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HOME SUPPORT EXERCISE PROGRAM COURSE
OTHER CCAA TRAINING
CCAA leadership training programs are evidence-based, hands-on learning experiences designed to educate health care professionals, fitness instructors, volunteers, family members and/or older adults about physical activity across the mobility spectrum.
• Functional Fitness for Older Adults (FFOA)
• Get Fit for Active Living (GFAL), GFAL-Diabetes, Facilitator Training
• Restorative Care Education Training (RCET)
• Seniors’ Fitness Instructor Course (SFIC)
• Balls for Strength, Balance, and Flexibility (Balls)
• Balls, Bands, and Balance (BBB)
• Functional Activity Measures (FAM)
• Functional Exercise for Dementia (FE4D)
• Functional Fitness for Adult Day Programs (FFADP)
• Functional Fitness for Falls Prevention (FFFP)
• Post-Rehab Exercise for Stroke (PRES)
• Physical Activity Advocacy Workshop (PAA)
• Tiered Exercise Program (TEP, TEP-F)
The Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA) is a research and education centre
within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University.
Leaders in Physical Activity and Aging:From Research to Action
The Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA) investigates the interrelationship of physical activity and aging, and develops strategies, based on research, to promote the independence of older adults.
Our mission is to develop, encourage and promote an active healthy lifestyle for Canadian adults that will enhance the dignity of the aging process.
Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging 1490 Richmond Street London, Ontario N6G 2M3 P. 519.661.1603 F. 519.661.1612 E. [email protected] westernu.ca/ccaa
If you have questions about CCAA leadership training or hosting a course/workshop at your facility please contact the CCAA.
The Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging (CCAA) is a research and education centre
within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University.
Leaders in Physical Activity and Aging:From Research to Action
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THE HSEP IS EVIDENCE BASED
Learn more about the HSEP in these peer-reviewed journals and popular magazines
• Stride Magazine 2003; 5(4): 4-9.
• Geriatrics and Aging 2003; 6(7): 48-49.
• Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 2003; (11): 408-424.
• Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 2000; (8): 59-75.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
By the end of the training you will be able to:
• Promote the philosophy of physical activity as being integral to healthy living
• Identify potential clients for a fitness program
• Use assessment findings to provide individualized exercise programs based on the HSEP.
• Use assessment findings to track progress and measure improvement.
• Provide a safe environment for physical activity in the home
• Instruct and demonstrate the HSEP’s ten simple and progressive exercises
WHO SHOULD TAKE THE HSEP?
This 4-hour training is for frontline staff or caregivers who would like to engage frail home-bound seniors in a safe and effective home-based exercise program. For more information about this and other CCAA courses visit us at westernu.ca/ccaa
UPCOMING COURSE INFORMATION
WHAT IS THE HOME
SUPPORT EXERCISE PROGRAM?
The Home SupportExercise Program is 10 simple,
yet progressive, exercisesdesigned to enhance and maintain
functional fitness, mobility, balance andindependence of homebound older adults.
The HSEP is evidence-based, has been demonstrated to be effective and can be successfully implemented through the home care network and other service providers.
LEADERS IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND AGING