be able to:
- Identify and communicate the many benefits that poles provide for people with balance, mobility and joint issues.
- Effectively demonstrate the steps involved in the process of learning to use poles for walking and stability.
- Understand the progressive nature of teaching a skill, which entails building on little victories, so that muscle memory is achieved.
- Be conversant in the terminology and ideology of using poles for function and mobility.