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Friday, February 22, 2013 • Bastrop, TX 78602

National Posture Institute-Santa Barbara City College-2-Day Posture Correction CEC workshop June 12-13, 2013 (Wed - Thurs)

By National Posture Institute (NPI)
Santa Barbara City College in beautiful Santa Barbara, CA will be hosting a 2-day Posture CEC workshop presented by Ken Baldwin and the National Posture Institute (NPI) on June 12-13, 2013 (Wed - Thurs). Early Bird Discounts are available by May 12, 2013. To Register: http://www.npionline.org/workshops/sbcc

Continuing Education Credits/Units (CEC/CEU): http://www.npionline.org/approvedcec

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
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Day-1 Description:

NPI’s Day-1 Workshop prepares personal trainers/exercise instructors, athletic trainers, and health/medical/fitness professionals to assess and educate their clients/patients in the analysis, assessment, and correction of posture and body alignment. The workshop prepares professionals to later complete NPI’s Certified Posture Specialist™ Certificate Program/Course and Examination to receive the CPS designation.

Day-1 Workshop Participants will learn to:

>> Establish this essential key assessment into your facility or organizations current health and exercise testing program
>> Implement a Posture and Body Alignment Assessment Program that will lead to a larger client/patient/membership base for yourself and your company
>> Reviews how poor posture and body alignment develop and evaluates the anatomical structures of the vertebral column and other extremities using a Posture and Body Alignment Grid, client/patient evaluation sheet, and NPI’s Posture Assessment Software.
>> Teach a systematic process to correct alignment, reverse patterns, improve posture, relieve back pain and train individuals incorporating NPI’s Four Points of Posture™ Program
>> This workshop is 60% lecture and 40% interactive hands-on training. A hands-on practical approach is used for demonstrations and experiential learning. Attendees that want to have their posture assessed should wear tank-tops, sleeveless t-shirts, or sports bras and shorts above the knee

Day-2 Description:

NPI’s Day-2 Workshop prepares personal trainers/exercise instructors, athletic trainers, and health/medical/fitness professionals interested in learning a detailed process to teach, analyze, and perfect resistance training exercises/movements to correct their clients/patients posture. The workshop prepares professionals to later complete NPI’s Certified Resistance Training Professional™ Certificate Program/Course and Examination to receive the RTP designation.

Day-2 Workshop Participants will learn to:

>> Teach specific upper, core, and lower body resistance training exercises designed to correct posture and body alignment
>> Select and teach the safest exercise movement for specific muscle groups based on physiological, neurological, and biomechanical principles
>> Teach, demonstrate, and grade/rank an exercise movement using NPI’s Exercise-Movement Grading System™
>> Develop observation, evaluation, educational, and feedback strategies
>> Implement the 3 phases of biomechanical/scientific analysis to perform resistance training exercises using free weights, cable/selectorized machines, body weight exercises, stability balls, exercise tubing, etc…
>> Sequence and select the best exercises to enhance a client’s/patients posture and body alignment using NPI’s Exercise Training Matrix™
>> This workshop is 20% lecture and 80% interactive hands-on training. A hands-on practical approach is used for demonstrations and experiential learning. Attendees that want practice and perfect resistance training exercises/movements to correct their clients/patients posture should wear tank-tops, sleeveless t-shirts, or sports bras and shorts above the knee

Continuing Education Credits/Units (CEC/CEU): http://www.npionline.org/approvedcec

 

Learn more about NPI Certificate Programs: National Posture Institute (NPI) Certificate Programs

NEW National Posture Institute Career Development Instructor Led Certificate Programs!

Earn CECs-View NPI Approved CEC-CEU-CPEU Program-Course List Here from National Organizations:

1. National Posture Institute Certified Posture Specialist and other Continuing Education Credits/Units (CECs/CEUs)

2. National Posture Institute Certified Nutrition Continuing Education Credits/Units (CECs/CEUs)

3. National Posture Institute Career Development Personal Training, Fitness, & Wellness Certificate Programs Continuing Education Credits/Units (CECs/CEUs)

 

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National Posture Institute (NPI)

The National Posture Institute (NPI) is an educational and certificate organization that provides health and fitness educational programs, public outreach, corporate wellness, and professional certificate programs for allied health/medical/fitness professionals to become Certified Posture Specialists™ (CPS™) , Certified Resistance Training Professionals™ (RTP™), and Certified Goniometry Specialists™ (CGS™).

The National Posture Institute addresses the following five distinct areas to achieve its mission:

1. Certificate Programs and CEC/CEU Workshops - Educating personal trainers, fitness professionals, athletic trainers, and allied health/medical professionals to become Certified Posture Specialists™ (CPS™), Certified Resistance Training Professionals™ (RTP™), and Certified Goniometry Specialists™ (CGS™). NPI has created online courses/certificate programs and onsite workshops that provide CECs/CEUs for personal trainers, athletic trainers, RDs, physical therapists, and others. To learn more about becoming a Certified NPI Professional™ go here: National Posture Institute Certificate Programs

2. NPI Affiliate Program- Providing Health Clubs/Allied Health-Medical Facilities successful business solutions through the integration of NPI's certificate and Posture Assessment Program to retain and build a large client/patient/membership base as an NPI Affiliate.

3. Colleges/Universities- Offering NPI's certificate and CEC workshops to students at colleges or universities with two/four-year degrees and graduate programs in exercise science, personal fitness training, physical therapy, athletic training, and/or other related allied health/medical program. Attend an NPI Posture CEC Workshop at a College-University Campus: NPI College-University Posture CEC Workshop

4. Public Education- Educating and training individual consumers, the public, employers, companies, school systems, organizations, and the community, on proper posture, body alignment, and exercise movements through our Public Posture Education Programs™.

5. Research- Funding research awards focusing on posture and body alignment in relation to assessments, exercise movements, injury prevention, balance, sports performance, physiology, special populations, and ergonomics.

Registration/Contact Information: If you are interested in registering or learning more about the National Posture Institute's (NPI) - Certificate Programs, Onsite CEC Workshops, Products, or Services - please contact us at: Email info@npionline.org, Phone-888-240-2914, or visit our Website www.npionline.org or "Like Us" on Facebook- National Posture Institute Facebook MEDIA and NEWS OUTLETS may contact us at media@npionline.org

National Posture Institute Products and Services: The National Posture Institute has the following products: DVDs, Posture Grids, Posture Assessment Software, Functional Capacity Software, Balance Testing Systems, Goniometers, Handles/Bars, and Exercise/Rehab Program Clipart Software. In addition, NPI also provides the following programs/services: Certified Posture Specialist Program, Onsite CEC Workshops, Corporate Wellness Program, Online Posture Analysis and Correction Program, Educational Webinars, and NPI Affiliate Program. Visit NPI's Product Website National Posture Institute Products

Join the Movement-Career Advancement as a Certified NPI Professional™: Join the growing number of personal trainers (from the American Council of Exercise (ACE), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) /group exercise instructors (TRX, Pilates, Yoga, Zumba, etc...), physical therapists (American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), athletic trainers (National Athletic Training Association (NATA), chiropractors, and others that have a successful and rewarding career as a Certified Posture Specialist™ or Certified Resistance Training Professional™. To learn more about becoming a Certified NPI Professional™ go here: National Posture Institute Certificate Programs

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