Course Introduction
The SilverSneakers Group Exercise for Back Health course will prepare you to adapt exercise selection for participants with back limitations while offering alternatives to improve muscular strength, stability, and support movement. You will also gain a practical approach and explore key concepts related to movement patterns that influence how the back feels and functions in everyday activity.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, instructors will be able to:
- Identify common back conditions in older adults and explain how these conditions may influence movement, posture and exercise participation.
- Apply safe movement strategies that protect the spine and promote proper alignment during group exercise classes.
- Modify exercises appropriately to accommodate participants with back pain, stiffness or other spinal conditions while maintaining class engagement.
- Apply core principles of back health, including neutral spine, controlled movement and pain-free range of motion, within class design and instruction.
Course Directions
Step One: Review the content
This training includes four learning units and corresponding lessons. To progress through the lesson material, click “next’ at the bottom of the page until you reach the end. At any time during the course, you can review your completed lessons through the table of contents.
Step Two: Complete the assessment
All content, including videos and quizzes, is required. After reviewing the course material, you must successfully complete the final assessment.
Step Three: Download your course completion certificate
After completing the course, you can download your continuing education certificate from your profile at instructor.tivityhealth.com. Make certain to keep your instructor profile up-to-date and to complete all required continuing education.