What you'll learn
Assists you in creating a safe, well-rounded exercise plan — one that fits your life and that you will be likely to stick with.
Helps you discover the right blend of exercises which incorporates aerobic workouts, as well as stretching and strength-building exercise routines.
Provides tips to help you prevent injuries and discusses special considerations for people with medical conditions.
Course description
The benefits of exercise are many. It prevents cardiovascular disease. Fights diabetes. Lowers your risk of fall and fractures. Tunes up your immune function. Eases arthritis pain. Improves mood and overall quality of life.
There are any number of exercises you can adopt as part of your own customized routine. This course shows how, providing workout instructions for dozens of exercises you can do in your own home. You’ll find a host of stretches and balance exercises as well as demonstrations of strength training and cardio exercises. You’ll also learn about goal-setting, self-motivation methods, and how to exercise safely.
The course incudes videos, narrated slideshows, charts, expandable boxes, and more.
Course Outline
Introduction
- Welcome: Course overview
- Exercise: What and how much?
- Creating your workout plan
- A word about posture
- Key terms you’ll want to know
- Safety first!
Getting Started with Cardio Exercise
- Marching workout with arm sweeps
- Marching workout with resistance bands
- Chest punch
- Sword pull
- Two-handed pull down
- Triceps pull
- Biceps curl
- Bonus video
- Practice good walking technique
- Other cardio exercises
Getting Started with Strength Training
- 5 lower body workouts
- 4 upper body workouts
- Bonus video
- 5 full-body workouts
Getting Started with Balance Exercises
- Better balance means fewer falls
- Balance workout: Tandem standing
- Balance workout: One-leg balance
- Balance workout: Standing knee lift
Getting Started with Stretching
- Some stretching safety tips
- 7 morning and evening stretches
- Bonus video
- 7 post-workout stretches
- Bonus video
Benefits of Exercise
- Exercise prevents cardiovascular disease
- Exercise helps fight diabetes
- What happens when you exercise?
- Exercise offers a dose of cancer prevention
- Exercise fights fractures and reduces falls
- Exercise tunes up immune function
- Exercise eases arthritis pain
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Price
$30
Duration
2 weeks long
Registration Deadline
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Online
Price
$30
Duration
2 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
