Fail-Proof Fitness for the Female Client Across Her Lifespan
Presented by Rehab Connections
Description
Did you know that the same exercises that might be "nutritious" for a woman in her 20's might be considered "junk food" for a woman in her 50's? Learn how exercise programs need to be modified based on the phase of life of your female patient. In this comprehensive course we will discuss how changes in hormones and the pelvic floor need to lead your decisions for exercise prescription for your teen patient, pregnant patient, postpartum patient, and patient in perimenopause/menopause. This is an upbeat class where no question is "off limits" and where you will have plenty of time to experience the exercises and modifications.
Instruction level: Beginner
CE contact hours 8.0 (IL) *** Duration: 7.0 hours
Intended audience: PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs
Topics
- How your core is like a "house" and why your pelvic floor is the foundation.
- Puberty, why it's coming sooner for girls, the female athlete triad (soon to be tetrad), and why pelvic floor activation needs to be a part of exercise prescription for our young female patients.
- How to design exercises for your pregnant client while appreciating the physiological, hormonal, and postural changes she is experiencing. Plus "sport" specific training for her big EVENT!
- Why Mommy and Boot Camp don't belong in the same sentence together.
- How to rehabilitate a Diastasis Rectus Abdominus and restore the pelvic floor.
- Perimenopause/Menopause. What is it? When does it start? And how can we modify exercise programs for these women to appreciate the changes they are experiencing in bone health and pelvic floor musculature?
Objectives
By the completion of the course the participant will be able to correctly:
- Identify the "Core 4" muscles and learn how to teach your clients to activate these muscles with coordinated breathing.
- Learn the 10 Pfilates (pelvic floor Pilates) exercises and how to incorporate this into your exercise prescription for young female patients.
- Demonstrate how a regular Pilates program needs to be modified for your pregnant client plus 5 essential moves to help her prepare to push!
- Demonstrate accurate testing for Diastasis Rectus Abdominus along with the 9 steps to help a woman rehabilitate her deep abdominals.
- Learn why women need to start preparing for Menopause at age 35 and demonstrate the exercises that need to be part of a comprehensive rehab program to protect bones and maximize pelvic floor function.
IMPORTANT! 2-3 days prior to the CE event,
you will receive your CE materials and Zoom registration link by email. This gives you the
opportunity to preview, download or print, save, and refer back to the
information at any time. If you do not receive your CE material
please contact us before the day of the course or workshop.
Presenter
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Carrie Koziol, PT
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
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Carrie is a Physical Therapist and Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist who has been specializing in Women's Health
for over 10 years. She is certified through Power Pilates as a Mat
Pilates Instructor and also became a Prenatal and Postnatal Pilates
Specialist through the Center for Women's Fitness. Several years ago,
she studied under the elite group known as Bellies, Inc from Canada
and is now specializing in DRA Rehabilitation. She also received
advanced training in Perimenopause/Menopause through the Herman and
Wallace Institute and has partnered with an Integrative Health
Nutrition Coach and Doctor specializing in Naturopathic Health to
create a popular 8 week class called Powering Through Perimenopause.
It is Carrie's highest aspiration to provide women with expertly designed exercises and the knowledge behind the moves to help them strengthen their bodies from the inside-out whether they are young women, pregnant, recently postpartum, approaching menopause, or beyond. She is excited to offer this course to help guide rehabilitation professionals through the sometimes winding road of Women's Health and provide them with a formula to aid in fitness design for this special population.
Location
This workshop is conducted virtually using Zoom.
Registration: 8:00 am - 8:30 am
Course: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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Tuition: $199
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Rehab Connections reserves the right to modify the content
and the scheduled speakers when circumstances are beyond
our control.
Rehab Connections is an approved continuing education
sponsor through the State of Illinois; PT License No: 216-000101
Cancellations:
Registration fee, less a $50 administration fee per
session, is refunded if notice of cancellation is received
more than 10 days in advance of the CE event. Cancellations made less than 10 days in advance
of the CE event date forfeit the entire tuition fee. Tuition can be transferred to another
individual or another CE event, one time only. No transfer, refund or credit will be given for
cancellation 3 days or less before the CE event, or when handouts or other CE event materials are available electronically,
including but not limited to emailed or downloadable pdf documents.
All unapplied transfers and credits
will expire September 26, 2026.
Rehab Connections reserves the right to cancel the CE event
up to one week prior to the CE event. Rehab Connections will
not be responsible for any charges incurred by the
registrant due to the cancellation of the CE event, other
than the CE event tuition.
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