Cancer and the Older Adult™

Cancer and the Older Adult is a continuing education home study program approved by all major personal training organizations, and BOC for athletic training.

CANCER AND THE OLDER ADULT™ SPECIALIST HOME STUDY PROGRAM

Our Cancer and the Older Adult™ Specialist Home Study Program is approved for the following continuing education credits:

ACE, 0.4 (ACSM and the YMCA accept ACE CECs)
BCRPA, 4.0
BOC, 4.0
canfitpro (PTS, NWS), 2.0
CPTN, 7.0
HFPA, 0.4
ISSA, 5.0
NASM, 0.4
NASN, 0.4
NCSF, 2.0
NESTA, 0.4
NETA, 4.0
NSCA (CPT), 0.4
SFA, 0.4
WITS, 2.0

Our Cancer and the Older Adult™ Specialist Home Study Program is offered to you in a distance-learning format providing advanced continuing education for health and fitness professionals (personal trainers, group fitness instructors, health/wellness coaches, sports nutrition specialists and athletic trainers) who wish to specialize in training cancer survivors. This home study program is an electronic download. Trainers will learn research-based guidelines for both avoiding and addressing cancer. This resource identifies cancer risk factors and provides cancer prevention strategies related to lifestyle. It is an deal continuing education program for any fitness professional who wishes to work safely and effectively with mature adults who have experienced cancer.

Course Objectives

1. Explain what cancer is and how it can develop.
2. Identify lifestyle factors that may increase the risk of getting cancer.
3. Describe how diet, weight and exercise affect the length and quality of cancer survival.
4. Explain diet and exercise recommendations for survivors of various cancers.

Cancer and the Older Adult™ Course Materials

Specialty Certificate package with online test includes a 64-page manual and 40-page workbook in PDF format. Instructions for completing the 20-question online test and obtaining CECs are also included. Note: This program package is an electronic download after purchase. All materials for this program are received electronically. Nothing is mailed.

Cancer and the Older Adult™ Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Understanding Cancer
Chapter 2: Cancer Prevention Related to Lifestyle
Chapter 3: Risk Factors for Common Cancers
Chapter 4: Cancer Survivors
Chapter 5: Specific Diet and Exercise Recommendations
Chapter 6: Shakes and Smoothies for Special Populations

Price: $89.00

This item ships US, state side, only. (This item does not ship to Hawaii, Alaska and other countries.)