What is spinal health? Join Irv Rubenstein, PhD and Christine Conti, M.Ed, authors of the Orthopedic Fitness Specialist Course, as they explain the importance of maintaining a healthy spine. Identify key characteristics of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine as related to chronic conditions, injuries and degenerative disease. Gain valuable tools and information to implement safe and effective practices and…
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Learn tips to safely train around the hip and knee joints using foundational fitness knowledge to guide clients into pain-free joint movement. Explore the knee and hip pathologies that lead to partial or total joint replacement while discussing the importance of implementing progressive exercise programs for post-rehab clients. Leave this webinar with valuable tools to better serve clients suffering with…
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Discover how games, with strategic rules and feedback, can improve your clients’ balance, coordination, and strength, aspects that often decline as we age. This webinar provides a guide for using game-based exercises to not only enhance physical abilities, cognition, but also to build confidence and reduce the anxiety of falling. Come away with the tools needed to create unique games…
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Drop Foot, the inability to lift the foot properly, can be a common lower body issue for stroke survivors. However, Drop Foot can also occur for many other reasons such as peripheral neuropathies, nerve damage, MS, Parkinson’s, etc. This can be especially worrisome as Drop Foot interferes with good gait mechanics and increases the fall risk in these already vulnerable…
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The processes of inspiration (breathing in) and expiration (breathing out) are vital for providing oxygen to tissues and removing carbon dioxide from the body. However, what happens to the body when this process is interrupted by respiratory disease? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hundreds of millions of people suffer from chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) every day. The question…
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It all starts in the mind! We hear this all the time but what does it mean? Dr. Kelly will take you through the mental aspects of battling the bulge. Imagery and visualization, cutting yourself some slack, and engaging oneself will be discussed. Continuing Education: Product option "Webinar + CEU Quiz" provides one (1) CEU toward renewal of any MedFit…
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If you or your clients are among the 1 in 4 adults in the United States that have been told by their doctor that they had some form of arthritis, this webinar is for you! While a specialist or rheumatologist may prescribe medications and provide valuable insights into how to best manage symptoms, there are many things they may not…
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This informative and practical webinar covers: Osteoarthritis – what, why, how it affects the joint and why we might feel pain How to reduce joint inflammation, swelling and pain The best exercises for osteoarthritis and why they are effective How to adapt exercises, walking, and other activities to help osteoarthritis What not to do when moving and exercising with osteoarthritis…
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Discover the exciting opportunities for fitness professionals presented by the 2023 Wellness Trends. The commonalities in the trend reports from leading organizations are ones we all should know. One of the positive outcomes of the pandemic has been the increased interest in fitness, health, and wellness for many and with this interest has come enhanced investment in wellness. This session…
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Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic and generalized musculoskeletal pain commonly associated with other symptoms such as fatigue, poor sleep quality, anxiety, and depression. According to the National Institute on Health (NIH), FM affects over 5 million U.S. adults and an estimated 3-6% of the world population. There is currently no cure for FM; however, there is growing evidence that…
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Gait speed with sprint-like mechanics, is our freedom to GO, anywhere and anytime, with confidence and automaticity. Frequently referred to as our 6th Vital sign, a BRISK ‘springy’ step IS the antithesis of the ‘slipper shuffle.’ It is a key player in fall resistance, our ability to stay up. It provides us with a springboard for expanding our movement sphere,…
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Meditation is a mental exercise that trains the brain to think, process and react differently. 2022 can be a more calm, less reactive year for you if you choose to create the discipline of meditation, utilizing techniques to calm the monkey mind. This webinar discusses how to accomplish your goals and help your clients achieve theirs by using meditation as…
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