Education Get Certified as A Third Age Instructor
Become an HFA Third Age Instructor
A Step-by-Step on How to Become an HFA-Certified Third Age Instructor
Working with the older population is a rewarding aspect of the fitness field. Now more than ever, Third Age Instructors are in-demand to help maintain physical fitness of the aging population. If you are passionate about fitness and living a healthy lifestyle and desire to turn that into a rewarding career, HFA can help get you there!
In order to become an HFA-certified Third Age Instructor, there are a 3 courses that you need to take in a specific sequential order:
- Fitness Theory Course (a 32 hour course)
- A specialty module (either Group Training or Weight Training)
- Third Age Course (a 16 hour course)
Will I receive a certificate in the end:
You will receive a professional Third Age certificate upon successful completion of the Third Age course. This will be your official certificate of completion. It will come to you in PDF format via email. Please save this to your computer for reference. Please note that there is a $10.00 + GST administration fee for re-issuing certificates should you lose your first issuance.
In these courses you will learn:
- exercise science review
- human anatomy
- the skeletal system
- biomechanics and applied kinesiology
- nutrition
- health screening
- testing and evaluation
- cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise
- resistance training program design: muscular strength and endurance
- flexibility training
- special populations and health concerns
- principles of adherence and motivation
- communication and teaching techniques
- basics of behaviour change in health psychology
- musculoskeletal injuries
- emergency procedures
- personal training business tips
- how to train individuals with specific goals
- and much more
Options:
These courses can be taken in a classroom setting or fully online. You may choose Group Training as your specialty module if you would like to lead the older population through group training classes or you may choose Weight Training as your specialty module if you would like to eventually work one-on-one with this clientele.
