{"id":19960,"date":"2017-05-02T13:49:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T20:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicalfitnessnetwork.org\/public\/?p=19960"},"modified":"2017-04-30T06:20:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T13:20:18","slug":"training-older-adult-client-key-corrective-exercise-patterns-hips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medfitnetwork.org\/public\/all-mfn\/training-older-adult-client-key-corrective-exercise-patterns-hips\/","title":{"rendered":"Training the Older Adult Client: Key Corrective Exercise Patterns \u2013 The Hips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Training the Older Adult Client \u2013 Part II: Key Corrective Exercise Patterns \u2013 The Hips<\/strong><\/h4>\n

As we discussed in Part I<\/a> of this series, we completed our very first full 3-day training certification: the Integrative Corrective Exercise Instructor\u2122\u00a0certificate program.<\/p>\n

In the 3-day intensive Integrative Corrective Exercise Instructor\u2122\u00a0certificate program \u2013 designed specifically for those of you that work with older clients like we do in our clinic in Chicago \u2013 we covered the key concepts and principles of training older clients.<\/p>\n

\"\"There are three keys we have found to be fundamental in helping improve the effectiveness of our training programs and help our older clients successfully work towards accomplishing their health and fitness goals.<\/p>\n

These 3 concepts form the foundation of our Integrative Movement System Corrective Exercise Strategy\u2122.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Awareness <\/strong><\/p>\n

Help your clients become aware of their current posture and movement habits. Our older clients have developed habits that dictate how they stand, sit, and move. These habits have been influenced by their medical history (traumas, injuries, surgeries), medications, occupation, level of activity and\/or inactivity, beliefs, etc. The most important component to our corrective exercise program is to help increase our clients\u2019 awareness of their current habits and educate them on how to develop more optimal posture and movement habits.<\/p>\n

2. Attention-to-detail <\/strong><\/p>\n

The next most important component of how we use corrective exercise is attention-to-detail or paying attention to the simple things that can be often over-looked. Things like helping clients position their body a bit differently to reduce joint stress, choosing an exercise that allows the client to be successful versus one that overloads their joints, paying attention to how the client is breathing and providing them with an improved strategy are some of the simple things that ultimately can have a dramatic impact upon their overall success.<\/p>\n

3. Appropriate Progressions <\/strong><\/p>\n

Use patterns that give your older clients the best opportunity for success. \u00a0There is nothing wrong with pushing your client\u2026as long as they\u2019ve \u2018earned-the-right\u2019<\/em> or been progressed appropriately to successfully perform the higher-level intensity or pattern.<\/p>\n

In this video and the next two videos to follow I\u2019ll share with you 3 of the key corrective exercise patterns we use with our older clients.<\/p>\n

Since we are stuck in Boston due to the storms in Chicago, I took advantage of the local hotel gym so I apologize in advance for the shoddy lighting and sound.<\/p>\n

In the accompanying video (below), I\u2019ll share one of our go-to corrective exercise patterns to improve gluteal function and hip mobility.<\/p>\n