Prevention course

FUNCTIONAL STRENGTH BASICS (“Grundlagen des Funktionellen Krafttrainings”)

This course offers you a unique opportunity to understand, learn and consolidate the two essential aspects of functional training:

Goals of the prevention course:

• Prevention and reduction of specific health risks through suitable behavior and health-oriented exercise programs
• Learn and perfect everyday movements, e.g. running, jumping, bending, crouching, lifting, hanging, pulling; instead of training isolated muscles
• Increase mobility through stretching exercises and myofascial release techniques to counteract stiffness
• Strengthening the spinal and joint muscles through basic functional training exercises to ensure stability
• Learning a healthy posture under stress in order to avoid joint wear
• Strengthening physical health resources (especially the factors health-related fitness, endurance, strength, flexibility, coordination ability, ability to relax)
• Reduction of risk factors (especially those of the cardiovascular system and the musculoskeletal system)
• Building attachment to healthy sporting activities
• Improvement of physical activity conditions (e.g. through the development of cooperative networks for access to and continuation of a healthy sporting activity)
  

After completing the course, the participants are able to apply the basics of functional training to a wide range of sports.

Topics of the prevention course:

1. Feet and Ankle
2. Spine mobility
3. Spine stability
4. Hip mobility
5. Hip stability
6. Shoulder mobility
7. Shoulder stability
8. Wrist and Elbow

Past courses: