Strength
Ball Training
Course
Goals:
This
course is intended to instruct the student through
self-paced study on benefits of strength training
utilizing balance balls, medicine balls and BOSU Dynamic
Stabilizing Load balls and to enable the student to
create therapeutic exercise programs for patient and
clients utilizing these balls.
At
the end of this course the student will be able to:
1.
Identify the goals of a warm up.
2.
Identify the differences between establishing an
exercise program for a child or young athlete compared
to an adult exercise program.
3.
Identify challenges and solutions to establishing an
exercise program for an obese child.
4.
Identify components in choosing exercises and
progressions utilizing balance balls, medicine balls and
BOSU Dynamic Stabilizing Load balls.
5.
Identify 6 progressions for training on a stability
ball.
6.
Identify 6 progressions for training with medicine
balls.
7.
Identify correct sizing of stability balls for a patient
or client.
8.
Identify precautions for training with balance balls,
medicine balls and BOSU Dynamic Stabilizing Load balls.
9.
Identify 32 ball exercises emphasizing core
stabilization.
10.
Identify 14 ball exercises emphasizing core rotation.
11.
Identify 23 ball exercises emphasizing strength training
for the legs and hips.
12.
Identify 18 ball exercises emphasizing strength training
for the chest.
13.
Identify 17 ball exercises emphasizing strength training
for the shoulders and upper back.
14.
Identify 11 ball exercises emphasizing strength training
for the abdominals, lower back and gluteal musculature.
15.
Identify 9 ball exercises emphasizing strength training
for the biceps, triceps and forearms.
16.
Identify 12 ball exercises emphasizing “whole body”
strength training.
17.
Identify
6 flexibility exercises that can be done with balls.
18.
Identify the components of strength ball programs and be
able to utilize the reference materials to create and
individualize a strength ball program for a patient or
client.
