The ToughAgers Instructors Workshop will give you the tools you need to teach a safe and effective active older adult fitness class. This workshop will take place at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center of Silicon Valley on Sunday, June 4, 2023, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Deborah Rothschild
Deborah Rothschild is dedicated to empowering individuals on their fitness and wellness journeys. With over 20 years of experience, she began her career as a Certified Personal Trainer in 2003 and has since excelled in various roles, including Group Fitness Instructor, Pilates Instructor, Fitness Director, and Sports & Wellness Director. Deborah holds a Master’s Degree in Exercise Science with a focus on Fitness and Wellness from California University of Pennsylvania (CALU). She is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the American Council on Exercise (ACE), and the Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA). She has specialized training as a Senior Fitness Specialist, Brain Health Trainer, BHOF BoneFit Instructor, NFPT Cancer Recovery Specialist, and Parkinson Wellness Recovery (PWR!Moves) Certified Instructor, among others. Deborah offers personalized training on-location, virtually through her app, "Deborah Does Fitness," and through live Zoom training sessions. She provides various 55+ fitness options, including On-Demand classes, tailored workout plans, and live Zoom classes for individuals, Senior Centers, and Senior Living Communities. In addition to training clients, Deborah is passionate about educating fellow fitness professionals on effectively working with active older adults, offering continuing education units for NASM, AFAA, ACSM, ISSA, & SCW through her ToughAgers® online and live courses.
Exercise is for everyone and seniors are no exception. The body will do what it is trained to do so let's train seniors so their bodies will function optimally. Just like all other age groups, seniors need: cardio, balance, resistance, core, and flexibility training. Since most of them will not exercise on their own, let's provide a fun, supportive, and social environment for them to do so.
*In the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 63 million people ages 50-64 and more than 55 million people ages 65+ in 2021 were counted.
*In 2018, the National Center for Health Statistics surveyed Americans to find out who met the federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic and muscle-strengthening. They found just over 24% of 25–64-year-olds, 16% of 65-74-year-olds, and 10% of those 75 years and older met the guidelines.
*Considering we are trying to serve so many older adults with a vast array of physical abilities and levels of activity, it is important for the fitness industry to offer class options for this growing population.
*Some older adults may need the support of sitting in a chair to be active and there are currently many fantastic seated exercise class options available.
*For those who don’t need the support of a chair, the workout offerings aren’t quite as available to meet the needs of an aging body to support the ability to thrive. How do we help them?
*We can apply the SAID principle to active older adults by mimicking activities they engage in. Specifically, we can offer functional classes with cardio movements that are easy to follow and athletic-based, balance training that is task-specific and dual-task oriented, and finally resistance training that imitates daily behaviors and offers multi-joint and multi-planar variations.
*This is the foundation of ToughAgers® classes.
Upon completion of this live course, participants will receive .6 CEUs for NASM and 6 CEUS for AFAA.
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