Intro to Kettlebells for Active Agers
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How can kettlebells improve our mature market’s quality of life?
We'll cover what our active agers are looking for when they join a fitness community, why and how kettlebell training can impact their wellness, movements you can implement and how to program using FAI’s physical function model to get them our living their best lives!
Course Length: 2 hours
Price: $99
Introduction to the mature market in the fitness space
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Why kettlebells for active agers?
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Functional aging principles
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Overview of movement screen
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Proper warm-up
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Intro to kettlebell technique: hinge mechanics, swing, clean/racked position, carry varieties Programming for active agers
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Instructor
Rachel Prairie
As Global Manager of Exercise Programming for Anytime Fitness, Rachel’s main area of focus is personal training operations, program development, dashboard & app integration, leading two industry-boards, trainer education and continuing to improve the coach-client experience. She is part of several cohorts in corporate wellness, accessibility, and “call to action” on the diversity & equity council. Rachel holds a degree from the College of St. Catherine, and is a master level coach certified in Kettlebells, Functional Aging, Pain Free Performance, Living.Fit, Trauma Informed Weightlifting, Dynamic Variable Resistance Training, Reiki-Level II, and an Integrative Health Coach - Duke University.
Rachel believes freedom is the key to wellness by helping people connect to themselves, each other, and the planet. She has operated Prairie Fitness, hosting heart-centered wellness retreats, kettlebell certifications, breathing instruction, and localized pop-up fitness sessions and education for over 10 years. Some of her industry work includes guest speaker at Functional Aging Summit, ACSM Conference, University of Guam: Unibetsedåt Guåhan, NBC, ESPN, the Discovery Channel and WCCO. She is a featured writer for GateHouse Media, Family Circle Magazine, Women’s Health Magazine, and AnytimeFitness.com.
She loves to connect with trainers – please say hello!
Rachel believes freedom is the key to wellness by helping people connect to themselves, each other, and the planet. She has operated Prairie Fitness, hosting heart-centered wellness retreats, kettlebell certifications, breathing instruction, and localized pop-up fitness sessions and education for over 10 years. Some of her industry work includes guest speaker at Functional Aging Summit, ACSM Conference, University of Guam: Unibetsedåt Guåhan, NBC, ESPN, the Discovery Channel and WCCO. She is a featured writer for GateHouse Media, Family Circle Magazine, Women’s Health Magazine, and AnytimeFitness.com.
She loves to connect with trainers – please say hello!
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